Research Pathfinder for American Arts & Literature
1920’s
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F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Georgia O’Keefe
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"O'Keeffe, Georgia (1887-1986)."DISCovering Biography. Online Detroit: Gale, 2003. Discovering Collection. Gale. .
(LAPL login required)
"O'Keeffe, Georgia (1887-1986)."Encyclopedia of World Biography. Suzanne M. Bourgoin. 2nd Detroit: Gale
Research, 1998. 17 vols. Discovering Collection. Gale. .
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"Who Will Paint New York?": "The World's New Art Center" and the Skyscraper Paintings of Georgia O'Keeffe, Anna C.
Chave, American Art, Vol. 5, No. 1/2 (Winter - Spring, 1991), pp. 86-107. (JSTOR login required)
American Masters – Georgia O’Keefe: Companion website PBS series
Artcyclopedia: Georgia O'Keeffe - Guide to 40 art museum sites and image archives where the works of O'Keeffe can be
viewed online. (ODP summary)
Berry, Michael. Georgia O'Keeffe. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, c1988 (GHCHS library book)
Candace Jackson (September 3, 2009). "Painting a New Picture of Georgia O'Keeffe". Wall Street Journal.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204731804574388823084770420.html.
Georgia O'Keeffe - Discusses the life of the artist, her biography, thoughts and motivations, and her painting style. (ODP
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Georgia O'Keeffe - Site examines the artist's life and works, including her relationship with photographer Alfred
Stieglitz. (ODP summary)
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum - Contains biography, overviews of her art and the houses in which she lived, and
information on the museum’s hours, collections, and research. [Sante Fe, New Mexico] (ODP summary)
Gherman, Beverly. Georgia O'Keeffe : the "wideness and wonder" of her world. New York: Collier Books ;, 1994 (GHCHS
library book)
Hogrefe, Jeffrey. O'Keeffe : the life of an American legend. New York, N.Y: Bantam Books, 1992 (GHCHS library book)
Lisle, Laurie. Portrait of an artist : a biography of Georgia O'Keeffe. New York: Washington Square Press, 1997, c1986
(GHCHS library book)
Venezia, Mike. Georgia O'Keeffe. Chicago: Childrens Press, c1993. (GHCHS library book)
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1920’s
Sinclair Lewis
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Bloom, Harold. Novelists and novels. Philadelphia :: Chelsea House,, 2005. (GHCHS Library book)
Dooley, D. J. The art of Sinclair Lewis. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, [1967]. (GHCHS Library book)
3. Holman, C. Hugh. "Sinclair Lewis: Overview." Reference Guide to American Literature. Ed. Jim Kamp. 3rd ed. Detroit: St.
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James Press, 1994. Literature Resource Center. Web. 23 Nov. 2010. (LAPL login required)
Holman, C. Hugh. "Sinclair Lewis: Overview." Reference Guide to American Literature. Ed. Jim Kamp. 3rd ed. Detroit: St.
James Press, 1994. Literature Resource Center. Gale. Los Angeles Public Library. 23 Nov. 2010. (LAPL login required)
Lingeman, Richard. "Sinclair Lewis." Nobel Prize Laureates in Literature, Part 3. Dictionary of Literary Biography Vol.
331. Detroit: Gale, 2007. Literature Resource Center. Gale. Los Angeles Public Library. 23 Nov. 2010. (LAPL login
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Lundquist, James. "Moralities for a New Time." Sinclair Lewis. Frederick Ungar Publishing, 1973. 33-60. Rpt. in Novels
for Students. Ed. Ira Mark Milne and Sara Constantakis. Vol. 22. Detroit: Gale, 2006. Literature Resource Center. Web.
23 Nov. 2010. (LAPL login required)
Lundquist, James. Sinclair Lewis. New York: Ungar, [1972, c1973]. (GHCHS Library book)
Schorer, Mark. Sinclair Lewis : a collection of critical essays. Englewood Cliffs, N.J: Prentice-Hall, [1962]. (GHCHS Library book)
Sherman, Stuart P. "The Significance of Sinclair Lewis." The Significance of Sinclair Lewis. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich,
1922. Rpt. in Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism. Ed. Dennis Poupard. Vol. 23. Detroit: Gale Research, 1987. Literature
Resource Center. Gale. Los Angeles Public Library. 23 Nov. 2010. (LAPL login required)
10. Sinclair Lewis. New York: Chelsea House, 1987. (GHCHS Library book)
11. Sinclair, May. "The Man from Main Street." The New York Times Book Review (24 Sept. 1922): 1. Rpt. in TwentiethCentury Literary Criticism. Ed. Dennis Poupard. Vol. 13. Detroit: Gale Research, 1984. Literature Resource Center. Web.
