American Literature

American Authors
This site includes 100 American authors and provides multiple links to biographical information, other relevant sites, works available online and usually a photo. Also includes a timeline of literary events of each decade and articles about 20 different literary movements and genres.

The Cambridge History of English and American Literature  
From Bartley.Com, this site offers an online edition of The Cambridge History of English and American Literature. Offers the ability to either browse or search this eighteen-volume work.

Factmonster: American Literature 
From Information Please and The Learning Network, this site presents an article outlining American Literature from Colonial Literature through the present.

An Outline of American Literature  
From a publication of the U.S. Information Agency and the University of Groningen, Netherlands, this site provides a history of American Literature from Early American Period through the Present organized by period. Also included are individual authors and a glossary.

Perspectives in AmericanLiterature
From the Department of English at California State University, Stanislaus, this site provides a reference guide of Early American Literature to the present for 247 authors and their works.

Project CROW: American Literature  
From Millikin University’s Project CROW, this site provides links for learning about American Literature. Links include Basics, Author Chronologies, Internet Links, and more.

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Last Updated: February 28, 2011