| Description |
xviii, 185 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Literature in context
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Literature in context (Wiley-Blackwell (Firm))
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Situates literary texts in their historical context, from the myths, chants and songs of indigenous cultures, to sermons, slave narratives, political tracts, essays on abolition and women's rights, to stories of the early frontier and poetry--to 1865. |
| Contents |
The arrival of the Europeans -- European exploration and settlement: The anvil and the golden fleece -- The city on a hill: alternative visions -- From colonies to nation -- The struggle for identity in post-revolutionary America -- American expansion and the Transcendentalists -- The originals: Edgar Allan Poe, Herman Melville, Emily Dickinson, and Walt Whitman -- A house divided: abolitionism, the women's movement, and The civil war. |
| Subject |
American literature -- History and criticism.
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American literature. |
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National characteristics, American, in literature.
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National characteristics, American, in literature. |
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Literature and history -- United States.
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Literature and history. |
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United States. |
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American literature.
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| ISBN |
9781405188647 alkaline paper |
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1405188642 alkaline paper |
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9781405188630 paperback alkaline paper |
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1405188634 paperback alkaline paper |
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