American Writers Classics

By: Parini, Jay

Book Overview

This new wing of the Scribner Writers Series takes that series enduringly popular format -- the 20 page essay accessible to the general reader or student -- and applies it to the most-studied literary masterpieces. Each of the 20-25 essays in this volume focuses on a single work of American Literature. Written in clear, jargon-free style by college and university professors, each essay explores the nuances of a particular work -- themes, characterization,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0684312484
• ISBN13: 9780684312484
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 3.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 8.4" x 11.5"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12