Relates the author's life to his works and studies the development of his themes and artistic techniques beginning with his early sketches in 1924.

A critical analysis of Poe's stories, poetry, and criticism, probing the psychological and philosophical aspects of the complex nineteenth-century writer's work.

Presents the life and works of American poet Robert Frost. Includes a chronology.

Surveys Emerson's life and literary significance within the context of nineteenth-century American culture, discusses the Transcendental movement, and critically examines Emerson's poems and essays.

Steinbeck's progression from naturalism to drama of consciousness is traced in a study bringing to light concepts of human destiny accounting for differences between novels and stories written prior to and after 1945.

Traces the events of Sandburg's life that are relevant tohis writings and interprets and appraises his work.

Nikki Giovanni began to write poetry in the 1960s when she was associated with the radical Black Arts Movement. She has since won a large popular following of a kind rarely achieved by poets in American society. Many ordinary people read, memorize, and recite her work, and her public readings are invariably well attended. Indeed, Giovanni's popular success has perhaps caused academic critics to underestimate the depth and breadth of her work. A strong-minded...

A critical analysis of Anderson's writings in the context of his times.