American Literature in Context from 1865 to 1929

Philip R. Yannella (Author)

9781405167802, Wiley

Paperback / softback, published 9 July 2010

168 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm, 0.263 kg

“American Literature in Context to 1865 can be a key critical reading for various antebellum literature courses, as well as for other members of her targeted ‘widest possible audience’seeking to deepen their knowledge of various early American literary moments.”  (Oxford Journals Clippings, 4 May 2012)

This book places major literary works within the context of the topics that engaged a great number of American writers in the period from the end of the Civil War to the beginning of the Great Depression

• Topics include Civil War memory, the virtual re-enslavement of African-Americans after Reconstruction, and radical social movements
• Draws on a range of documents from magazine and newspaper accounts to government reports and important non-fiction
• Presents a contemporary history as writers might have understood it as they were writing, not as historians have interpreted it.
• Designed to be compatible with the major anthologies of literature from the period
• Equips students and general readers with the necessary historical context needed to understand the writings from this period and provides original and useful readings that demonstrate how context contributes to meaning
• Includes a historical timeline, featuring key literary works, American presidents, and historical events

Timeline of Texts and Historical Events viii

Subject Areas: Literature: history & criticism [DS]