The Routledge introduction to American renaissance literature /
Examining the most frequently taught works by key writers of the American Renaissance, including Poe, Emerson, Fuller, Douglass, Hawthorne, Melville, Thoreau, Jacobs, Stowe, Whitman and Dickinson, this engaging and accessible book offers the crucial historical, social and political contexts in which...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
[2022]
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| Series: | Routledge introductions to American literature.
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| Summary: | Examining the most frequently taught works by key writers of the American Renaissance, including Poe, Emerson, Fuller, Douglass, Hawthorne, Melville, Thoreau, Jacobs, Stowe, Whitman and Dickinson, this engaging and accessible book offers the crucial historical, social and political contexts in which they must be studied. Larry J. Reynolds usefully groups authors together for more lively and fruitful discussion and engages with current as well as historical theoretical debates on the area. The book includes essential biographical and historical information to situate and contextualise the literature, and incorporates major relevant criticism into each chapter. Recommended readings for further study, along with a list of works cited, concludes each chapter. |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 197 pages : 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781138806542 1138806544 9781138806559 1138806552 |