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An edition of American writers (1974)

American writers

a collection of literary biographies

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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.

Publish Date
Language
English
Pages
25

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Cover of: American Writers - Supplement VIII (American Writers)
American Writers - Supplement VIII (American Writers)
July 6, 2001, Charles Scribner's Sons
Hardcover in English - 8 edition
Cover of: American writers
American writers: a collection of literary biographies
1974, Scribner, Charles Scribners & Sons, Charles Scribner's Sons
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Table of Contents

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

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographies and indexes.
The 4-vol. main set consists of 97 of the pamphlets originally published as the University of Minnesota pamphlets on American writers; some have been rev. and updated. The supplements cover writers not included in the original series.
Supplement 2, <4> have editor in chief, A. Walton Litz ; Suppl. <3> edited by Lea Bechler, A. Walton Litz ; Retrospective suppl. 1, c1998, edited by A. Walton Litz & Molly Weigel ; Suppl. 5-<14> and Retrospective suppl. 2 have editor-in-chief, Jay Parini.
Two different volumes issued as Restrospective supplement II.

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New York
Series
University of Minnesota pamphlets on American writers.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
810/.9, B
Library of Congress
PS129 .A55, PS129 .A55 Suppl. 10, PS129 .A55 RSuppl.

The Physical Object

Pagination
<v. 1-4 ; suppl. 1-14 ; retrospective suppl. 1-2; in 25> ;
Number of pages
25

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL5411031M
ISBN 10
0684197855, 0684136627, 0684193566, 0684193574, 0684804948, 0684312301, 0684806487, 0684806495, 068431231X, 0684312492, 0684312328, 0684312336, 0684314460, 0684312344
LCCN
73001759
OCLC/WorldCat
1041142, 1296349, 474753398
Library Thing
5538010
Goodreads
4298219
7086065
6512550
3428307
1732208
161926
7086064
7086063
3428306

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