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Literature (American, British, and World)

This guide is designed to assist students in finding resources for their Literature classes.

Library Resources for American Literature

The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature
This award-winning Encyclopedia surveys the vibrant terrain of American literature in 350 essays from leading scholars, encompassing the range and depth of American literary history from the 1600s to the present day.

American Literature Before 1880 by Robert Lawson-Peebles
Publication Date: 2003
Contemporary African American Literature by Lovalerie King (Editor); Shirley Moody-Turner (Editor)
Publication Date: 2013
The Wiley Blackwell Anthology of African American Literature, Volume 1 by Gene Andrew Jarrett (Editor)
Publication Date: 2013