Encyclopedia of the Chicago Literary Renaissance: The Essential Guide to the Lives and Works of the Chicago Renaissance Writers (Literary Movements)

The Chicago Renaissance began in the early 1900s and lasted until approximately 1930. The leading writers of the period--including Theodore Dreiser (Sister Carrie), Sherwood Anderson (Winesburg, Ohio), Edgar Lee Masters (Spoon R. CONTENTS......Page 4 INTRODUCTION......Page 5 A......Page 8 B......Page 34 C......Page 58 D......Page 93 E......Page 111 F......Page 116 G......Page 137 H......Page 156 I......Page 179 J......Page 184 K......Page 196 L......Page 201 M......Page 215 N......Page 248 O......Page 253 P......Page 257 Q......Page 284 R......Page 285 S......Page 297 T......Page 335 U......Page 356 V......Page 360 W......Page 362 Y......Page 394 Z......Page 397 MAJOR AUTHORS AND WORKS DISCUSSED......Page 399 CHRONOLOGY......Page 401 BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 416 INDEX......Page 420 Encyclopedia of the Chicago Literary Renaissance is a comprehensive reference to this important American literary movement and the writers and figures associated with it. Complete with cross-references, an index, a bibliography, and a chronology, and enhanced by more than 30 illustrations, Encyclopedia of the Chicago Literary Renaissance is equally satisfying for historians, students, and general readers. Presents alphabetical entries describing important works, authors, events, places, and terms of the Chicago Renaissance. A comprehensive reference to the Chicago literary movement that took place during the early twentieth century