Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?Re=3295&N=3+5205+4294965993 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1694745 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1671207 Provides test-taking strategies, subject review, review of important literary movements, glossary of key terms, and two full-length practice tests. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1619126 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1306325 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1036989 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1044101 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=661867 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=724371 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=633291 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=652985 Since 1996, the biennial Pura Belpre Awards have celebrated Latino culture, writers, and illustrators. Librarians seeking great books for children and young people, while serving the growing needs of a young Hispanic population, will find the best among these award winners. The Pura Belpre Awards are named in honor of the New York Public Librarys childrens librarian, storyteller, puppeteer, and folklorist, Puerto Rican-born Pura Teresa Belpre (1899-1982). A brief history explains the significance of Pura Belpre, her work, and the partnership that launched this honor for Latino childrens literature. In this inaugural reference covering the first ten years of the Pura Belpre Awards, editor Rose Zertuche Trevino, in conjunction with ALSC and REFORMA, shares the celebration with all librarians who love great kids books and cultural diversity. Program ideas, activities, and booktalks enhance the presentation of these works. Every librarian who values childrens literature will embrace these new award winners, now poised to take their place in the pantheon next to Caldecott and Newbery Award winners! Book jacket.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=678745 Exploring the work of Rudolfo Anaya, Sandra Cisneros, Luis Alberto Urrea, and many more, Charles Tatum examines the important social, historical, and cultural contexts in which the writing evolved, paying special attention to the Chicano Movement and the flourishing of literary texts during the 1960s and early 1970s. Chapters provide an overview of the most important theoretical and critical approaches employed by scholars over the past forty years and survey the major trends and themes in contemporary autobiography, fiction, poetry, and theater.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=711977 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=641811 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=666196 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=634680 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=626177 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=643127 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=637581 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=594880 In Gather at the River, Hal Crowther extends the wide-angle vision of Southern life presented in his collection Cathedrals of Kudzu. He cuts to the heart of recent political, religious, and cultural issues but pauses to appreciate the sweet things that the South has to offer, like music, baseball, great writers, and strong women. Some of these essays invite debate. Crowther gives a balanced perspective on the tragedy of the Branch Davidians at Waco, shedding light on a different world of religiosity and revealing urban media prejudices for what they are. He describes the unique heroism of a fallen Marine in the Iraq war, a war fought by one class and promoted by another. And his solution to racial conflict - interracial procreation - will jump-start readers sensibilities.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=629576 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=617960 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=587347 Celebrated and controversial author Mary Austin (1868-1934) wrote passionately about her beloved Southwest, a place shaped by three distinctive groups: Indian, Spanish, and Anglo. Austin observed the ways in which these cultures blended language, race, and religion, creating what she theorized were unique versions of Catholicism, nature worship, ceremonies, and visions. These theories in turn lead her to groundbreaking ideas of place-based influence, narrative technique, and dramatic development.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=631530 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=594878 Writers on the Air brings to print for the first time Donna Seamans vibrant author interviews from her Chicago-based radio program, Open Books. In these conversations, authors discuss their inspirations, their favorite books, their working and research habits. Seaman also connects each authors books with other writing, creating constellations of related books and ideas to introduce readers to wonderful writing they might not discover on their own. Book jacket.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=589925 The Cambridge Companion to Native American Literature provides an informative and wide-ranging overview of a relatively new field of literary-cultural studies, covering literature written and narrated in English by American Indians in many genres from the 1770s to present day. In addition to the seventeen chapters written by respected experts - Native and non-Native, American, British, and European scholars - the Companion includes bio-bibliographies of forty authors, maps, suggestions for further reading, and a timeline which details major works of Native American literature and mainstream American literature, as well as significant social, cultural, and historical events.