More than 200 authentic poems and lyrics of North American Indians are compiled in this anthology. The poetry was translated from tribal languages into English over the past 100 years by students of Indian language, lore, and life. The poems, taken from about 40 North American tribes, include songs of Eskimos of the Arctic coasts, totem-pole…

This paper discusses some of the resources in the literature by and about the American Indian and lists numerous anthologies and bibliographies in this area. More than 40 publications are listed, including "Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian,""American Indian Almanac,""Ethnographic Bibliography of North America,""American Indian Prose…

The stated objective of "The Norton Anthology of American Literature" (NAAL) is to present a thorough selection from the literary tradition along with new or lesser-known works to exemplify multi-cultural America. The first edition of the NAAL emphasized traditional pieces. Poetry selections in the second edition were greatly shortened.…

"Spoon River Anthology," by poet Edgar Lee Masters, consists of epitaphs spoken by the defunct inhabitants of imaginary Spoon River, Illinois. The poems are a composite recollection of several small, turn-of-the-century Illinois towns, where Masters lived as a boy. Students of these works came to realize that the small town, as assessed…

The new "Norton Anthology of African American Literature," edited by two African American professors, has been received enthusiastically and quickly by both academic and general audiences, and fills a gap in textbooks. It includes the works of 120 writers, 52 of whom are women. The academic edition comes with an audio compact disk that…

This bibliography contains 30 titles by or about American Indians. Each entry includes publisher, price, and a brief annotation. Entries are organized into five sections: bibliographies, anthologies, novels by non-Indians about Indians, books by Indian authors, and books about Indians by non-Indians. (AA)

A collection of five essays (plus preface and afterword) by noted feminist critics, this book provides an overview of the existing body of feminist literary criticism in order to promote an understanding of the issues feminist critics are currently discussing among themselves and with other critics. A theoretical framework for understanding this…

Recognizing that the selections traditionally studied in American literature survey courses do not constitute a sacrosanct body of material is the first step in reorganizing these courses to include black literature--a whole new kind of literature with an increasing amount of specialized criticism. In order to integrate black literature into…

Examines the amount of literature by and about blacks in American literature anthologies. (SW)

The purpose of this study was to examine and assess the extent of inclusion or exclusion of works by black American writers in high school literature anthologies published since 1968. It was hypothesized that chronologically, typologically, and thematically organized literature anthologies for high school use are basically exclusive in their…

Secondary school literature anthologies, like social studies texts, present a narrow, prejudiced view of the black experience in the United States, when and if it is presented at all. Until recently, the literature included in these anthologies failed to achieve the objective stated almost 30 years ago by the National Council of Teachers of…

This selective bibliography, a guide to scholarship in the American drama and related subjects, provides coverage of the major works and topics, with emphasis on work published in the 20th century. Unpublished dissertations, most literary histories, and short notes and explications are omitted. Entries are listed under the general topics of…

This book is a collection of classroom-tested ideas for helping students explore how literature and "the canon" are made, what the term "American" means, and how the phrase "American literature" obscures the presence of multiple "literatures" that are both individually compelling and mutually enriching. Each…

A study examined the content and approaches embodied in seven popular high school literature anthology series, grades 7 through 12. The seven series examined consisted of 42 volumes with 1989 copyrights, stratified by grade level and by series. All selections in all 42 volumes were analyzed to develop a portrait of the content of literature…