TY - SER TI - American Literature SN - 00029831 AV - http://www.jstor.org/subject/americanstudies CY - JSTOR KW - American Studies N2 - Since its inception, American Literature (AL) has been regarded as the preeminent periodical in its field. Written by established scholars as well as the newest and brightest young critics, AL's thought-provoking essays cover a broad spectrum of periods and genres and employ a wide range of methodological and theoretical approaches--the best in American literary criticism ER -