{"product_id":"american-literature-in-context-from-1865-to-1929-paperback-softback-9781405167802","title":"American Literature in Context from 1865 to 1929 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781405167802","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAmerican Literature in Context from 1865 to 1929\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePhilip R. Yannella (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405167802, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 9 July 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e168 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm, 0.263 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e“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.”  (\u003ci\u003eOxford Journals Clippings\u003c\/i\u003e, 4 May 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis 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  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eTopics include Civil War memory, the virtual re-enslavement of African-Americans after Reconstruction, and radical social movements\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on a range of documents from magazine and newspaper accounts to government reports and important non-fiction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents a contemporary history as writers might have understood it as they were writing, not as historians have interpreted it.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDesigned to be compatible with the major anthologies of literature from the period\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEquips 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\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a historical timeline, featuring key literary works, American presidents, and historical events\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eTimeline of Texts and Historical Events viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Civil War Memories 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 “A Serfdom of Poverty and Restricted Rights”: Black Americans after Emancipation 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Immigrants 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Countrysides 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Poor and the Wealthy 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 To Change America 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Culminations: From the US Entry into World War I to 1929 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 138\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literature: history \u0026amp; criticism [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literature: history \u0026amp; criticism\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literature:%20history%20\u0026amp;%20criticism%20%5BDS%5D%22\"\u003eDS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52474949697816,"sku":"9781405167802","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405167802.jpg?v=1785801698","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/american-literature-in-context-from-1865-to-1929-paperback-softback-9781405167802","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}