The Oxford Companion to American Literature explained

The Oxford Companion to American Literature by James D. Hart is one of the Oxford Companions series published by the Oxford University Press, Oxford and New York. The Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature, by James D. Hart (an abridged version of the 5th ed., 1983) was published in 1986.

Editions

• First, 1941
• Second, 1948
• Third, 1956
• Fourth, 1965
• Fifth, 1983^[1] with revisions and additions by Phillip W. Leininger
• Sixth, 12 October 1995, with revisions and additions by Phillip W. Leininger

Notes and References

1. Book: The Oxford Companion to American Literature. MELUS. 11. 1. James D. Hart. 1984. 103–105. Oxford University Press. 978-0195030747. 466945. 10.2307/466945.