by Library Lin | Jun 3, 2022 | Literature
821. Books on English poetry Further Reading: W. H. Auden Nones, 1951. W.H. Auden was an Anglo-American poet who wrote on political, cultural, and psychological themes in addition to love poems. After growing up in England, he travelled for a while before moving to... by Library Lin | May 2, 2022 | Literature
820. Books on English & Old English literatures Further Reading: Walter Chandoha The Literary Gardener, 1997. For those who love gardens and the plants that comprise them, professional garden photographer Walter Chandoha provides images from his own gardens... 
by Library Lin | Mar 29, 2022 | Literature
818. Books on American miscellaneous writings Further Reading: Carol Brightman Writing Dangerously: Mary McCarthy and Her World, 1992. Twentieth-century intellectual Mary McCarthy was an influential activist and writer known for her social and political commentary and... 
by Library Lin | Feb 8, 2022 | Literature
814. American essays in English Further Reading Joan Didion The White Album, 1981. Through examining both personal, spiritual, and cultural upheavals of the time, Joan Didion examines the late 1960s and its effects on her psyche. Lee Gutkind and Hattie Fletcher, eds.... 
by Library Lin | Jan 6, 2022 | Books, Literature
813. American fiction in English Further Reading Leon Edel Henry James: The Master 1901-1916, 1972. Leon Edel summarizes his five-part biography of Henry James in this final volume. It provides a sweeping view of his career and final years. David Gessner All the Wild... 
by Library Lin | Dec 9, 2021 | Literature
811. Books of American poetry in English Further Reading A.R. Ammons A Coast of Trees: Poems, 1981. In World War II, Poet A.R. Ammons began writing poetry while serving aboard a U.S. Navy destroyer escort. He later became a highly regarded professional poet and...