23 Nov. 2010. (LAPL login required)
12. The American Fear of Literature - Sinclair Lewis' Nobel Lecture, December 12, 1930. (ODP summary)
13. The Sinclair Lewis Homepage - Includes biographical and bibliographical information, a literary-biographical timeline, a
quiz, information on film adaptations, a few of Lewis's favorite recipes, information on the Sinclair Lewis Newsletter,
and links to further resources. (ODP summary)
George Gershwin
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"Gershwin, George (1898-1937)."DISCovering Biography. Online Detroit: Gale, 2003. Discovering Collection. Gale. .
(LAPL login required)
2. "Gershwin, George (1898-1937)."Encyclopedia of World Biography. Suzanne M. Bourgoin. 2nd Detroit: Gale
Research, 1998. 17 vols. Discovering Collection. Gale. .
(LAPL login required)
3. "Gershwin's Rhapsody In Blue Premieres In New York, February 12, 1924."DISCovering World
History. Online Detroit: Gale, 2003. Discovering Collection. Gale. .
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4. Al Levy's Music: George Gershwin - MIDI files of his preludes, rhapsodies, and opera Porgy and Bess. (ODP summary)
5. Classic Cat: George Gershwin - Biographical material, links, and directory of MP3 audio files. (ODP summary)
6. Classical Archives: George Gershwin - Biography and complete files offered in MIDI format. (ODP summary)
7. Classical Composers Database - Biography of the composer with summary list of concert works, photograph, and links.
(ODP summary)
8. Down Beat Magazine - Includes vintage photos and a biography. (ODP summary)
9. George and Ira Gershwin - Official site. Celebrating and archiving the lives of the brothers with history, timeline,
references, anthology of selected films and shows, sound clips by noted artists, jukebox, and events. [Requires Flash.]
(ODP summary)
10. Gershwin's Genius, Hans Keller, The Musical Times, Vol. 103, No. 1437 (Nov., 1962), pp. 763-764. (JSTOR login
required)
11. Humanities Web - Brief biography, selected works, photograph, quotations, discography, suggested reading, additional
resources, chronology, and related articles. (ODP summary)
12. Naxos: George Gershwin - Brief biographical sketch, caricature, summaries of stage, orchestral, and piano works, and
discography. (ODP summary)
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1920’s
13. Record Hall: George Gershwin - An analytical biography describing his works and style. (ODP summary)
14. Venezia, Mike. George Gershwin. Chicago: Children's Press, c1994. (GHCHS Library book)
15. Vernon, Roland. Introducing Gershwin. Parsippany, N.J: Silver Burdett Press, 1996. (GHCHS Library book)
Edna St. Vincent Millay
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"Edna St. Vincent Millay." Poetry Foundation. Ed. Catherine Halley. Encyclopedia-type introduction to the poet's
themes, style and techniques, with a biography, bibliography, and samples of poems. (Literary History summary)
An introduction to Edna St. Vincent Millay from the Academy of American Poets. (Literary History summary)
An introduction to Edna St. Vincent Millay plus brief excerpts of reputable critical discussions of some poems. Modern
American Poetry. (U of Illinois), ed. Cary Nelson. (Literary History summary)
Daffron, Carolyn. Edna St. Vincent Millay. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1989. (GHCHS Library book)
Edna St. Vincent Millay - An Academy of American Poets poetry "exhibit," including a short biography of Millay, a
selection of her poems, a links to further resources on the web. (ODP summary)
Edna St. Vincent Millay – poetry readings from YouTube
Edna St. Vincent Millay, Edd Winfield Parks, The Sewanee Review, Vol. 38, No. 1 (Jan., 1930), pp. 42-49. (JSTOR login
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Edna St. Vincent Millay’s poetry in a Greenwich Village context: essay from Modern American Poetry by Nina Miller
