Biographical profiles of eighty important American novelists since 1945 feature personal portraits, critical discussions, and biographies of their works.

This text systematically presents career biographies of British fantasy and science fiction writers from 1918-1960.

This annual compendium includes original material covering a given year's literary highlights, including obituaries and tributes. The Yearbook provides signed essays summarizing the year in poetry, fiction, biography, drama and children's books we well as scholarly articles, interviews, biographies and critical studies covering events, organizations, works, writers and the business of literature. Volumes include lists of award and honors winners; a necrology; a cumulative index; and more.

This text systematically presents career biographies of American Western writers.

Like other volumes in the series, this work discusses the lives and careers of individual authors and summarizes critical responses to their work, from initial publication to 1997. This volume features Italian novelists since World War II.

An illustrated compendium of the current literary scene, covering the last 1995/1996 literary highlights, including obituaries and tributes.

Volume 195 of a complete resource for both biographical and analytical coverage on nearly 7,000 literary figures, presented in a familiar format to librarians and other researchers. The series arranges authors in volumes by genre and time period. For fast reference, an author name index is included (cumulative in every volume). Approx.

This text systematically presents career biographies of Medieval Japanese writers.

Like other volumes in the series, this work discusses the lives and careers of individual authors and summarizes critical responses to their work. This volume features German Renaissance writers.

Each volume in this Documentary Series concentrates on the major figures of a particular literary period, movement, or genre. Individual author entries chronicle each writer's career through a selection of literary documents, including letters, notebook and diary entries, interviews and contemporary book reviews.

Part of a series providing detailed information on the eras of pre-twentieth century America, this volume includes articles covering headlines and headline makers, awards, achievements and other enlightening and entertaining facts the colonial era in the USA

This award-winning multi-volume series is dedicated to making literature and its creators better understood and more accessible to students and interested readers, while satisfying the standards of librarians, teachers and scholars. Dictionary of Literary Biography provides reliable information in an easily comprehensible format, while placing writers in the larger perspective of literary history.

Dictionary of Literary Biography systematically presents career biographies and criticism of writers from all eras and all genres through volumes dedicated to specific types of literature and time periods.

For a listing of Dictionary of Literary Biography volumes sorted by genre click here.

This award-winning multi-volume series is dedicated to making literature and its creators better understood and more accessible to students and interested readers, while satisfying the standards of librarians, teachers and scholars. Dictionary of Literary Biography provides reliable information in an easily comprehensible format, while placing writers in the larger perspective of literary history.

Dictionary of Literary Biography systematically presents career biographies and criticism of writers from all eras and all genres through volumes dedicated to specific types of literature and time periods.

For a listing of Dictionary of Literary Biography volumes sorted by genre click here.