This book is a comprehensive study of the history of American literature from the pre-Columbian era to the contemporary period. It analyzes the formation and development of American literature through five major periods: literature before and during the Colonial and Revolutionary periods; the formation of American literature from 1800 to 1865; the development of literature from 1865 to 1900; the emergence of modern American literature from 1900 to 1945; and American literature from 1945 to the present. The author examines various genres such as poetry, novels, fiction, drama, non-fiction, folklore, spirituals, detective stories, and science fiction, placing the works within the historical, political, social context and the transformations of American identity.

Ngôn ngữ:	eng
Tác giả:	Gray, Richard
Thông tin nhan đề:	A History of American Literature, Second Edition
Nhà xuất bản:	Willey
Loại hình:	Giáo trình sách, tham khảo / Bộ sưu tập: Ngoại ngữ
Mô tả vật lý:	927p.
Năm xuất bản:	2012