American Literature (Barron's Easy 101 Study Keys)

By Francis E. Skipp

Book Overview

Key topics start with colonial writers and cover three centuries of American prose and poetry, including present-day trends and influences. Designed to be compatible with virtually every standard... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812046943
• ISBN13: 9780812046946
• Release Date: May 1992
• Publisher: Barrons Educational Services
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.3" x 5.0"

Customer Reviews

Great buy

I took the American Literature CLEP test, and this little book had everything I needed to get a good score on the test. It's definitely worth it to get it - it's a quick read, without fluff - just straight to the facts. If you are looking for a compact guide to American Literature - this book will do it for you wonderfully!

Take it from an English Prof

As an English professor, I am always curious about the accuracy and comprehensiveness of such products. I have to say that I really like this one. It is very clearly laid out and all authors and literary movements are put into their proper contexts. It is not for deep study of course (as some authors are not represented and some works of the authors present that are of significance are missing), but if you want a quick, general overview, this is the study notes guide for you. I liked it.

EZ as 1-2-3

I used this along with Norton Anthology American Literature to pass my CLEP exam. You certainly need more then this little book for studying, but it was great to help me focus on the authors that were covered in the test.

Great Handbook for home educators.

This make a great handbook or reference book for home educators. It is written with the authors in Historical/Literary Time periods in chronological order. Each key is an introduction to the author with examples of the author's works. I highly recommend it.