Greenwood Encyclopedia of Asian American Literature

摘要

The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Asian American Literature covers literature written from the late 1890s through 2007 by USA and Canadian writers of Asian descent. While most of the 272 entries focus on major authors, the encyclopedia also includes entries on influential literary works,rngenres, themes, important events and other topics. This wide range of subject coverage enhances the encyclopedia and provides valuable social, historical and political contexts for Asian American literature. As the editor Guiyou Huang, Professor of English at St. Thomas University, explains in the preface, there is a need for a "comprehensive reference tool that reflects the history, complexity, multiplicity and richness of Asian American literature" (p. xvii). This encyclopedia aims to be such a tool.