A Brief History of American Literature
Richard Gray (auth.)- A Brief History of American Literature offers students and general readers a concise and up-to-date history of the full range of American writing from its origins until the present day.
- Represents the only up-to-date concise history of American literature
- Covers fiction, poetry, drama and non-fiction, as well as looking at other forms of literature including folktales, spirituals, the detective story, the thriller and science fiction
- Considers how our understanding of American literature has changed over the past twenty years
- Offers students an abridged version of History of American Literature, a book widely considered the standard survey text
- Provides an invaluable introduction to the subject for students of American literature, American studies and all those interested in the literature and culture of the United States
Content:
Chapter 1 The First Americans (pages 1–45):
Chapter 2 Inventing Americas (pages 47–114):
Chapter 3 Reconstructing the Past, Reimagining the Future (pages 115–158):
Chapter 4 Making It New (pages 159–248):
Chapter 5 Negotiating the American Century (pages 249–372):
Категорії:
Рік:
2011
Видавництво:
Wiley-Blackwell
Мова:
english
Сторінки:
417
ISBN 10:
1444397605
ISBN 13:
9781444397604
Файл:
PDF, 7.48 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2011