Primarily an evaluative, annotated bibliography of reference books and periodicals on American and English literature, this research guide also lists useful sources for research in other national literatures, and more than 300 reference books in literature-related subject areas. The introduction includes a key to abbreviations and instructions for…

Assembled to aid high school literature teachers in exploring the epic with their students, materials in this book approach the epic as a product of a specific culture which presents vivid pictures of earlier societies. Following the introduction and the opening essay, "The Role of the Supernatural in the Epic," chapters are grouped under the…