Author: Sacvan BercovitchPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521497336
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
Multi-volume history of American literature.
The Cambridge History of American Literature: Volume 1, 1590-1820
Author: Sacvan BercovitchPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521585712
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 846
Book Description
Volume I of The Cambridge History of American Literature was originally published in 1997, and covers the colonial and early national periods and discusses the work of a diverse assemblage of authors, from Renaissance explorers and Puritan theocrats to Revolutionary pamphleteers and poets and novelists of the new republic. Addressing those characteristics that render the texts distinctively American while placing the literature in an international perspective, the contributors offer a compelling new evaluation of both the literary importance of early American history and the historical value of early American literature.
The Cambridge History of Native American Literature
Author: Melanie Benson TaylorPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108643183
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 927
Book Description
Native American literature has always been uniquely embattled. It is marked by divergent opinions about what constitutes authenticity, sovereignty, and even literature. It announces a culture beset by paradox: simultaneously primordial and postmodern; oral and inscribed; outmoded and novel. Its texts are a site of political struggle, shifting to meet external and internal expectations. This Cambridge History endeavors to capture and question the contested character of Indigenous texts and the way they are evaluated. It delineates significant periods of literary and cultural development in four sections: “Traces & Removals” (pre-1870s); “Assimilation and Modernity” (1879-1967); “Native American Renaissance” (post-1960s); and “Visions & Revisions” (21st century). These rubrics highlight how Native literatures have evolved alongside major transitions in federal policy toward the Indian, and via contact with broader cultural phenomena such, as the American Civil Rights movement. There is a balance between a history of canonical authors and traditions, introducing less-studied works and themes, and foregrounding critical discussions, approaches, and controversies.
The Cambridge History of the American Novel
Author: Leonard CassutoPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521899079
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 1271
Book Description
An authoritative and lively account of the development of the genre, by leading experts in the field.
The Cambridge History of African American Literature
Author: Maryemma GrahamPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521872170
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 861
Book Description
A major new history of the literary traditions, oral and print, of African-descended peoples in the United States.
The Cambridge History of Asian American Literature
Author: Rajini SrikanthPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316368459
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 757
Book Description
The Cambridge History of Asian American Literature presents a comprehensive history of the field, from its origins in the nineteenth century to the present day. It offers an unparalleled examination of all facets of Asian American writing that help readers to understand how authors have sought to make their experiences meaningful. Covering subjects from autobiography and Japanese American internment literature to contemporary drama and social protest performance, this History traces the development of a literary tradition while remaining grounded in current scholarship. It also presents new critical approaches to Asian American literature that will serve the needs of students and specialists alike. Written by leading scholars in the field, The Cambridge History of Asian American Literature will not only engage readers in contemporary debates but also serve as a definitive reference for years to come.
The Cambridge History of Latina/o American Literature
Author: John Morán GonzálezPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316873676
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 858
Book Description
The Cambridge History of Latina/o American Literature emphasizes the importance of understanding Latina/o literature not simply as a US ethnic phenomenon but more broadly as an important element of a trans-American literary imagination. Engaging with the dynamics of migration, linguistic and cultural translation, and the uneven distribution of resources across the Americas that characterize Latina/o literature, the essays in this History provide a critical overview of key texts, authors, themes, and contexts as discussed by leading scholars in the field. This book demonstrates the relevance of Latina/o literature for a world defined by the migration of people, commodities, and cultural expressions.
The Cambridge History of English and American Literature
Author: The Cambridge History of American Literature: Volume 8, Poetry and Criticism, 1940-1995
Author: Sacvan BercovitchPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521497336
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
Multi-volume history of American literature.
The Cambridge History of American Literature: Volume 4, Nineteenth-Century Poetry 1800-1910
Author: Sacvan BercovitchPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521301084
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
This is the first complete narrative history of nineteenth-century American poetry. Barbara Packer explores the neoclassical and satiric forms mastered by the early Federalist poets; the creative reaches of once-celebrated, and still compelling, poets like Longfellow and Whittier; the distinctive lyric forms developed by Emerson and the Transcendentalists. Shira Wolosky provides a new perspective on the achievement of female poets of the period, as well as a close appreciation of African-American poets, including the collective folk authors of the Negro spirituals. She also illuminates the major works of the period, from Poe through Melville and Crane, to Whitman and Dickinson. The authors of this volume discuss this extraordinary literary achievement both in formal terms and in its sustained engagement with changing social and cultural conditions. In doing so they recover and elucidate American poetry of the nineteenth century for our twenty-first century pleasure, profit, and renewed study.
The Cambridge History of American Literature: Volume 5, Poetry and Criticism, 1900-1950
Author: Sacvan BercovitchPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521301091
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 650
Book Description
Multi-volume history of American literature.