Fairley, Irene R. Edna St. Vincent Millay's gendered language and form: "Sonnets from an Ungrafted Tree." Style, Spring
1995. (Literary History summary)
Finch, Annie. The Poetess in America. About the "poetess" tradition and such female poets as Elinor Wylie, Sara
Teasdale, Edna St. Vincent Millay and Louise Bogan. Able Muse (ejournal) Winter 2002. (Literary History summary)
Furr, Derek. "Listening to Millay." Journal of Modern Literature. (Vol. 29). .2 (Winter 2006): p94. Literature Resource
Center. Gale. Los Angeles Public Library. 23 Nov. 2010. (LAPL login required)
Listening to Millay, Derek Furr, Journal of Modern Literature, Vol. 29, No. 2, Making Corrections (Winter, 2006), pp. 94110. (JSTOR login required)
Miller, Laura "The Siren" A light-reading introduction to Millay. "She bedded countless men (and women) and became
the most celebrated woman of her day." Salon.com, Sept. 2001. (Literary History summary)
Newcomb, John Timberman. The woman as political poet: Edna St. Vincent Millay and the mid-century canon. "The
unfavorable criticism that has been heaped on Edna St. Vincent Millay's poetry in the mid-20th century even after her
death shows the influence of critics who belittled social discourse." Criticism, Spring 1995. (Literary History summary)
Patton, John, ed. A teacher's guide for Edna St. Vincent Millay from Heath, includes brief summary of Millay's themes,
style and historical context, questions for discussion, and a secondary bibliography. (Literary History summary)
T.S. Eliot
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Academy of American Poets: T. S. Eliot - Brief biography, a small selection of poems, and links to related Eliot sites.
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2. AmericanPoems.com: T. S. Eliot - Short biography, and the poems from his first two collections: "Prufrock and Other
Observations", and "Poems". (ODP summary)
3. Donald Hall (Spring-Summer 1959). "T. S. Eliot, The Art of Poetry No. 1". Paris Review.
http://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/4738/the-art-of-poetry-no-1-t-s-eliot.
4. Recordings of Eliot reading from "Prufrock" and The Waste Land
5. T. S. Eliot - An introduction to the poet by Professor Eiichi Hishikawa, Faculty of Letters, Kobe University. (ODP
summary)
6. T.S. Eliot (1888-1965) - Biography, selected bibliography, literary criticism of some of his works. (ODP summary)
7. T.S.Eliot Hypertext Project - Annotated and non-annotated versions of Eliot's poetry, a bibliography, hyperlinks, and
background articles (ODP summary)
8. The Poet T. S. Eliot - An article on Eliot archived at Time Magazine's website--part of a feature on "the most important
people of the 20th Century." (ODP summary)
9. Thomas Stearns Eliot - Includes a biography, the Nobel lecture, and a list of works. (ODP summary)
10. What the Thunder Said - Time line, list of works, recommended resources, and links. (ODP summary)
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1920’s
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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A & E Biography – F. Scott Fitzgerald The Great American Dreamer – available from Netflix
American Storytellers - The Sensible Thing - Find information about this PBS series based on an F. Scott Fitzgerald
story. Includes biographies of F. Scott and Zelda's real relationship, which sets the framework for the story. (BOTW
summary)
Anderson, W. R. "F(rancis) Scott (Key) Fitzgerald." American Writers in Paris, 1920-1939. Ed. Karen Lane Rood.
Dictionary of Literary Biography Vol. 4. Detroit: Gale Research, 1980. Literature Resource Center. Gale. Los Angeles
Public Library. 23 Nov. 2010. (LAPL login required)
Baughman, Judith. F. Scott Fitzgerald. Detroit, Mich: Gale Group, c2000. (GHCHS library book)
Books and Writers - F. Scott Fitzgerald - Features a profile of the American short story writer and novelist born in St.
