American Literature in Context to 1865 is the perfect companion for readers who want to familiarize themselves with the historical events and literary movements that shaped American literature from the pre-Columbian period to the endof the Civil War. Situating literary texts in their historical context, from indigenous texts to sermons, slave narratives, political tracts, novels, essays on abolition and womens rights, stories of the early frontier to poetry, Susan Castillo conveys the splendid untidiness and exuberant vitality of Americanliterature, and the ways in which many different voices with different agendas have clamoured to be heard. Includes a transatlantic timeline, featuring keyliterary works and historical events, as well as suggestions for further reading.
- ISBN: 978-1-4051-8863-0
- Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 204
- Fecha Publicación: 09/07/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés