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The Cambridge History of American Literature, Volume 1: 1590-1820

Sacvan Bercovitch

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The Cambridge History of American Literature addresses the spectrum of new and established directions in American writing. An interdisciplinary distillation of American literary history, it weds the voice of traditional criticism with the diversity of interests that characterize contemporary literary studies. Volume 1 covers the colonial and early national periods, discussing authors ranging from Renaissance explorers to the poets and novelists of the new republic. It should prove an indispensable guide for scholars and students in the fields of English and American literatures and American history.

Language: English

Pages: 846

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: January 28, 1997

ISBN: 0521585716

ISBN 13: 9780521585712

The Cambridge History of American Literature, Volume 1: 1590-1820

Sacvan Bercovitch

4.2/5 ( ratings)

The Cambridge History of American Literature addresses the spectrum of new and established directions in American writing. An interdisciplinary distillation of American literary history, it weds the voice of traditional criticism with the diversity of interests that characterize contemporary literary studies. Volume 1 covers the colonial and early national periods, discussing authors ranging from Renaissance explorers to the poets and novelists of the new republic. It should prove an indispensable guide for scholars and students in the fields of English and American literatures and American history.

Language: English

Pages: 846

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: January 28, 1997

ISBN: 0521585716

ISBN 13: 9780521585712

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