19th Century American History - General and Miscellaneous, 19th Century American Literature - Literary Criticism, Literary Criticism - U.S. Fiction & Prose Literature - Colonial Literature, 18th Century American History - Social Aspects

The Cambridge Introduction To Early American Literature

Name: The Cambridge Introduction To Early American Literature
Author: Emory Elliott
ISBN: 9780521817172

by Emory Elliott

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Overview

Presenting a literary history of American writing (from 1492 to 1820) and a concise social and cultural history, Emory Elliott traces the impact of race, gender, and ethnic conflict on early American culture. He explores the centrality of American Puritanism in the formation of a distinctively American literature. This highly comprehensive study is essential reading for students of the literature, history and culture of early America.

Synopsis

A literary history of American writing between 1492 and
1820.

About the Author, Emory Elliott

Emory Elliott is University Professor of the University of California, Distinguished Professor of English at the University of California at Riverside, and Director of the Center for Ideas and Society.