A History of American Literature

he First Americans: American Literature Before and During the Colonial and Revolutionary Periods; Inventing Americas: The Making of American Literature, 1800–1865,Reconstructing the Past, Reimagining the Future: The Development of American Literature, 1865–1900;Making It New: The Emergence of Modern American Literature, 1900–1945;Negotiating the American Century: American Literature since 1945

A History of American Literature

Richard Gray

Willey Blackwell

2008

Abstract

Updated throughout and with much new material, A History of American Literature, Second Edition, is the most up-to-date and comprehensive survey available of the myriad forms of American Literature from pre-Columbian times to the present.

The most comprehensive and up-to-date history of American literature available today
Covers fiction, poetry, drama, and non-fiction, as well as other forms of literature including folktale, spirituals, the detective story, the thriller, and science fiction
Explores the plural character of American literature, including the contributions made by African American, Native American, Hispanic and Asian American writers
Considers how our understanding of American literature has changed over the past?thirty years
Situates American literature in the contexts of American history, politics and society
Offers an invaluable introduction to American literature for students at all levels, academic and general readers

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

The First Americans: American Literature Before and During the Colonial and Revolutionary Periods 1
Inventing Americas: The Making of American Literature, 1800–1865
Reconstructing the Past, Reimagining the Future: The Development of American Literature, 1865–1900
Making It New: The Emergence of Modern American Literature, 1900–1945
Negotiating the American Century: American Literature since 1945