American Literature

American Literature
An Internet Hotlist on American Literature

created by jiangnanandwangting
Capital Normal University

Introduction | Before 1800 | 1800-1829 | 1829-1859 | 1860-1899 | 1900-1930 | Summary and Genre

Introduction
In addition to using books and magazines to find out about American Literature, why not also use the power of the Internet? The links below will get you started.

The Internet Resources

1800-1829

Romanticism-James Fenimore Cooper-Brief Introduction of His Leatherstocking Tales - Know more about Cooper, you can't miss his famous tales.
Romanticism-James Fenimore Cooper-Knowledge from Cooper Society - Share lots of information with other readers, you can find reading materials and lots related comments right here.
Romanticism-James Fenimore Cooper-More Detailed Information from Online-Literature - All the information offered on textbooks is not enough? Then try this link and find all that you need.
Romanticism-Washington Irving-Detailed Study Guide - Get a detailed study guide from the Online-literature.
Romanticism-Washington Irving-Resources for Educators - Some information about Washington Irving with pictures illustrating.
Romanticism-Washington Irving-The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - Read one of his famous short story-The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, get more sense about his style.

1829-1859

Edgar Allan Poe-Introduction and All His Main Works - Find all his main works here, essays, poets and short stories.
Edgar Allan Poe-Quotations - Know more about his style through quotations.
Edgar Allan Poe-Time Line - A chronological list of events that occurred during Edgar Allan Poe's life. Historical events are included to provide a perspective of the period in which Poe lived.
Nathaniel Hawthorne-All His Must Read Books - The Scarlet Letter (1850) The House of the Seven Gables (1851) The Blithedale Romance (1852) The Marble Faun (1860) Twice-Told Tales (1837, 1851) Mosses from an Old Manse (1846, 1854) The Snow-Image, and Other Twice-Told Tales (1852) The Life of Franklin Pierce (1852) 'Chiefly About War Matters' (1862) Our Old Home: A Series of English Sketches (1863) The Whole History of Grandfather's Chair (1840) A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys (1852) Tanglewood Tales (1853)
Nathaniel Hawthorne-Etext of His Master Piece-The Scarlet Letter - An unforgettable novel-The Scarlet Letter, find the fulltext on this website.
Nathaniel Hawthorne-Nathaniel Hawthorne Society - Be a member of Hawthorne Society, share all the information with other readers.
New England Transcendentalism-Henry David Thoreau-All-Around Information - A very useful link which offers the all-around information about Thoreau.
New England Transcendentalism-Henry David Thoreau-Civil Disobedience - Read the whole E-text of Civil Disobedience.
New England Transcendentalism-Henry David Thoreau-Quotations - A quick way to learn about a person- quotations.
New England Transcendentalism-Ralph Waldo Emerson-An All-Round Information Link - Brief background information is not enough? Then try this link, you can find all his works here, essays and poems.
New England Transcendentalism-Ralph Waldo Emerson-Emerson's Society - Join in Emerson's Society, be a part and share.
New England Transcendentalism-Ralph Waldo Emerson-Quotations - Know a person by his quotations.

