A comprehensive bibliography of Gothic fiction published in this century that separates the good from the bad in this genre by evaluating and grading most of the novels

An alphabetically organized guide to 225 of the most insteresting authors of the twentieth century features biographical profiles, reviews, and bibliographies of writers ranging from Margaret Atwood and Paul Auster to Alice Walker and Tobias Wolff, along with essays and recommended reading lists by some of these noted authors. Original. (view table of contents)

Product Description: The importance of Chicago in American culture has made the city's place in the American imagination a crucial topic for literary scholars and cultural historians. While databases of bibliographical information on Chicago-centered fiction are available, they are of little use to scholars researching works written before the 1980s...read more