Oracles of Empire: Poetry, Politics, and Commerce in British America, 1690-1750

by David S. Shields

This innovative look at previously neglected poetry in British America represents a major contribution to our understanding of early American culture. Spanning the period from the Glorious Revolution (1690) to the end of King George's War (1750), this study critically reconstitutes the literature of empire in the thirteen colonies, Canada, and the West Indies by investigating over 300 texts in mixed print and manuscript sources, including poems in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226752984
• ISBN13: 9780226752983
• Release Date: September 1990
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"