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    A History of American Literature

    By Richard Gray

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    Updated throughout and with much new material, A History of American Literature, Second Edition, is the most up-to-date and comprehensive survey available of the myriad forms of American Literature from pre-Columbian times to the present.
    • The most comprehensive and up-to-date history of American literature available today
    • Covers fiction, poetry, drama, and non-fiction, as well as other forms of literature including folktale, spirituals, the detective story, the thriller, and science fiction
    • Explores the plural character of American literature, including the contributions made by African American, Native American, Hispanic and Asian American writers
    • Considers how our understanding of American literature has changed over the past?thirty years
    • Situates American literature in the contexts of American history, politics and society
    • Offers an invaluable introduction to American literature for students at all levels, academic and general readers
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWiley
    Release dateSep 23, 2011
    ISBN9781444345681
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