american literature

Study of American writing and how it evolved into a literary form while addressing the cultural and social issues of the time.

Works of Afro-American women writers reflect the climate of their period in American history.

A new historicist approach to F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" that analyzes several aspects of the classic novel in the context of American history and attitudes at the time the novel was written.

Examines the life of nineteenth-century American author Nathaniel Hawthorne and discusses the historical context, plot, themes, characters, and literary analysis of his novel, "The Scarlet Letter.".