{"product_id":"a-short-history-of-american-literature-paperback-9781107554207","title":"A Short History of American Literature (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107554207","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Short History of American Literature\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOriginally published in 1924, this book presents a historical guide to American literature, from the colonial era through to the late nineteenth century.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam Peterfield Trent (Edited by), John Erskine (Edited by), Stuart P. Sherman (Edited by), Carl Van Doren (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107554207, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 October 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e446 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.65 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eOriginally 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction Carl van Doren\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Colonial Writers: 1. Edwards Paul Elmer More\u003cbr\u003e 2. Franklin Stuart P. Sherman\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Knickerbocker Writers: 3. Irving George Haven Putnam\u003cbr\u003e 4. Bryant William Ellery Leonard\u003cbr\u003e 5. Cooper Carl van Doren\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Poe Killis Campbell\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Transcendentalists: 6. Emerson Paul Elmer More\u003cbr\u003e 7. Hawthorne John Erskine\u003cbr\u003e 8. Thoreau Archibald MacMechan\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Poets, Essayists, Romancers: 9. Longfellow William Peterfield Trent\u003cbr\u003e 10. Whittier William Morton Payne\u003cbr\u003e 11. Holmes Brander Matthews\u003cbr\u003e 12. Lowell Ashley H. Thorndike\u003cbr\u003e 13. Melville Carl van Doren\u003cbr\u003e 14. Mrs Stowe Carl van Doren\u003cbr\u003e Part VI. Lincoln Nathaniel Wright Stephenson\u003cbr\u003e Part VII. Whitman Emory Holloway\u003cbr\u003e Part VIII. The New Nation: 15. Mark Twain Stuart P. Sherman\u003cbr\u003e 16. Howells Carl van Doren\u003cbr\u003e 17. Henry James Joseph Warren Beach\u003cbr\u003e 18. Lanier Dudley Howe Miles\u003cbr\u003e 19. Harris C. Alphonso Smith\u003cbr\u003e 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\u003cbr\u003e Part X. Historians and Scholars: 21. Prescott Ruth Putnam\u003cbr\u003e 22. Motley Ruth Putnam\u003cbr\u003e 23. Parkman John Spencer Bassett\u003cbr\u003e 24. Henry Adams John Spencer Bassett\u003cbr\u003e 25. Ticknor Samuel Lee Wolff\u003cbr\u003e 26. Whitney Samuel Lee Wolff\u003cbr\u003e Part XI. Preachers and Philosophers: 27. Beecher Samuel Lee Wolff\u003cbr\u003e 28. Brooks Ambrose White Vernon\u003cbr\u003e 29. Royce Morris R. Cohen\u003cbr\u003e 30. William James Morris R. Cohen\u003cbr\u003e Part XII. The English Language in America Harry Morgan Ayres\u003cbr\u003e Bibliographical notes\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006132113688,"sku":"9781107554207","price":27.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107554207i_3770bdb3-c1f3-46dd-87bc-6f6e99c960bd.jpg?v=1696755449","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-short-history-of-american-literature-paperback-9781107554207","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}