American Literature in Context to 1865
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American Literature in Context to 1865

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American Literature in Context to 1865

About this book

American Literature in Context to 1865 discusses the issues and events that engaged American writers of the period, providing original and useful readings of important literary works that demonstrate how context contributes to meaning
  • Covers a range of genres including the myths, chants and songs of indigenous cultures, sermons, slave narratives, essays and the novels and poetry to 1865
  • Designed to be used alongside the major anthologies of literature from the period
  • Equips students with the necessary historical context needed to understand the writings from this period
  • Pedagogical features include a detailed bibliography, and a transatlantic timeline, with literary works, and historical events

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half title page
  3. Literature in Context
  4. Title page
  5. Copyright page
  6. Dedication
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Timeline of Texts and Historical Events
  10. Chapter 1 The Arrival of the Europeans
  11. Chapter 2 European Exploration and Settlement: The Anvil and the Golden Fleece
  12. Chapter 3 The City on a Hill: Alternative Visions
  13. Chapter 4 From Colonies to Nation
  14. Chapter 5 The Struggle for Identity in Post-Revolutionary America
  15. Chapter 6 American Expansion and the Transcendentalists
  16. Chapter 7 The Originals: Edgar Allan Poe, Herman Melville, Emily Dickinson, and Walt Whitman
  17. Chapter 8 A House Divided: Abolitionism, the Women’s Movement, and the Civil War
  18. Bibliography
  19. Index