Chronologically lists major literary movements, key feature, and key texts in the American literature tradition. Additionally, it provides historical background to each major period.
Dictionaries and encyclopedias explore a subject's key issues and terminology. Always look at the bibliography at the end of the encyclopedia entry for a list of valuable academic resources for further research on the subject.
The sources cited in the research paper should only included secondary sources—meaning books, articles, and essays—that make a critical claim with researched reasons and evidence.
Journal articles are a great and necessary way to explore and interact with current critical conversations in any given field of research
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