Writers of the American Renaissance - An A-to-Z Guide (Hardcover)

The American literary canon has undergone revision and expansion in recent years, and our notions of the 19th-century renaissance have been reevaluated. Mainstream anthologies have been revised to reflect the expanding literary canon, yet resources for readers have remained widely scattered. This book expands earlier definitions of the 19th-century American Renaissance as represented by canonical writers such as Emerson and Poe, covering writers who published popular fiction and dominated the literary marketplace of the day. Included is generous coverage of women writers and writers of color. The volume provides alphabetically arranged entries for more than 70 writers of the period, including Louisa May Alcott, Emily Dickinson, Frederick Douglass, Margaret Fuller, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Henry David Thoreau, Walt Whitman, and many more. Each entry was written by an expert contributor and includes a brief biography, a discussion of major works and themes, a survey of the writer's critical reception, and primary and secondary bibliographies.

General

Imprint:	Greenwood Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2003
First published:	December 2003
Authors:	Denise Knight
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 34mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	472
ISBN-13:	978-0-313-32140-5
Categories:	Books Promotions
LSN:	0-313-32140-X
Barcode:	9780313321405

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