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=624944 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=604785 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=548071 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=495588 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=632715 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=504713 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=560137 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=520400 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=538777 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=495561 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=557425 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=524714 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=630166 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=504609 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=481731 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=430380 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=560129 Hispanic literature in the United States is covered from the Spanish colonial period to the present. A detailed historical overview and a separate survey of Hispanic drama provide researchers and general readers with indispensable information and insight into Hispanic literature. An extensive chronology traces the development of Hispanic literature and culture in the United States from 1942 to 2002, providing the context within which such Hispanic writers such as Sandra Cisneros, Rodolfo Anaya, and Oscar Hijuelos have worked. Biographical entries describe the careers, importance, and major works of notable Hispanic novelists, poets, and playwrights writing in English or Spanish. A comprehensive up-to-date bibliography lists primary sources. Essays detail the most important past and current trends in Hispanic literature, including bilingualism, Chicaho literature, childrens literature, exile literature, folklore, immigrant literature. Nuyorican literature, poetry and women and feminism in Hispanic literature. More than 100 exceptional illustrations of writers, plays in performance, and first editions of important works are included.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=442505 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=442651 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=443441 Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance is guide to a colorful and significant era in African-American history. The book includes an introduction; A-to-Z entries; a chronology, a glossary of slang; a bibliography and lists of sources for further reading, listening, and viewing; a subject index; a general index; 12 maps; and more than 105 black-and-white photographs.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=418239 When We Arrive integrates Early American Studies and Chicano/a Studies into a comparative cultural framework by using the Puritan connection to shed new light on dominant images of Chicano/a narrative, such as Aztlan and the borderlands. Aranda explores the influence of a nationalized Puritan ethos on nineteenth and twentieth-century writers of Mexican descent, particularly upon constructions of ethnic identity and aesthetic values. He then frames the rise of contemporary Chicano/a literature within a critical body of work produced from the 1930s through the 1950s, one that combines a Puritan myth of origins with a literary history in which American literature is heralded as the product and producer of social and political dissent.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=492398 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=450623 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=481673 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=444492 Borderlands -- especially the United States-Mexico borderland -- have long served as backgrounds for depicting social instability. And borders -- or magic curtains -- have readily been fashioned into exotic backdrops for films, novels, ballads, and tales in which characters shift easily from one culture to another. The protagonists are equally at home in both societies, or, at worst, at home in neither. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=445603 In this fresh and surprising book, the Beats are revealed in a collection of 100 candid photos, unexpected essays, and pop culture depictions. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=445294 This three-volume set for high school and above covers American literature from the colonial period through the 20th century. Presented in three chronological volumes and arranged alphabetically within each one, entries (mostly half a page long) include writers, works, literary movements, characters, and influential historical events. Volume I (the revolutionary era from 1607-1814, by Carol Berkin, Baruch College) deals with the beginnings of American literature and its relationship to the events of the period. Volume II (the age of romanticism and realism, 1815-1914, by Lisa Paddock, author of scholarly articles on literature) describes the maturing of the American romantic movement. Volume III (the modern and postmodern period from 1915, by Carl Rollyson, Baruch College) addresses major social and political changes reflected by the literature of that time. About 1,500 entries on writers present key biographical facts, short descriptions of their works and critical evaluations, and the writers significance. Each volume includes bibliographies, an index, and a chronology. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=490702 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=431750 Karolides (English, U. of Wisconsin-River Falls) is the author of 100 Banned Books (Checkmark Books, 1999) and Censored Books (Scarecrow, 1993). As with Censored Books, the aim of this new volume is to provide rationales for teachers and other citizens in defense of frequently censored/challenged books. In this text, authors, librarians and teachers discuss 65 such books, including works of fiction and non-fiction, for children, adolescents and adults. Each essay discusses why the book should be read; to whom it should be recommended; the essayists impressions and interpretations of the text, of the concepts, and emotions the reader might experience; and reasons why the book has been challenged. Indexed by book author and title only. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=397354 A collection of compelling interviews by Karin Rosa Ikas with ten Mexican-American writers fills a void in Chicana studies, womens studies, and ethnic studies scholarship. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=398301 Intended for students of fiction, poetry, drama, nonfiction and song lyrics in grade level 6 through high school, this 13-volume reference presents information about the most influential and significant 20th century writers of Canada and the U.S. Contributions by members of the literature faculty of various universities are arranged alphabetically and range from four to about 30 pages in length. Each begins with a summary of important facts about the author, followed by a brief statement of his or her place and significance in American literature, an extended discussion of relevant and/or outstanding life events, and a time-line. The next section focuses on what issues the particular author raised, recurrent themes, character development and other particulars. It also includes a bibliography, a sidebar highlighting important inspirations in the writers life, and lists of major publications. Finally, the articles deal at length with the authors notable and representative published works, followed by a brief summary of other writings and a list of resources. Color and b&w photographs and reproductions of art works and book covers support the text. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=445302 There are many anthologies of southern literature, but this is the first companion. Neither a survey of masterpieces nor a biographical sourcebook, The Companion to Southern Literature treats every conceivable topic found in southern writing from the pre-Columbian era to the present, referencing specific works of all periods and genres. Top scholars in their fields offer original definitions and examples of the concepts they know best, identifying the themes, burning issues, historical personalities, beloved icons, and common or uncommon stereotypes that have shaped the most significant regional literature in memory. Read the copious offerings straight through in alphabetical order (Ancestor Worship, Blue-Collar Literature, Caves) or skip randomly at whim (Guilt, The Grotesque, William Jefferson Clinton). Whatever approach you take, The Companions authority, scope, and variety in tone and interpretation will prove a boon and a delight. Explored here are literary embodiments of the Old South, New South, Solid South, Savage South, Lazy South, and Sahara of the Bozart. As up-to-date as grit lit, K Mart fiction, and postmodernism, and as old-fashioned as Puritanism, mules, and the tall tale, these five hundred entries span a reach from Lady to Lesbian Literature. The volume includes an overview of every southern states belletristic heritage while making it clear that the southern mind extends beyond geographical boundaries to form an essential component of the American psyche. The Souths lavishly rich literature provides the best means of understanding the regions deepest nature, and The Companion to Southern Literature will be an invaluable tool for those who take on that exciting challenge.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=398422 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=373312 Compiled in response to emerging transnational perspectives in American Studies, this comprehensive and imaginative anthology brings together a rich variety of works of colonial literature from across the Americas, covering the period from first contact, through to settlement and the emergence of national identities, with an emphasis on the American Revolutionary period. The editors weave together a diverse collection of exploration and travel accounts, epic, occasional and meditational poetry, histories and narratives, ballads, journal entries, oral narratives, letters, and essays to illustrate the depth and breadth of American colonial cultures. Most texts are presented in their original form from first editions. Alongside the standard English colonial texts, works from Native American, Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, Dutch and Italian sources are also included, some newly translated into English, such as Manuel da Nobregas Dialogue for the Conversion of the Indians. The volume features a generous selection of texts from New Spain, New France, New Netherland, the Middle Atlantic region and the Chesapeake and Indies, which are rarely brought together. It includes works not usually collected, like Benjamin Churchs Entertaining Passages Relating to King Philips War, and gives a special emphasis to writing by women. These selections, extensively annotated, expand the range of what is usually considered American literature, and offer a unique comparative perspective. This collection enables students and general readers to examine the phenomenon of colonialism across the Americas, both in general terms and in its specific consequences for Native American culture, and for European explorers and settlers.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=389589 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=388636 Hundreds of alphabetically arranged entries synthesize the most important facts and ideas about American literature of the sea and Great Lakes from colonial times to the present. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=380249 Perfect for browsing or study, this book is a fascinating guide to Americas greatest writers beginning in the early 1600s and continuing through contemporary authors. The dictionary is the official companion to the C-SPAN series American Writers: A Journey Through History. 150+ photos. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=377609 This award-winning series systematically presents career biographies of writers from all eras and all genres through volumes dedicated to specific types of literature and time periods. