American writers : a collection of literary biographies. Supplement IV

This collection of critical and biographical articles covers hundreds of notable authors from the 17th century to the present day. Signed essays, 12-15 pages in length by noted scholars, provide thought-provoking insights into the lives, careers and works of American writers. Each Supplement covers approximately 20 additional authors. Cover Page......Page 1 Title Page......Page 3 ISBN 0684197855......Page 4 Editorial and Production Staff......Page 6 List of Subjects......Page 7 Introduction......Page 9 Contributors......Page 11 MAYA ANGELOU......Page 14 LOUIS AUCHINCLOSS......Page 34 DONALD BARTHELME......Page 52 ROBERT BLY......Page 72 PAUL BOWLES......Page 92 RAY BRADBURY......Page 114 RAYMOND CHANDLER......Page 132 ROBERT CREELEY......Page 152 COUNTEE CULLEN......Page 176 JAMES DICKEY......Page 188 JOAN DIDION......Page 208 E. L. DOCTOROW......Page 230 RITA DOVE......Page 254 LOUISE ERDRICH......Page 272 WILLIAM GADDIS......Page 292 MARY GORDON......Page 310 PAULA GUNN ALLEN......Page 332 DASHIELL HAMMETT......Page 354 LORRAINE HANSBERRY......Page 372 JOSEPH HELLER......Page 392 LINDA HOGAN......Page 410 SUSAN HOWE......Page 432 MAXINE KUMIN......Page 452 ROSS MACDONALD......Page 472 N. SCOTT MOMADAY......Page 492 SIMON J. ORTIZ......Page 510 AYN RAND......Page 530 ALBERTO ÁLVARO RÍOS......Page 550 LESLIE MARMON SILKO......Page 570 NEIL SIMON......Page 586 WALLACE STEGNER......Page 608 MARK STRAND......Page 632 MAY SWENSON......Page 650 ANNE TYLER......Page 670 GORE VIDAL......Page 690 Cumulative Index......Page 712 v. 1. Henry Adams to T.S. Eliot v. 2. Ralph Waldo Emerson to Carson McCullers v. 3. Archibald MacLeish to George Santayana v. 4. Isaac Bashevis Singer to Richard Wright Supplement 1, pt. 1-2 Supplement 2, pt. 1-2 Supplement 3, pt. 1-2. Cumulative index to volumes 1-4 and supplements 1, 2, and 3 Supplement 4, pt. 1-2 Retrospective supplement 1 Supplement 5 Supplement 6 Supplement 7 Supplement 8 Supplement 9 Supplement 10 Supplement 11 Retrospective supplement 2. Cumulative index to volumes 1-4 and supplements 1-12 and retrospective supplements 1-2 Supplement 12. Cumulative index to volumes 1-4 and supplements 1-12 and retrospective supplements 1-2 Supplement 13 Supplement 14. Cumulative index to volumes 1-4 and supplements 1-14, and retrospective supplements 1-2 A collection of essays, averaging about 20 pages, that provide information about authors who have made significant contributions to American literature, each containing a brief biography, a survey of principle writings, an assessment of the subject's work as a whole, and a bibliography The four volume set consists of ninety-seven of the pamphlets originally published as the University of Minnesota pamphlets on American writers. Some have been revised and updated.