Resources for American Literary Study

This journal presents selected essays on major authors, works, genres, trends, and periods in American literature as well as reviews of 24 relevant books. The volume opens with M. Thomas Inge's reminiscences on the founding of the journal in 1971, followed by an examination of prospects for the study of William Dean Howells. Sample topics addressed in the essays include Willa Cather's process of composing; an unpublished Robert Frost letter; classics of twentieth-century American theater; and a primary bibliography of Kate Field. Annotation 穢2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)