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A Brief History of American Literature
Contributor(s): Gray, Richard J. (Author)
ISBN: 1405192313     ISBN-13: 9781405192316
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
OUR PRICE:   $114.79  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: February 2011
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BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | American - General
Dewey: 810.9
LCCN: 2010035339
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.9" W x 9.7" (1.95 lbs) 420 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
  • A Brief History of American Literature offers students and general readers a concise and up-to-date history of the full range of American writing from its origins until the present day.
  • Represents the only up-to-date concise history of American literature
  • Covers fiction, poetry, drama and non-fiction, as well as looking at other forms of literature including folktales, spirituals, the detective story, the thriller and science fiction
  • Considers how our understanding of American literature has changed over the past twenty years
  • Offers students an abridged version of History of American Literature, a book widely considered the standard survey text
  • Provides an invaluable introduction to the subject for students of American literature, American studies and all those interested in the literature and culture of the United States