The Cambridge Companion to Early American Literature

The Cambridge Companion to Early American Literature PDF Author: Bryce Traister
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108889387
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 303

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Book Description
This Companion covers American literary history from European colonization to the early republic. It provides a succinct introduction to the major themes and concepts in the field of early American literature, including new world migration, indigenous encounters, religious and secular histories, and the emergence of American literary genres. This book guides readers through important conceptual and theoretical issues, while also grounding these issues in close readings of key literary texts from early America.