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American literature in context to 1865 / Susan Castillo.

By: Series: Literature in context (Wiley-Blackwell (Firm))Publication details: Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.Description: xviii, 185 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781405188647 (alk. paper)
  • 1405188642 (alk. paper)
  • 9781405188630 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 1405188634 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 810.9/973 22
LOC classification:
  • PS88 .C43 2011
Contents:
The arrival of the Europeans -- European exploration and settlement: The anvil and the golden fleece -- The city on a hill: alternative visions -- From colonies to nation -- The struggle for identity in post-revolutionary America -- American expansion and the Transcendentalists -- The originals: Edgar Allan Poe, Herman Melville, Emily Dickinson, and Walt Whitman -- A house divided: abolitionism, the women's movement, and The civil war.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The arrival of the Europeans -- European exploration and settlement: The anvil and the golden fleece -- The city on a hill: alternative visions -- From colonies to nation -- The struggle for identity in post-revolutionary America -- American expansion and the Transcendentalists -- The originals: Edgar Allan Poe, Herman Melville, Emily Dickinson, and Walt Whitman -- A house divided: abolitionism, the women's movement, and The civil war.

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