American writers

The 4-vol. main set consists of 97 of the pamphlets originally published as the University of Minnesota pamphlets on American writers; some have been rev. and updated. The supplements cover writers not included in the original series.

Supplement 2, <4> have editor in chief, A. Walton Litz ; Suppl. <3> edited by Lea Bechler, A. Walton Litz ; Retrospective suppl. 1, c1998, edited by A. Walton Litz & Molly Weigel ; Suppl. 5-<16> and Retrospective suppl. 2 have editor-in-chief, Jay Parini.

Two different volumes issued as Restrospective supplement II.

v. 1. Henry Adams to T.S. Eliot -- v. 2. Ralph Waldo Emerson to Carson McCullers -- v. 3. Archibald MacLeish to George Santayana -- v. 4. Isaac Bashevis Singer to Richard Wright -- Supplement 1, pt. 1-2 -- Supplement 2, pt. 1-2 -- Supplement 3, pt. 1-2. Cumulative index to volumes 1-4 and supplements 1, 2, and 3 -- Supplement 4, pt. 1-2 -- Retrospective supplement 1 -- Supplement 5 -- Supplement 6 -- Supplement 7 -- Supplement 8 -- Supplement 9 -- Supplement 10 -- Supplement 11 -- Retrospective supplement 2. Cumulative index to volumes 1-4 and supplements 1-12 and retrospective supplements 1-2 -- Supplement 12. Cumulative index to volumes 1-4 and supplements 1-12 and retrospective supplements 1-2 -- Supplement 13 -- Supplement 14. Cumulative index to volumes 1-4 and supplements 1-14, and retrospective supplements 1-2 -- Supplement 15. Cumulative index to volumes 1-4 and supplements 1-15, and retrospective supplements 1-2 -- Supplement 16.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.