Lathbury, Roger

Presents an overview of American literature from 1860 to 1910, examining the social, cultural, and historical context of the time, discussing such topics as slave narratives, naturalism and sectionalism and authors including Stephen Crane, Henry James, Mark Twain, Jack London, and more.

Presents an overview of American literature from 1910 to 1945 examining the social, cultural, and historical contexts of the time, providing information on Surrealism, Expressionism, the Harlem Renaissance, and Modernism, and including a discussion of T.S. Eliot, Langston Hughes, John Steinbeck, and more.