American Literature Before 1880

American Literature Before 1880 attempts to place its subject in the broadest possible international perspective. It begins with Homer looking westward, and ends with Henry James crossing the Atlantic eastwards. In between, the book examines the projection of images of the East onto an as-yet unrecognised West; the cultural consequences of Viking, Colombian, and then English migration to America; the growth and independence of the British American colonies; the key writers of the new Republic; and the development of the culture of the United States before and after the Civil War. It is intended both as an introduction for undergraduates to the richness and variety of American Literature, and as a contribution to the debate about its distinctive nature. The book therefore begins with a lengthy survey of earlier histories of American Literature.

List of contents

1. The Problem of American Literature 2. A ProtoAmerican Literature, 800BC to 1611 3. From Settlement to Revolution, 1607-1783 4. The New Republic, 1776-1826 5. Grown & Identity, 1812-1865 6. Prospects for the Great Republic, 1865-1880 Chronology Biographies Bibliography

About the author

Robert Lawson-Peebles

Summary

An accessible introduction to the richness and variety of American Literature up to 1880. This includes the early work of James and Twain, as well as Thoreau, Emily Dickinson, Poe, Cooper, Melville and Irving.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Lawson-Peebles, Lawson-Peebles Robert
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.09.2023
• EAN: 9781138436633
• ISBN: 978-1-138-43663-3
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 22 mm x 234 mm
• Weight: 740 g
• Series: Longman Literature In English Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, Literary studies: general