History and criticism 96 American literature 67 General 57 LITERARY CRITICISM 53 History 50 Criticism and interpretation 45 American 42 Literature 18 American fiction 16 Authors, American 16 In literature 16 Sea stories, American 13 Literatur 10 Novelists, American 9 Social aspects 9 American poetry 8 English literature 8 HISTORY 8 Whaling in literature 8 Histoire 7 Literature and society 7 Whaling 7 Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) 6 Intellectual life 6 Whales 6 Whales in literature 6 African Americans 5 Influence 5 Literary 5 Mentally ill 5