The American Tradition in Literature (Volume 1)

This is the anthology with which all others must be compared. Its first edition set standards of scholarship, selection, design - and success. The second edition was even more widely accepted. In this third edition, the standards are higher than ever. It contains more than 400 pages of new selections - from Edward Taylor to Adrienne Rich. It vastly increases the scope of the modern period, treating our century as much more than a mere glamorous appendage. It so enlarges representation of major authors that it can be favorably compared to any "major authors" anthology. It continues to emphasize literature.