Phillips, Jerry

An overview of the development of American literature, examining the social, cultural, and historical contexts in which it evolved, and describing each period's trends and how it affected literary genres, writers, and works of the time. Includes timeline and glossary.

Presents a overview of the development of American literature, examining the social, cultural, and historical contexts in which it evolved, and describing each period's trends and how it affected literary genres, writers, and works of the time. Includes timeline and glossary.

Presents an overview of American literature from 1800 to 1860, examining the social, cultural, and historical contexts of the time, exploring such topics as Romanticism, Transcendentalism, and social reform and discussing such authors as Emily Dickinson, Frederick Douglass, Edgar Allan Poe, Longfellow, and more.