The Concise Oxford Companion to American LiteratureThis concise version contains brief biographies of important authors, plot summaries of individual works, descriptions of important literary movements, and a wealth of information on other aspects of American literary life and history from the Colonial period to the modern era. |
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| Title | The Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature Oxford paperback reference |
| Author | James D. Hart |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1986 |
| ISBN | 0195047710, 9780195047714 |
| Length | 497 pages |
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