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Annual Bibliography of Studies in Western American Literature Editor: Virgil R. Albertini, Northwest Missouri State University Staff: Dolores A. Albertini, Maryville, Missouri; Robert J. Brophy, Cali­ fornia State University, Long Beach; Thomas J. Lyon and Charlotte Wright, Utah State University; Carol Petersen, University of NebraskaLincoln ; Richard D. Keller, Emporia State University. Authors of books and articles are encouraged to call our attention to items for inclusion in the bibliography. Abbey, Edward. Ronald, Ann. “The Nevada Scene through Edward Abbey’s Eyes.” Nevada Historical Society Quarterly, 27 (Spring 1984), 3-12. Tatum, Stephen. “Closing and Opening Western American Fiction: The Reader in The Brave Cowboy.” Western American Literature, 19 (Novem­ ber 1984), 187-203. Atwood, Margaret. Fink, Thomas A. “Atwood’s ‘Tricks with Mirrors.’” Explicator, 43 (Winter 1985), 60-62. Austin, Mary. Gelfant, Blanche FI. “ ‘Lives’of Women Writers: Cather, Austin, Porter/and Willa, Mary, Katherine Anne.” Novel: A Forum on Fiction, 18 (Fall 1984), 64— 80. Bedichek, Roy. Graves, John. “The Old Guard: Dobie, Webb, and Bedichek.” In The Texas Literary Tradition. Eds. Don Graham, James W. Lee, and William T. Pilkington. Austin: The University of Texas, 1983, pp. 16-25. Bibliography. Albertini, Virgil R. “Annual Bibliography of Studies in Western American Literature.” Western American Literature, 19 (February 1985), 285-302. Avila, Wanda. Jean Stafford, A Comprehensive Bibliography. New York: Garland, 1983. Brooker-Bowers, Nancy. The Hollywood Novel and other Novels about Film, 1912-1982: An Annotated Bibliography. New York: Garland, 1985. Cannon, Brian Q. and Caryn M. Davis. “A List of Dissertations: Literature and the Arts.” Western Historical Quarterly, 16 (July 1985), 330. Clements, William M. and Frances M. Malpezzi. Native American Folklore, 1879-1979: An Annotated Bibliography. Athens: Ohio University Press/ Swallow Press, 1984. 316 Western American Literature Colonnese, Tom and Louis Owens. American Indian Novelists: An Annotated Critical Bibliography. New York: Garland, 1985. Cracroft, Richard H. “Research in Western American Literature.” Western American Literature, 19 (February 1985), 303-307. Gohdes, Clarence and Sanford E. Marovitz. Bibliographical Guide to the Study of the Literature of the U.S.A., Fifth Edition. Durham: Duke Uni­ versity Press, 1984. Hayashi, Tetsumaro. A New Steinbeck Bibliography, 1971-1983. Metuchen, New Jersey: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1983. Heckman, Marlin L. Overland on the California Trail, 1846-1859: A Bibli­ ography of Manuscripts and Printed Travel Narratives. Glendale, Cali­ fornia: Arthur H. Clark Co., 1984. “Recent Articles: Literature and the Arts.” Western Historical Quarterly, 16 (January 1985), 113-114. “Recent Articles: Literature and the Arts.” Western Historical Quarterly, 16 (April 1985), 232. “Recent Articles: Literature and the Arts.” Western Historical Quarterly, 16 (July 1985), 362-363. Richards, John Thomas. Rawhide Laureate: John G. Neihardt, A Selected, Annotated Bibliography. Metuchen, New Jersey: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1983. Underwood, June O. “Plains Women, History, and Literature: A Selected Bibliography.” Heritage of the Great Plains, 16 (Summer 1983), 41-46. Bierce, Ambrose. Cheatham, George and Judy Cheatham. “Bierce’s An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge.” Explicator, 53 (Fall 1984), 45. Davidson, Cathy N. The Experimental Fictions of Ambrose Bierce: Structur­ ing the Ineffable. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1984. Grenander, M. E., “ ‘Five Blushes, Ten Shudders and a Vomit’: Mark Twain on Ambrose Bierce’s Nuggets and Dust.'” American Literary Realism 1870-1910, 17 (Autumn 1984), 169-179. Bly, Robert. Davis, William V. “ ‘In a Low Voice to Someone He is Sure is Listening’: Robert Bly’sRecent Poems in Prose.” The Midwest Quarterly, 25 (Winter 1984), 148-156. Brautigan, Richard. Chenetier, Marc. Richard Brautigan. New York: Methuen, 1983. Cleary, Michael. “Richard Brautigan’s Gold Nib: Artistic Independence in Trout Fishing in America.” The English Record, 35 (Second Quarter, 1984), 18-20. Butcher, SolomonD. Carter, John E. “Solomon Butcher’s Pioneers.” National History, 94 (Sep­ tember 1985),44-51. Annual Bibliography 317 Cantwell, Robert. Lewis, Merrill. Robert Cantwell. Boise State University Western Writers Series, 1985. Cary,William. Ladner, Mildred D. “William Cary.” American History Illustrated, 20 (March 1985), 33-37. Cather, Willa. Arnold, Marilyn. “Cather’s Last Three Stories: A Testament of Life and Endurance.” Great Plains Quarterly, 4 (Fall 1984), 238-44. Baker, Bruce P., II. “The Professor’sHouse: An Early Source.” Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial Newsletter, 24 (Summer 1985), 13-14. Bennett, Mildred R. “Willa...

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