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No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher. For information contact:  \nFacts On File, Inc.  \nAn imprint of Infobase Publishing  \n132 West 31st Street New York NY 10001  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nResearch guide to American literature.—New ed.  \n[p. cm](p. cm).  \n“A Bruccoli Clark Layman book.”  \nIncludes bibliographical references and index.  \nISBN 978-0-8160-7861-5 (v. 1 : acid-free paper)—ISBN 978-0-8160-7862-2 (v. 2 : acid-free paper)—ISBN 978-0-8160-7863-9 (v. 3 : acid-free paper)—ISBN 978-0-8160-7864-6 (v. 4 : acid-free paper)—ISBN 978-0-8160-7865-3 (v. 5 : acidfree paper)—ISBN 978-0-8160-7866-0 (v. 6 : acid-free paper)—ISBN 978-0-8160- 7867-7 (v. 7 : acid-free paper)—ISBN 978-1-4381-3404-8 (v. 7: e-book) 1. American literature—Research—Methodology—Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2. American literature—History and criticism. 3. Canon (Literature) I. Franklin, Benjamin, 1939– II. Vietto, Angela III. Habich, Robert D., 1951– IV. Quirk, Tom, 1946– V. Scharnhorst, Gary. VI. Anderson, George Parker, 1957– VII. Cusatis, John. VIII. Moser, Linda Trinh, 1964– IX. West, Kathryn, 1962– X. Facts on File, Inc.  \nPS51.R47 2010  \n810.7’2—dc22  \n2009047815  \nFacts On File books are available at special discounts when purchased in bulk quantities for businesses, associations, institutions, or sales promotions. Please call our Special Sales Department in New York at (212) 967-8800 or (800) 322-8755.  \nYou can find Facts On File on the World Wide Web at [http://www.factsonfile.com](http://www.factsonfile.com)  \n[Text design by Erika K. Arroyo](Text design by Erika K. Arroyo)[ ](Text design by Erika K. Arroyo)Composition by Bruccoli Clark Layman Cover printed by Art Print, Taylor, PA  \nBook printed and bound by Maple Press, York, PA Date printed: June 2010  \nPrinted in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1  \nThis book is printed on acid-free paper.  \nFor Adam  \nFor Miles Trieu and Ryan Trinh  \n=  \nContents  \n=  \nAcknowledgments  ......................................... xi  \nContributors  .............................................xiii  \nSeries Introduction  ....................................... xv  \nPart I: OvervIew  ......................................... 3  \nBoundaries of the Period  .................................... 3  \nDominant Genres and Literary Forms  ........................ 5  \nHistorical and Social Context  ................................ 8  \nLiterary Influences  ........................................ 17  \nEvolution of Critical Opinion  ............................... 18  \nPart II: Study GuIdeS On General tOPIcS  ..............23  \nAfrican American Literature  ............................... 23  \nContemporary American Drama  ............................ 36  \nVietnam, the Middle East, and American Drama 36  \nAfrican American Drama 37  \nFeminist Drama 37  \nGay and Lesbian Drama 38  \nFeminism and Women’s Writing  ............................ 50  \nGenre Fiction and Popular Reading  .........","cbCainF8Qd9jbwJb","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainF8Qd9jbwJb","pdf",24990403,432,"English","# Contents\n## Acknowledgments\n## Contributors\n## Series Introduction\n## Part I: Overview\n## Boundaries of the Period\n## Dominant Genres and Literary Forms\n## Historical and Social Context\n## Literary Influences\n## Evolution of Critical Opinion\n## Part II: Study Guides on General Topics\n## African American Literature\n## Contemporary American Drama\n## Feminist Drama\n## Gay and Lesbian Drama\n## Feminism and Women’s Writing\n## Genre Fiction and Popular Reading\n## Literature and the Environment\n## Multiculturalism and Globalization\n## The Native American Renaissance\n## Poetry—Debates and Developments\n## Postmodernism\n## Vietnam War (and Antiwar) Literature\n## Part III: Study Guides on Works and Writers\n## Sherman Alexie\n## Maya Angelou\n## T. Coraghessan Boyle\n## Octavia Butler\n## Raymond Carver\n## Michael Chabon\n## Sandra Cisneros\n## Billy Collins\n## Don DeLillo\n## Joan Didion\n## E. L. Doctorow\n## Rita Dove\n## Louise Erdrich\n## Ernest J. Gaines\n## Louise Glück\n## Barbara Kingsolver\n## Maxine Hong Kingston\n## Tony Kushner\n## Jhumpa Lahiri\n## Li-Young Lee\n## David Mamet","[{\"question\":\"What does the guide cover for contemporary American literature from 1970 to the present?\",\"answer\":\"It covers the period’s boundaries, dominant genres and forms, historical and social context, literary influences, and how critical opinion has evolved, along with topic and author/works study guides.\"},{\"question\":\"What types of study materials are included?\",\"answer\":\"The book provides study guides on general topics (such as African American literature, drama, feminism, postmodernism, and more) and on works and writers, listing major authors and representative texts.\"},{\"question\":\"How is the content organized across the book?\",\"answer\":\"It is divided into Part I: Overview, Part II: Study Guides on General Topics, and Part III: Study Guides on Works and Writers, with sections for each topic and author.\"}]","Research Guide to American Literature - Contemporary Literature, 1970 to Present | PDF",1789940288,665]