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=368345 An introduction to Robert Cormiers book, I am the Cheese, discussing the authors life, the impact of the book, plot, cast of characters, and literary criticism. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=323189 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=377093 In this companion anthology to The Portable Beat Reader, Charters brings together more than 75 essays, reviews, poems, and sketches that evoke the credos and controversies of the Beat generation writers of the 1950s. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=400251 Comprehensive and totally energizing, this guide bursts with supportive topics such as finding a voice, getting to know literary ancestors, and overcoming a bruised ego and finding the determination to pursue dreams. It is a uniquely nurturing and informative touchstone for affirming, bearing witness, leaving a legacy, and celebrating the remarkable journey of the self. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=295647 Traditionally, the canon of American literature assumed that most significant authors were men. In truth, many women writers have contributed throughout the United Statess literary history. From Anne Bradstreet to Anne Rice, A to Z of American Women Writers examines more than 150 American women of letters whose tremendous influence and talent have educated, entertained, and enlightened readers worldwide. This volume explores the lives of such women as: Mary Rowlandson, whose account of her captivity by Indians displayed the horrors of colonial American wars between colonists and Native Americans and her spiritual journey while in captivity; Harriet Jacobs, whose personal slave narrative has become the classic account of the terrors African-American women faced during slavery; Harriet Beecher Stowe, whose book Uncle Toms Cabin was instrumental in sparking the Civil War; Dorothy Parker, whose sarcastic witticisms, scathing theater reviews, satirical and melancholic poems and short stories, and classic film screenplays have left an indelible mark on American culture and language; Pearl S. Buck, whose novels of the trials of Chinese peasants earned her the Nobel Prize for literature, making her the first American woman ever to receive that award; Maxine Hong Kingston, whose semiautobiographical experimental novels have become classic texts of the Asian-American experience; and many other women. This book is a resource for anyone interested in womens studies and the history of American literature.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=329027 Platicas: Conversations with Hispano Writers of New Mexico is a series of interviews with six contemporary Hispano writers from that New Mexico tradition. The conversations found here represent a sketch of New Mexican Hispanic intellectual and artistic history that has not been assembled elsewhere. Nasario Garcias interviews elicit candid commentary and spontaneous responses that reveal much about life experiences, the creative process, and the unique role that culture, tradition, and geography play in the literature that these writers have produced. Students of Hispanic literature already familiar with these authors will discover fresh insights and new information, and new readers will be enticed to discover and explore this wealth of creative literary talent unique to New Mexico.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=373542 The first collection of essays dedicated exclusively to Latino literature from across the United States geared to the needs of students and teachers. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=566338 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=291432 Best Literature By and About Blacks deals exclusively with literature written by blacks and about blacks. Designed to help students and researchers identify what to read next in black literature. This resource helps users quickly locate the most significant works of literature, both current and classical. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=315993 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=300180 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=317349 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=328066 This new edition contains more than 600 entirely new entries, to reflect the new figures and issues of English literature in the new millennium, and the existing entries have been extensively revised and updated to incorporate the latest scholarhip. But it remains faithful to Sir Paul Harveys original vision of an authoritative work placing English literature in its widest context: no other volume offers such extensive exploration of the classical roots of English literature and the European authors and works that influenced its development, in recognition of the fact that literature in English cannot and should not be divorced from the cultural context from which it grew. Also updated are the invaluable appendices, including the major literary awards and their winners and a full chronology spanning a thousand years of English literature, from Beowulf to the present day. Informed by the latest scholarly thinking, and comprehensively cross-referenced to guide the reader to topics of related interest.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=326630 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=322664 African American Writers examines a multitude of black cultural leaders from the 18th century to the present as it focuses on novelists, essayists, scholars, activists, critics, teachers, poets, playwrights, and songwriters. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=325130 The Encyclopedia of American Literature represents a collaborative effort, involving 300 contributors from across the United States and Canada. Composed of more than 1,100 signed biographical-critical author entries, this Encyclopedia serves as both guide and companion to the study and appreciation of American literature. Readers will also discover 70 topical articles covering topics such as African American literature, feminism, modernism, the South and more. All topical and biographical entries are cross-referenced and linked to the author and subject index. