From East L.A. to the barrios of New York City and the Cuban neighborhoods of Miami, Latino literature, or literature written by Hispanic peoples of the United States, is the written word of North America's vibrant Latino communities. Emerging from the fusion of Spanish, North American, and African cultures, it has always been part of the American mosaic. Written for students and general readers, this encyclopedia surveys the vast landscape of Latino literature from the colonial era to the present.

Health Sciences Literature Review Made Easy: The Matrix Method, Third Edition

Health Sciences Literature Review Made Easy helps students and practitioners better understand scientific literature by instilling the essential skills (via the matrix method) needed to critically evaluate article findings. The fundamental principles of searching, organizing, reviewing, and synthesizing are covered at the most basic level. Visual examples and a single case study are woven throughout the text. 

The Language of Literature: British Literature

British Literature  is your gateway to the literature, authors, and time periods featured in your textbook. The resources and activities below will help you dive into British literature, from the earliest Anglo-Saxon poetry to the modern voices of contemporary British writers. Find links to help you with your research projects, learn more about your favorite authors, or get your own writing published

World Literature and Its Times: Volume 2 - African Literature and Its Times

World Literature and Its Times helps students and researchers make connections between the political/social climate during which books were written and the works themselves. Each World Literature and Its Times volume focuses on major fiction, poetry and nonfiction from a particular country or region, presenting approximately 50 works in detailed essays running approximately 10 pages.

On Politics and Literature, Two Lectures

The language of Masao Maruyama -- From the beginning to the present, and facing the end: The case of one Japanese writer.
Japanese writer and Nobel laureate Kenzaburo Oe delivered the first in a series of lectures established at the Center for Japanese Studies to honor political theorist Masao Maruyama.
In a second (unrelated) lecture, “From the Beginning to the Present, and Facing the End: The Case of One Japanese Writer, Oe offers an account of his own development as a writer of both fiction and non-fiction.