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Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester, West Sussex [u.a.]
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. It covers fiction, poetry, drama and non-fiction, as well as...
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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. It 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; and offers an abridged version of History of American Literature.
Electronic reproduction; Mode of access: World Wide Web
Front MatterThe First Americans -- Inventing Americas -- Reconstructing the Past, Reimagining the Future -- Making It New -- Negotiating the American Century -- Index.
The first Americans: American literature during the colonial and revolutionary periodsInventing Americas: the making of American literature 1800-1865 -- Reconstructing the past, reimagining the future: the development of American literature 1865-1900 -- Making it new: the emergence of modern American literature 1900-1945 -- Negotiating the American century: American literature since 1945.