| dc.description.abstract | This comprehensive history of American Literature traces its development from the earliest colonial writings of the late 1500s through to the present day. This lively, engaging and highly accessible guide: offers lucid discussions of all major influences and movements such as Puritanism, Transcendentalism, Realism, Naturalism, Modernism and Postmodernism; draws on the historical, cultural, and political contexts of key literary texts and authors; covers the whole range of American literature: prose, poetry, theatre and experimental literature; includes substantial sections on native and ethnic American literatures; explains and contextualises major events, terms and figures in American history. | |
