Toni Cade Bambara / Barbara C. Solaro -- Frederick Barthelme / Laurie Champion -- Stephen Vincent Benét / Paul Johnston -- Michael Chabon / Joseph Dewey -- Wanda Coleman / Tony Magistrale -- Harry Crews / Joseph Dewey -- Mark Doty / Kim Bridgford -- Stephen Dunn / Victoria D. Sullivan -- John Fante / Stephen Cooper -- Cristina García / Joseph M. Viera, Deborah Kay Ferrell -- Charlotte Perkins Gilman / Sylvia Bailey Shurbutt -- James Jones / Brian Kent -- Mary Karr / Bert Almon -- Larry Levis / Christopher Buckley -- Paule Marshall / Dana Cairns Watson -- Terry Southern / Robert Niemi -- William Stafford / Alexander Long -- Richard Yates / Charles R. Baker
Summary
Contains biographical and critical essays on the work of important American writers. Presents scholar-signed essays prepared by experts in the field
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and cumulative index