1860-1899

American Naturalism-Frank Norris-A website For Research's Purpose - You can be a member of Norris's Society here and share all new researches on his works.
American Naturalism-Frank Norris-Books and Articles - Read complete books and articles on: Frank Norris
American Naturalism-Frank Norris-Norris' Biography and Works - Find useful information about Norris on Online-literature.
American Naturalism-Stephen Crane-Biography and His Works - Find all useful information about Stephen Crane on Online-Literature.
American Naturalism-Stephen Crane-Etext of His Main Works - Maggie: A Girl of the Streets The Red Badge of Courage
American Naturalism-Stephen Crane-Stephen Crane's Society - Pose all your questions and share what you know about Crane in Crane's Society.
American Naturalism-Theodore Dreiser-Biography and His Works - Find a detailed biography of Theodore Dreiser.
American Naturalism-Theodore Dreiser-Ebook of Sister Carrie - The whole text of Sister Carrie.
American Naturalism-Theodore Dreiser-The International Theodore Dreiser Society - . A growing organization of scholars, teachers, and Dreiser enthusiasts, the Society promotes interest in the life and works of Theodore Dreiser and those associated with him.
American Poets-Emily Dickinson-Complete Poems - A complete poems of Emily Dickinson can be found right here.
American Poets-Emily Dickinson-From Online-literature - Know her life and style from Online-literature.
American Poets-Emily Dickinson-Poet's Organisation - Know more about Emily Dickinson, have a look at the poet's organisation.
American Poets-Walt Whitman-Leaves of Grass - Read and enjoy his famous poem collection-Leaves of Grass.
American Poets-Walt Whitman-Quotations - Something shorter than a poem, but can mean more.
American Poets-Walt Whitman-The Walt Whitman Archive - Find all useful background information in this Archinve.
Carl Sandburg-Life Stories - Give you a life story of C.Sandburg. Enjoy yourself here.
Carl Sandburg-Poems - You can read all 442 poems of C.Sandburg.
Carl Sandbury-Biography - Give you a brief introduction of C.Sandburg's life.
E.E.Cumming-E.E.Cummings' Home - Give you some detailed information of E.E.Cummings.
E.E.Cummings-Biography - A great website which can give you a biography of E.E.Cummings.
E.E.Cummings-Poems - It contains all 151 poems of E.E.Cummings.
Ernest Hemingway-Biography - A brief introduction about Hemingway, the winner of Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954.
Ernest Hemingway-Life Stories - You can find many detailed and useful information of Ernest Hemingway, this world-famous American Writer, in this website.
Ernest Hemingway-THE SUN ALSO RISES - Ernest Hemingway won Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954 by this novel.
F.S.Fitzgerald-Chronology - A Chronology of Fitzgerald, which can give you first impression of his works and his life.
F.Scott Fitzgerald-A Brief Life - You can the general but necesssary information of F.S.Fitzgerald's Life.
F.Scott Fitzgerald-Biography - An excellent Biography of F.Scott Fitzgerald.
F.Scott Fitzgerald-The Great Gatsby - You can read this most famous novel written by F.Scott Fitzgerald on-line.
Gertrude Stein-Biography - A fantastic website which contains a general biography of G.Stein.
Gertrude Stein-Life Stories - A life story of Gertrude Stein.
Gertrude Stein-Poems - Some selected poems by G.Stein.
Hart Crane-Biography - Give you a clear introduction about H.Crane's life.
Hart Crane-Poems - A website which gives you the biography, poems and books of Hart Crane.
Hart Crane-Resources - Some useful general resouces about Hart Crane.
Herman Melville-A Study From the Online-Literature - Find his poeties and books available and short stories right here.
Herman Melville-His Master Piece-Moby Dick - Call the complet text of Moby Dick right here.
Herman Melville-Quotations - Short sentence can mean a lot.
John Dos Passos-Biography - A brief biography of John D.Passos.
John Dos Passos-Books - It contains a list of all books written by John D.Passos.
John Dos Passos-Life Stories - It includes a life story of John D.Passos and some selected books.
Katherine Anne Porter-Biography - A brief introduction of Katherine A. Porter.
Katherine Anne Porter-Porter's Society - An overview of Katherine A. Porter's life.
Katherine Anne Porter-Timeline and Works - A complete timeline of Katherine A. Porter and a list of her published works.
Local Colorism-Mark Twain - The official web site of Mark Twain.
Local Colorism-Mark Twain-Books By Mark Twain - Find all Mark Twain 's main works here.
Local Colorism-Mark Twain-Quotations - A cute website offering Mark Twain's quotations from A to Z.
Marianne Moore-Biography - A brief introduction about M.Moore.
Marianne Moore-Life Stories - Life story of M.Moore and Her Books.
Marianne Moore-Selected Poetrys - Some selected poetrys of this great female poet.
Realism-Henry James - GREAT BOOKS INDEX, make good use of this website, and find all the books written by Henry James.
Realism-Henry James-A Bit of Everything From Online-Literature - Find his main works here, non-fiction, fiction and short stories.
Realism-Henry James-Quotations - quotations can give you an idea of his way of writing.
Realism-William Dean Howells - Find a bit of everything on this website about William Dean Howells.
Realism-William Dean Howells-Etext of His Main Works - Try the fatest way to find and view his main works.
Realism-William Dean Howells-Quotations - Short sentences mean much.
Robert Frost-Biography - Give you a brief and clear biograghy of Robert Frost.
Robert Frost-Poems - You can find all 180 poems of Robert Frost here.
Robert Frost-The Homes and Roads - Give you a brand-new expression on this marvelous poet.
Sherwood Anderson-Biography - A brief biography of Sherwood Anderson.
Sherwood Anderson-Life stories - Stories about Sherwood Anderson's life and books.
Sherwood Anderson-Timeline - A timeline of Sherwood Anderson. You can find the list of his works here.
Sinclair Lewis-Autobiography - An autobiography made in the ceremony of Nobel Prize.
Sinclair Lewis-Biography - The biography of this first American Nobel Prize in Literature winner.
Sinclair Lewis-Novels - A list of his novels.
William Faulkner-Biography - A clear biography of Faulkner and a list of his works.
William Faulkner-Novels and Books - A list of his novels and books, and what's more, you can buy them here.
William Faulkner-Resources - You can find some useful resources about William Faulkner here.
William Faulkner-THE SOUND AND THE FURY - Read the first chapter of this most famous novel by Faulkner, and if you like,you can experience its amazing by yourself in the future.