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=323129 With analysis, factual contextual information, and historical documents, this book provides a detailed, but broad perspective on the most destructive event in history. Along with interviews with literary luminaries that personalize the war and help to make connections between the literature and the actual experiences of those involved, Meredith also provides rare historical documents that enhance the readers understanding of the military and political strategies of the major forces of the war. Each chapter provides a literary analysis of the most relevant literature for students on the topic of that chapter, followed by a historical overview of the aspect of the war that will aid the student to understand the historical context of the literature. This comprehensive casebook will be valuable for interdisciplinary study of World War II and the literature from that period most frequently taught in high school English and history classes.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=267926 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=278526 This definitive compendium of original and classic writing, photographs and drawings will establish itself as a must-have for readers interested in the Beats and in the evolution of American culture. The list of contributors is star-studded: from Ann Douglas to Joyce Johnson to Mikal Gilmore to Douglas Brinkley to Michael McClure to Johnny Depp to Patti Smith to Graham Parker to Lee Ranaldo to Richard Hell - the list goes on - the book is a whos who of writers and artists writing on a movement they belonged to, or that in some way inspired them.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=268927 For added value, Asian Literature provides introductory essays that track the development and trends in Asian and Asian American literature, photographs, a map of East Asia and an annotated table of contents that helps students quickly identify specific authors. Title, author, genre and nationality indexes help speed research. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=278478 Let Yale University professor Harold Bloom--author of The Western Canon and a leading authority on literature--help develop your understanding of the worlds great literary works. Unlike other study guides, Blooms ReViews offers a wide selection of critical analyses by renowned scholars, as well as concise biographical and bibliographical information and a comprehensive thematic discussion of the plot--all in one handbook. The ideal aid to all students, Blooms ReViews is a definitive guide for independent study and a single source for footnoting essays and research papers. Book jacket.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=155910 W. E. B. DuBois elegantly dissected the double consciousness of African Americans; with similiar insight and vision, bell hooks untangles the complex personae of women writers, especially those whose work goes against the grain. Born and raised in the rural South, hooks learned early the power of the written word and the importance off speaking her mind. This passion for words is the heartbeat of this contemplative collection of essays. Remembered Rapture celebrates literacy, the joys of reading and writing - the lasting power of the book. Once again, these essays reveal bell hookss wide-ranging intellectual scope - a universal writer addressing readers and writers everywhere.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=325145 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=274908 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=283808 A highly personal collection of intelligent essays and stunning photos that illuminate the phenomena that came to be known as the Beat Generation. 45 photos. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=286838 What is African American literary art? Is it functional, or propaganda, or is it art for arts sake? What are the responsibilities of African American writers to their art forms, to themselves, and to their audiences? And what are the responsibilities of the audiences? Who shall judge it, and by what criteria shall it be judged? In African American Literary Criticism, 1773 to 2000, Hazel Arnett Ervin has assembled 60 critical statements that address these questions, ranging from public addresses to literary manifestos and credos, letters, journal entries, interviews, reviews, and studies by thinkers who have analyzed and evaluated literature and developed theory. Authors include W. E. B. Du Bois, Charles Chesnutt, Langston Hughes, Ann Petry, Richard Wright, James Baldwin, Ralph Ellison, Amiri Baraka, Toni Morrison, Houston Baker, Henry Louis Gates, Alice Walker, bell hooks, and many others. Each statement is preceded by a short headnote annotating the writers thesis and setting the tone for critical reading and thinking; following each statement is a list of sources for further study on the topic. For scholars, students, and critics who are interested in ongoing discussions not only about the function of art, the role of the writer, and the artistic responsibility of the audience, but also about the epistemology, aesthetics, and methodology within a vibrant literary tradition, this reader is an essential source.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=282486 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=283878 An encyclopedia of Native American literatures featuring articles on individual authors, on individual works, on important characters in works, and on terms and events of historical significance that figure in many of the works. