A Brief History of American Literature
Book Details
Author(s)
Richard Gray
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN / ASIN
1405192313
ISBN-13
9781405192316
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Description
- A Brief History of American Literature offers students and general readers a concise and up-to-date history of the full range of American writing from its origins until the present day.Â
- Represents the only up-to-date concise history of American literatureÂ
- Covers fiction, poetry, drama and non-fiction, as well as looking at other forms of literature including folktales, spirituals, the detective story, the thriller and science fiction
- Considers how our understanding of American literature has changed over the past twenty years
- Offers students an abridged version of History of American Literature, a book widely considered the standard  survey textÂ
- Provides an invaluable introduction to the subject for students of American literature, American studies and all those interested in the literature and culture of the United States
