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Encyclopedias for American Literature

Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature
Includes essays on American poets, playwrights, essayists and novelists, as well as major works and essays on literary movements, periods, and themes from the 1600s to the present day.

EBooks (Gale)
Cross-searchable collection of over two thousand reference titles from Gale. Previously known as Gale Virtual Reference Library.

Bibliography of American Literature