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=274354 These interviews showcase three Native writers in dialogue with a European critic who becomes their partner in exploring individual and tribal identity, cultural survival and exploitation, and writing techniques. From Hartwig Isernhagens unique perspective, readers survey the growth of Native writing in the United States and Canada within the context of indigenous world literature. All three writers responded to the same series of questions by their European interviewer. The dialogues show how three major figures assess the contribution of modernism, post-modernism, and the realist tradition to contemporary Native literature.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=282315 In his books The Great Plains, The Great Frontier, and The Texas Rangers, historian Walter Prescott Webb created an enduring image of fearless, white, Anglo male settlers and lawmen bringing civilization to an American Southwest plagued with savage Indians and Mexicans. So popular was Webbs vision that it influenced generations of historians and artists in all media and effectively silenced the counter-narratives that Mexican American writers and historians were concurrently producing to claim their standing as gente decente, people of worth. These counter-narratives form the subject of Leticia M. Garza-Falcons study. She explores how prominent writers of Mexican descent - such as Jovita Gonzalez, Americo Paredes, Maria Cristina Mena, Fermina Guerra, Beatriz de la Garza, and Helena Maria Viramontes - have used literature to respond to the dominative history of the United States, which offered retrospective justification for expansionist policies in the Southwest and South Texas. Garza-Falcon shows how these counter-narratives capture a body of knowledge and experience excluded from official histories, whose facts often emerged more from literary techniques than from objective analysis of historical data. Garza-Falcon also draws on previously unused primary sources, including interviews and literature, to present a unique social-class analysis based on historical notions of identity and experience. Unlike traditional literary analysis, her work offers significant insights into the ongoing failure of the U.S. public education system to address the needs of children of Texas-Mexican (borderlands) ancestry.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=261050 Now it is My Turn to Stand. At Acoma Pueblo meetings, members rise and announce their intention to speak. In that moment they are recognized and heard. In Speaking for the Generations, Acoma Pueblo poet Simon Ortiz brings together contemporary Native American writers to take their turn. Each offers an evocation of herself or himself, describing the personal, social, and cultural influences on her or his development as a writer. Although each writers viewpoint is personal and unique, together they reflect the rich tapestry of todays Native literature.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=287081 The first Oxford Companion to English Literature, edited by Sir Paul Harvey, was published in 1932 and quickly established itself as the standard source of reference for scholars, students, and general readers alike. In 1985, under the editorship of Margaret Drabble, this well-loved text was thoroughly and sensitively revised to bring it up to date without losing its essential character, or the lightness of touch that made it such a pleasure to dip into. Since then it has been continually updated and revised to ensure that it remains an indispensable and authoritative companion, illuminating Chaucer, Wendy Cope, and everything in between. This new revision contains 15 entirely new survey articles by distinguished writers, addressing some of the key concepts and genres in modern literature, from Structuralism to Fantasy Literature.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=566330 Popular images of women in Mexico - conveyed through literature and, more recently, film and television - were long restricted to either the stereotypically submissive wife and mother or the demonized fallen woman. But new representations of women and their roles in Mexican society have shattered the ideological mirrors that reflected these images. This book explores this major change in the literary representation of women in Mexico. Maria Elena de Valdes enters into a selective examination of literary representation in its social context and a contestatory engagement of both the literary text and its place in the social reality of Mexico. Some of the topics she considers are Carlos Fuentes and the subversion of the social codes for women; the poetic ties between Sor Juana Ines de la Crus and Octavio Paz; questions of female identity in the writings of Rosario Castellanos, Luisa Josefina Hernandez, Maria Luisa Puga, and Elena Poniatowska; the Chicana writing of Sandra Cisneros; and the postmodern celebration - without reprobation - of being a woman in Laura Esquivels Like Water for Chocolate.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=62483 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=124564 Critical perspectives on works by Rudolfo A. Anaya, Nash Candelaria, and Richard Rodriguez. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=128792 In this groundbreaking work, author Blake Allmendinger redefines western literature. Citing works by women and children, religious minorities and people of color long ignored, Allmendinger reflects western literatures creative diversity from the Civil War to the present and shows how the West and the Frontier continue to shape modern culture. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=217976 In his deeply felt new book, Andrew Delbanco -- author of the much praised Death of Satan (FSG, 1996) -- shows why these classic American writers remain indispensable in our age of uncertainty over what constitutes our common heritage. Required Reading is a work of gratitude and urgency, for, as Delbanco says, I have no doubt that the world is better for these books having been written, and I believe it is the responsibility of the critic to incite others to read them.