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Encyclopedia of Frontier Literature by Mary Ellen Snodgrass (2000, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100195133188

ISBN-139780195133189

eBay Product ID (ePID)716957

Product Key Features

Number of Pages560 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameEncyclopedia of Frontier Literature

Publication Year2000

SubjectReference, Encyclopedias, American / General

TypeNot Available

AuthorMary Ellen Snodgrass

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Reference

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.3 in

Item Weight24.7 Oz

Item Length17.1 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

LCCN99-011766

Dewey Edition21

Reviews"[Snodgrass] opens windows of understanding into the enduring theme of the frontier in American cultural, political, and literary life."--Rettig on Reference "A good place to begin research."--Booklist, "Through her articles on diverse topics including Dee Brown, the captivity motif, Bret Harte, Mormons, Native American oratory, the Oregon Trail, Pocahontas, theater, Mark Twain, and women, she opens windows of understanding into the enduring theme of the frontier in American cultural,political, and literary life."--Rettig on Reference, "This volume contains much useful information for the recreational reader, the scholar and librarians."--liatt, "A good place to begin research. A student or library patron interested in learning more about law and order in the Old West, for example, might use this volume as a resource, since both fictional and nonfictional treatments of the subject are covered. Researchers interested in literary themesin frontier literature will also find much to interest them."--Booklist, "[Snodgrass] opens windows of understanding into the enduring theme of the frontier in American cultural, political, and literary life."--Rettig on Reference"A good place to begin research."--Booklist, "[Snodgrass] opens windows of understanding into the enduring theme of the frontier in American cultural, political, and literary life."-- Rettig on Reference "A good place to begin research."-- Booklist

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal810.9/358

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SynopsisThis comprehensive new survey of the literary traditions and distinctively American character of this popular genre presents a timely reference that allows readers to experience the myriad creative responses evoked by the promise of the new frontier. 36 illustrations., With roots going back to Europe's discovery of the New World, frontier literature chronicles no less than the settling of America. Now a timely reference work presents this literature in all of its diversity, allowing readers to experience the myriad of creative responses evoked by the promise of the new frontier. The Encyclopedia of Frontier Literature surveys 400 years of North American frontier literature, presenting dominant themes, biographies, literary history and analysis, genres, writers, titles, and characters as a method of defining and exemplifying the vast trove of literature about the continents exploration and settlement. From novels, short stories, and poetry to theater, oratory, outdoor dramas, songs, biographies, diaries, journals, and logbooks, frontier literature is characterized by its rich expression of human experience. In the 94 A-Z entries in this volume, readers will find coverage of dozens of authors and hundreds of works as well as eyewitness accounts by ordinary people, from the action-packed autobiography of former slave James Beckwourth, the novels of Edna Ferber and Mari Sandoz, and the speeches of Kiowa chief Satanta to Francis Parkman's The Oregon Trail and Larry McMurty's Lonesome Dove. The Encyclopedia also includes helpful chronologies, lists of major works and authors, cross-references beneath each entry, primary sources, filmographies, and a bibliography offering additional commentary. A perusal of the Encyclopedia of Frontier Literature offers the researcher, reader, writer, and teacher a compelling reason to sample several points of view and to contemplate the romance that still clings to the Old West. Taken as a whole, frontier literature is as rich, varied, and satisfying as any branch of written and spoken art., With roots going back to Europe's discovery of the New World, frontier literature chronicles no less than the settling of America. Now a timely reference work presents this literature in all of its diversity, allowing readers to experience the myriad of creative responses evoked by the promise of the new frontier. The Encyclopedia of Frontier Literature surveys 400 years of North American frontier literature, presenting dominant themes, biographies, literary history and analysis, genres, writers, titles, and characters as a method of defining and exemplifying the vast trove of literature about the continents exploration and settlement. From novels, short stories, and poetry to theater, oratory, outdoor dramas, songs, biographies, diaries, journals, and logbooks, frontier literature is characterized by its rich expression of human experience. In the 94 A-Z entries in this volume, readers will find coverage of dozens of authors and hundreds of works as well as eyewitness accounts by ordinary people, from the action-packed autobiography of former slave James Beckwourth, the novels of Edna Ferber and Mari Sandoz, and the speeches of Kiowa chief Satanta to Francis Parkman's The Oregon Trail and Larry McMurty's Lonesome Dove . The Encyclopedia also includes helpful chronologies, lists of major works and authors, cross-references beneath each entry, primary sources, filmographies, and a bibliography offering additional commentary. A perusal of the Encyclopedia of Frontier Literature offers the researcher, reader, writer, and teacher a compelling reason to sample several points of view and to contemplate the romance that still clings to the Old West. Taken as a whole, frontier literature is as rich, varied, and satisfying as any branch of written and spoken art.

LC Classification NumberPS169.F7S65 1999