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American Literature Before 1880. (Longman Literature In English Series)
American Literature Before 1880 - Longman Literature In English Series
Author: Robert Lawson-Peebles
This is an accessible introduction to American literature before 1880 that places that literature in the broadest possible international perspective. It is intended both as an introduction to the richness and variety of American Literature and as a contribution to the debate about its distinctive nature. American Literature Befo...  more »Begins with Homer looking westward and ends with Henry James crossing the Atlantic eastwards. It examines the projection of images of the East onto an as-yet unrecognized West, looks at the cultural consequences of Viking, Colombian, and then English migration to America, and explores the growth and independence of the British American colonies. Robert Lawson-Peebles looks at the key writers of the new Republic and discusses the development of the culture of the United States before and after the Civil War. For those interested in the development of American literature.
ISBN-13: 9780582495227
ISBN-10: 0582495229
Publication Date: 12/18/2003
Pages: 352
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Publisher: Longman
Book Type: Paperback
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