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The Historical Guides to American Authors is an interdisciplinary, historically sensitive series that combines close attention to the United States' most widely read and studied authors with a strong sense of time, place, and history. Placing each writer in the context of the vibrant relationship between literature and society, volumes in this series contain historical essays written on subjects of contemporary social, political, and cultural relevance. Each volume also includes a capsule biography and illustrated chronologu detailing important cultural events as they coincided with the author's life and works, while photographs abd illustrations dating from the period capture the flavor of the author's time and social milieu. Equally accessible to students of literature and of life, the
volumes offer a complete and rounded picture of each author in his or her America. Standing orders To place a standing order to receive titles from this series as they are published, please contact: Standing Orders Oxford University Press, Distribution Services North Kettering Business Park, Hipwell Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire Great Britain NN14 1UA Tel: +44 (0) 1536 452640 Fax: +44 (0) 1536 313476 email: standingorders.uk@oup.com
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