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Vendor:

Alexander Street Press

Brief Description:

Contains almost 200 plays and more than 40,000 pages of prose and poetry predominantly by Chicano, Cuban, and Puerto Rican writers working in the United States, presented in their original language (English or Spanish).

Full Description:

Almost one-third of the database is previously unpublished material and presented for research in fields of literature, immigration, and social and labor studies. When complete, the site will contain more than 450 plays and 100,000 pages of Latino literature.

Coverage:

From the Chicano Renaissance [ca. 1960s] to the present.

Number & Type of Contents:

Complete texts of fiction, poetry, and drama by Latino authors. Includes some 19th century material but most dates from the 1960s to present.

Geographic Focus:

United States

Tools Available:

An extensive help menu is available.

Formats:

Electronic Resource

Type:

Primary Sources

Subjects:

American Studies, Arts & Humanities, English, General & Multidisciplinary, Spanish, Theatre, Women's Studies

Liaison:

S. Skekloff

URL:

http://asp6new.alexanderstreet.com/lali