Paul, Minnesota. Includes a selected bibliography. (BOTW summary)
Brackett, Virginia. F. Scott Fitzgerald : writer of the Jazz Age. Greensboro, N.C: Morgan Reynolds Publishers, c2002
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ClassicNotes: F. Scott Fitzgerald - Find a biography of the Jazz Age author, including a chapter-by-chapter summary and
analysis of "The Great Gatsby.". (BOTW summary)
Eble, Kenneth Eugene. F. Scott Fitzgerald. Boston: Twayne Publishers, c1977 (GHCHS library book)
Evans, Julian. "An American sublime." New Statesman (1996). (Vol. 129). .4501 (28 Aug. 2000): p38. Literature Resource
Center. Gale. Los Angeles Public Library. 23 Nov. 2010. (LAPL login required)
F. Scott Fitzgerald : comprehensive research and study guide. Broomall, PA: Chelsea House, c2000 (GHCHS library book)
F. Scott Fitzgerald Centenary Home Page - At the University of South Carolina's website. Includes online texts,
biographical and bibliographical information, and much else. (ODP summary)
F. Scott Fitzgerald. New York: Chelsea House, 1985 (GHCHS library book)
F. Scott Fitzgerald. Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers, c2002 (GHCHS library book)
F. Scott Fitzgerald's 100th Birthday - Minnesota Public Radio's salute to the writer with a vignette and an essay by
Garrison Keillor. (ODP summary)
Gallo, Rose Adrienne. F. Scott Fitzgerald. New York: F. Ungar, c1978 (GHCHS library book)
Lazo, Caroline Evensen.. F. Scott Fitzgerald : voice of the Jazz Age. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner, 2003 (GHCHS library book)
Petry, Alice Hall. "Fitzgerald, F(rancis) Scott (Key) (1896-1940)." Benet's Reader's Encyclopedia of American Literature.
George B. Perkins, Barbara Perkins, and Phillip Leininger. New York: HarperCollins, 1991. p335. Literature Resource
Center. Gale. Los Angeles Public Library. 23 Nov. 2010. (LAPL login required)
Stewart, Gail. F. Scott Fitzgerald. San Diego, CA: Lucent Books, c1999 (GHCHS library book)
Tessitore, John. F. Scott Fitzgerald : the American dreamer. New York: Franklin Watts, c2001 (GHCHS library book)
The F. Scott Fitzgerald Society - Organization promotes studies of the author and features info about papers and
conferences, a biography of Fitzgerald, bibliographies, and resources. (BOTW summary)
The Literature Network - F. Scott Fitzgerald - Read a brief biography of the "Great Gatsby" author and find links to
selected online texts. (BOTW summary)USC: F. Scott Fitzgerald Centenary Home Page - The University of South
Carolina offers this site that includes online texts, biographical and bibliographical information, a chronology, quotes,
and facts. (BOTW summary)
The Sensible Thing: Biographies - Biographies on F. Scott Fitzgerald and his wife, Zelda. (ODP summary)
Ernest Hemingway
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Biography Channel Ernest Hemingway video collection
"Hemingway, Ernest (Miller)." Merriam Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature. Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster, 1995.
Literature Resource Center. Gale. Los Angeles Public Library. 23 Nov. 2010. (LAPL login required)
"Writers of the Lost Generation." Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism. Ed. Thomas J. Schoenberg and Lawrence J.
Trudeau. Vol. 178. Detroit: Gale, 2006. Literature Resource Center. Gale. Los Angeles Public Library. 23 Nov. 2010 (LAPL
login required)
Allreaders Ernest Hemingway Spotlight - Analysis of the plot, setting, characters, theme, and structure of Hemingway's
novels. (ODP summary)
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Beegel, Susan F. "Ernest Hemingway." American Short-Story Writers, 1910-1945: Second Series. Ed. Bobby Ellen Kimbel.
Dictionary of Literary Biography Vol. 102. Detroit: Gale Research, 1991. Literature Resource Center. Gale. Los Angeles
Public Library. 23 Nov. 2010 (LAPL login required)
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Bloom, Harold. Ernest Hemingway : comprehensive research and study guide. Broomall, PA: Chelsea House Publishers, c2000.
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Contemporary Literary Criticism: Ernest Hemingway - A brief profile guide to Hemingway's life. (BOTW summary)
Dolan, Marc. "'The Lost Generation' and 'Modern Life': Myth and Discourse for an American 1920s." Modern Lives: A
Cultural Re-Reading of "The Lost Generation,". West Lafayette, Ind.: Purdue University Press, 1996. 9-47. Rpt. in
Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism. Ed. Thomas J. Schoenberg and Lawrence J. Trudeau. Vol. 178. Detroit: Gale, 2006.