1900-1930

Arthur Miller-Biography - A brief introduction of Arthur Miller.
Arthur Miller-Death of Salesman - The most famous play written by Arthur Miller.
Arthur Miller-Marilyn Monroe and Marriage - The video about the marriage between Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe.
Eudora Welty-Novels, short stories and autobiography - A list and summary of Eudora Welty's work.
Eudora Welty-Remembering Eudora Welty - A passage written after her death and helps you get a brand-new impression on her.
Eudora Welty-Timeline - A complete and clear timeline of Eudora Welty just like a biography.
Eugene O'Neill-Biography - A brief introduction about Eugene O'Neill's whole life.
Eugene O'Neill-Long Day's Journey into Night - A comment on O'Neill's masterpiece- Long Day's Journey into Night.
Imagism-Ezra Pound-Poems of Pound - Find useful information on Poets.org. You can find not only the information about Pound but also lots of other poets, read about their works so as to understand more about Pound.
Imagism-Ezra Pound-Quotation - Find Pound's quotations here.
Imagism-Ezra Pound-Timeline - A clear page of Pound's biography and works, including an useful timeline.
John Steinbeck-Banquet Speech - John Steinbeck's banquet speech of Nobel Prize in Literature in 1962.
John Steinbeck-Biography - An overeview of John Steinbeck.
John Steinbeck-Novels - A book list of John Steinbeck.
John Steinbeck-THE GRAPES OF WRATH - A booknote of the characters and summary of the novel.
Nathanael West-Biography - A clear biography of Nathanael West
Nathanael West-Life story and Books - It contains Nathanael West's life stories and his books.
Nathanael West-THE DAY OF LUCUST - A brief introduction of his novel THE DAY OF LUCUST.
T.S.Eliot-A collection of Information about Eliot - T.S. Eliot's Life and Career ,Biographical Timeline.
T.S.Eliot-Great Books - An Index to Online Great Books of T.S.Eliot.
T.S.Eliot-Quotations - 'Humor is also a way of saying something serious. 'Find more quotations from Eliot.
Tennessee Williams-Biography - A brief timeline of Tennessee Williams, and hely you get a broad view on this playwright.
Tennessee Williams-The Glass Menagerie - The Book Notes Summary by Tennessee Williams
Thomas Wolfe-Biography - Tells you a real Thomas Wolfe.
Thomas Wolfe-Books - A complete book list of Thomas Wolfe and related links.
Thomas Wolfe-Life Stories - An overview of Thomas Wolfe.
Wallace steves-Authentic Information From Poets.Org - Find all related information about wallace Steves and his poems.
Wallace steves-Biography - Find Wallace Steves short biography and life events here.
Wallace steves-Wallace Steves Journal - The Wallace Stevens Journal is published by the Wallace Stevens Society, whose editorial and administrative offices are located at Clarkson University in Potsdam, N.Y.
William Carlos Williams-Biography - Brief introduction of William Carlos Williams' life and poets.
William Carlos Williams-Information From Poets.Org - Find authentic information about William Carlos Williams.
William Carlos Williams-Multimedia Information - Vidios about William Carlos Williams.

Summary and Genre

American Literature Outline - An outline of American Literature.
American Literature Timeline - A brief timeline and events of American Literature: 1620-1920
American Naturalism - An Essay on American literary Naturalism.
American Romanticism - An overview of American Romanticism from 1800 to 1850.
New England Transcendentalism - A Brief Introduction about New England Transcendentalism and the representative writers.
The Beat Generation - The broad view of the beat generation and give you a brand-new impression of this generation.
The Lost Generation - What is it? Who was involved in it? You can find answer here.
The New York School - Give you a brief introduction of the New York School.
The Southern Renaissance - An overview of Southern Renaissance.

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