The Cambridge History of American Literature: Volume 1, 1590-1820

by Sacvan Bercovitch

Book Overview

The Cambridge History of American Literature addresses the spectrum of new and established directions in American writing. An interdisciplinary distillation of American literary history, it weds the voice of traditional criticism with the diversity of interests that characterize contemporary literary studies. Volume 1 covers the colonial and early national periods, discussing authors ranging from Renaissance explorers to the poets and novelists of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521585716
• ISBN13: 9780521585712
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 829 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.2" x 9.0"