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Description:The ninth volume of The New Pelican Guide to English Literature comprises a complete account of American literature from its colonial origins to the heterogeneous, distinctive voices of today. The first part of the book, which includes an essay on the relevant social and historical context, takes the reader from James Fenimore Cooper, the first American to achieve international status as a novelist, through to the early twentieth century and the works of Henry James and Edith Wharton and includes, among others, essays on Hawthorne, Poe, Melville, Mark Twain and Whitman. The section on the Modern Age goes on to discuss the work of dramatists from Eugene O'Neill to Edward Albee, novelists from William Faulkner to Saul Bellow and poets from Robert Frost to Allen Ginsberg. With additional essays on ethnic literature, the future of literature and the role of the publisher and critic in American society, this volume, with its detailed bibliography, provides a comprehensive overview, past and present.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with American Literature. To get started finding American Literature, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 798

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Penguin Books

Release: 1991

ISBN: 0140138153

Description: The ninth volume of The New Pelican Guide to English Literature comprises a complete account of American literature from its colonial origins to the heterogeneous, distinctive voices of today. The first part of the book, which includes an essay on the relevant social and historical context, takes the reader from James Fenimore Cooper, the first American to achieve international status as a novelist, through to the early twentieth century and the works of Henry James and Edith Wharton and includes, among others, essays on Hawthorne, Poe, Melville, Mark Twain and Whitman. The section on the Modern Age goes on to discuss the work of dramatists from Eugene O'Neill to Edward Albee, novelists from William Faulkner to Saul Bellow and poets from Robert Frost to Allen Ginsberg. With additional essays on ethnic literature, the future of literature and the role of the publisher and critic in American society, this volume, with its detailed bibliography, provides a comprehensive overview, past and present.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with American Literature. To get started finding American Literature, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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