American Literature in Context to 1865 discusses the issues and events that engaged American writers of the period, providing original and useful readings of im

First published between 1982 and 1983, this series examines the peculiarly American cultural context out of which the nation’s literature has developed. Cover

First published between 1982 and 1983, this series examines the peculiarly American cultural context out of which the nation’s literature has developed. Cover

This book places major literary works within the context of thetopics that engaged a great number of American writers in theperiod from the end of the Civil War