Research Guide to American Literature

Part V is a glossary of terms used in the volume.
A keyword index is included in each volume.
The purpose of RGAL is not to tell students what literature means but to
help them determine the meaning for themselves by asking significant questions
and seeking answers diligently and thoughtfully. That is how learning that mat-
ters takes place. The method is as old as Socrates.
—Richard Layman

xvi Contemporary Literature, 1970 to Present