A Short History of American Literature
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Originally published in 1924, this book presents a historical guide to American literature, from the colonial era through to the late nineteenth century. The text is broad in scope, incorporating studies of philosophical, historical and political writers, alongside detailed accounts of key literary figures such as Poe and Whitman. A comprehensive bibliography is also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in literary criticism and the history of American literature.
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- Date Published: October 2015
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781107554207
- length: 446 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 152 x 25 mm
- weight: 0.65kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Introduction Carl van Doren
Part I. Colonial Writers:
1. Edwards Paul Elmer More
2. Franklin Stuart P. Sherman
Part II. Knickerbocker Writers:
3. Irving George Haven Putnam
4. Bryant William Ellery Leonard
5. Cooper Carl van Doren
Part III. Poe Killis Campbell
Part IV. Transcendentalists:
6. Emerson Paul Elmer More
7. Hawthorne John Erskine
8. Thoreau Archibald MacMechan
Part V. Poets, Essayists, Romancers:
9. Longfellow William Peterfield Trent
10. Whittier William Morton Payne
11. Holmes Brander Matthews
12. Lowell Ashley H. Thorndike
13. Melville Carl van Doren
14. Mrs Stowe Carl van Doren
Part VI. Lincoln Nathaniel Wright Stephenson
Part VII. Whitman Emory Holloway
Part VIII. The New Nation:
15. Mark Twain Stuart P. Sherman
16. Howells Carl van Doren
17. Henry James Joseph Warren Beach
18. Lanier Dudley Howe Miles
19. Harris C. Alphonso Smith
Part IX. The Short Story:
20. Irving, Hawthorne, Poe, Mrs Cooke, O'Brien, Hale, Henry James, Harte, Miss Woolson, Miss Jewett, Cable, Aldrich, Stockton, Bunner, Bierce, Miss Murfree, Harris, Johnston, Garland, Mrs Freeman, Mrs Chopin, Smith, London, Davis, O. Henry Fred Lewis Pattee
Part X. Historians and Scholars:
21. Prescott Ruth Putnam
22. Motley Ruth Putnam
23. Parkman John Spencer Bassett
24. Henry Adams John Spencer Bassett
25. Ticknor Samuel Lee Wolff
26. Whitney Samuel Lee Wolff
Part XI. Preachers and Philosophers:
27. Beecher Samuel Lee Wolff
28. Brooks Ambrose White Vernon
29. Royce Morris R. Cohen
30. William James Morris R. Cohen
Part XII. The English Language in America Harry Morgan Ayres
Bibliographical notes
Index.
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