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Comp Literatures of Colonial America
Contributor(s): Castillo (Author), Schweitzer (Author)
ISBN: 1405112913     ISBN-13: 9781405112918
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
OUR PRICE:   $255.50  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: October 2005
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Annotation: Consisting of more than 30 original essays by leading scholars in the field, this" Companion" provides a broad introduction to Colonial American literatures. The volume situates texts in their various historical and cultural contexts, including colonialism, imperialism, diaspora, and nation formation. In particular, it brings out the comparative, hemispheric and transatlantic nature of the writing of this period, and highlights the interactions between non-scribal native groups and Europeans that helped to shape early American writing.


The "Companion" is divided into four main sections: the opening section on issues and methods covers a wide range of approaches to defining and reading early American writing; the second section, entitled "New World Encounters," considers the interactions between cultural groups during the early centuries of exploration; the third section on identities looks at the development of regional spheres of influence in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries; while the final section considers major genres and writers of the period in a series of "Cross-Cultural Conversations."


The "Companion" is designed to be used alongside Castillo and Schweitzer's The Literatures of Colonial America: An Anthology (Blackwell Publishing, 2001).
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | American - General
Dewey: 810.900
LCCN: 2004029749
Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture (Hardcover)
Physical Information: 1.59" H x 7.14" W x 9.96" (2.41 lbs) 628 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 17th Century
- Chronological Period - 18th Century
 
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Publisher Description:
This broad introduction to Colonial American literatures brings out the comparative and transatlantic nature of the writing of this period and highlights the interactions between native, non-scribal groups, and Europeans that helped to shape early American writing.
  • Situates the writing of this period in its various historical and cultural contexts, including colonialism, imperialism, diaspora, and nation formation.
  • Highlights interactions between native, non-scribal groups and Europeans during the early centuries of exploration.
  • Covers a wide range of approaches to defining and reading early American writing.
  • Looks at the development of regional spheres of influence in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
  • Serves as a vital adjunct to Castillo and Schweitzer's 'The Literatures of Colonial America: An Anthology' (Blackwell Publishing, 2001).