Literature Resource Center. Gale. Los Angeles Public Library. 23 Nov. 2010 (LAPL login required)
9. Durham, Carolyn A. "Modernism and mystery: the curious case of the Lost Generation." Twentieth Century Literature.
(Vol. 49). .1 (Spring 2003): p82. Literature Resource Center. Gale. Los Angeles Public Library. 23 Nov. 2010 (LAPL login
required)
10. English-Literature.org: Introducing Ernest Hemingway - A biographical, thematic, and critical introduction to the author.
(ODP summary)
11. Ernest Hemingway at Today in Literature - Biographical articles focusing on the creation of specific works. Requires free
registration to read full articles. (ODP summary)
12. Ernest Hemingway Collection - Archive at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library. Includes a catalog of manuscripts,
information on research grants, and more about the collection. (ODP summary)
13. Ernest Hemingway. Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers, c2003. (GHCHS Library book)
14. Ernest Hemingway: A Storyteller's Legacy - Detailed Hemingway biography written by Megan Floyd Desnoyers. (ODP
summary)
15. Ernest Hemingway: His Life and Works - Contains a chronological list of his works, an extensive biography, a suggested
reading list, and related links. (BOTW summary)
16. Hemingway Resource Center - Includes lengthy biography, bibliography, audio/video clips, FAQ, message boards and a
semiannual writing contest. (ODP summary)
17. Lyttle, Richard B. Ernest Hemingway : the life and the legend. New York: Atheneum ;, 1992. (GHCHS Library book)
18. Nagel, James. "Ernest Hemingway." American Novelists, 1910-1945. Ed. James J. Martine. Dictionary of Literary
Biography Vol. 9. Detroit: Gale Research, 1981. Literature Resource Center. Gale. Los Angeles Public Library. 23 Nov.
2010 (LAPL login required)
19. Oliver, Charles M. Ernest Hemingway A to Z : the essential reference to the life and work. New York: Checkmark Books, c1999. (GHCHS
Library book)
20. Perkins, George and Philip Young. "Hemingway, Ernest (Miller) (1899-1961)." Benet's Reader's Encyclopedia of
American Literature. George B. Perkins, Barbara Perkins, and Phillip Leininger. New York: HarperCollins, 1991. p438.
Literature Resource Center. Gale. Los Angeles Public Library. 23 Nov. 2010. (LAPL login required)
21. Reef, Catherine. Ernest Hemingway : a writer's life. Boston: Clarion Books, 2009. (GHCHS Library book)
22. Rovit, Earl H. Ernest Hemingway. New York: Twayne Publishers, [c1963] . (GHCHS Library book)
23. Shaw, Samuel. Ernest Hemingway. New York: Ungar, 1973. (GHCHS Library book)
24. The Papa Page - Presents a very detailed biography of Papa Hemingway, as well as frequently asked questions,
photographs, and related links. (BOTW summary)
25. Timeless Hemingway - Extensive resource for photos, quotes, and information on Ernest Hemingway. (ODP summary)
26. Unrue, John C. "Ernest Hemingway." Nobel Prize Laureates in Literature, Part 2. Dictionary of Literary Biography Vol.
330. Detroit: Gale, 2007. Literature Resource Center. Gale. Los Angeles Public Library. 23 Nov. 2010 (LAPL login
required).
27. Walsh, Jeffrey. "Lost Generation at War." American War Literature, 1914 to Vietnam. London: Macmillan, 1982. 79-94.
Rpt. in Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism. Ed. Thomas J. Schoenberg and Lawrence J. Trudeau. Vol. 226. Detroit:
Gale, Literature Resource Center. Gale. Los Angeles Public Library. 23 Nov. 2010 (LAPL login required)
28. Yannuzzi, Della A. Ernest Hemingway : writer and adventurer. Springfield, NJ: Enslow Publishers, c1998. (GHCHS Library book)
29. Young, Philip. "Ernest Hemingway." Ernest Hemingway. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1964. Rpt. in
Contemporary Literary Criticism. Ed. Dedria Bryfonski. Vol. 13. Detroit: Gale Research, 1980. Literature Resource
Center. Gale. Los Angeles Public Library. 23 Nov. 2010. (LAPL login required)