{"product_id":"american-literature-in-context-to-1865-paperback-softback-9781405188630","title":"American Literature in Context to 1865 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781405188630","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAmerican Literature in Context to 1865\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\"\u003eSusan Castillo (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405188630, 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\"\u003e208 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.322 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\"Joining numerous other volumes in the \"Literature in Context\" series, this is an excellent starting point for students of American literature. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-and upper-division undergraduates; general readers.\" (Choice, 1 August 2011)  \u003cp\u003e\"The book includes a transatlantic timeline featuring key literary works and historical events, in addition to suggestions for further reading and a few b\u0026amp;w art illustrations.\" (Booknews, 1 April 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In the end this book is an innovative soul within a traditional body.  It presents the historical context of American writing from a variety of perspectives within a period structure relevant to many current college courses.\" \u003ci\u003e(NBOL-19\u003c\/i\u003e, October 2010)\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\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Literature in Context to 1865\u003c\/i\u003e discusses the issues and events that engaged American writers of the period, providing original and useful readings of important literary works that demonstrate how context contributes to meaning  \u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers a range of genres including the myths, chants and songs of indigenous cultures, sermons, slave narratives, essays and the novels and poetry to 1865\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDesigned to be used alongside the major anthologies of literature from the period\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEquips students with the necessary historical context needed to understand the writings from this period\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePedagogical features include a detailed bibliography, and a transatlantic timeline, with literary works, 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\u003ePreface viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimeline of Texts and Historical Events x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Arrival of the Europeans 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEuropean Exploration and Settlement: The Anvil and the Golden Fleece 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe City on a Hill: Alternative Visions 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Colonies to Nation 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Struggle for Identity in Post-Revolutionary America 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmerican Expansion and the Transcendentalists 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Originals: Edgar Allan Poe, Herman Melville, Emily Dickinson, and Walt Whitman 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA House Divided: Abolitionism, the Women’s Movement, and the Civil War 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 180\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":52501091811608,"sku":"9781405188630","price":19.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405188630.jpg?v=1786209659","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/american-literature-in-context-to-1865-paperback-softback-9781405188630","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}