A history of American literature
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A history of American literature
Blackwell Pub., 2004
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ISBN 9780631221340
Description
This major new history of American literature from pre-Columbian times to the present is written in an informed but accessible style by one of the leading authorities in the field. While paying attention to the full range of fiction, poetry, drama and non-fiction that has been incorporated into the mainstream literary canon, it also looks at other forms, including oral literature, folktales, spirituals, the blues, the western, the detective story, the thriller, and science fiction. All this writing is placed in the context of American social and cultural history both before and after the formation of the United States. Taking account of the radical changes that have occurred in our understanding of American literature over the past 30 years, this book concentrates above all on the plural character of culture in the United States, the conflicting forces at work in its history, and the continuing acts of imagination that constitute the making of this nation.
Table of Contents
PART I: The First Americans: American Literature Before And During The Colonial And Revolutionary Periods:1. Imagining Eden2. Native American Oral Traditions3. Spanish And French Encounters With America4. Anglo-American Encounters5. Writing Of The Colonial And Revolutionary Periods:Puritan narrativesChallenges to the Puritan oligarchySome Colonial poetryEnemies within and withoutTrends towards the secular and resistanceTowards the RevolutionAlternative voices of RevolutionWriting Revolution: Poetry, drama, fiction PART II: Inventing Americas: The Making Of American Literature 1800-1865:6. Making a Nation7. The Making Of American Myths:Myths of an emerging nationThe making of Western mythThe making of Southern mythLegends of the Old Southwest8. The Making Of American Selves:The TranscendentalistsVoices of African American identity9. The Making Of Many Americas:Native American writingOral culture of the Hispanic SouthwestAfrican American polemic and poetryAbolitionist and pro-slavery writingAbolitionism and feminismAfrican American writing9. The Making Of American Fiction And Poetry:The emergence of American narrativesWomen writers and storytellersSpirituals and folk songsAmerican poetic voices PART III: Reconstructing The Past, Reimagining The Future: The Development Of American Literature 1865-1900:10. Rebuilding a Nation11. The Development Of Literary Regionalisms:From Adam to outsiderRegionalism in the West and MidwestAfrican American and Native American voicesRegionalism in New EnglandRegionalism in the South12. The Development Of Literary Realism And Naturalism:Capturing the commonplaceCapturing the real thingTowards naturalism13. The Development Of Women's Writing:Writing by African American womenWriting and the condition of women14. The Development Of Many Americas:Things fall apartVoices of resistanceVoices of reformThe immigrant encounter PART IV: Making It New: The Emergence Of Modern American Literature 1900-1945:15. Changing National Identities16. Between Victorianism And Modernism:The problem of raceBuilding bridges: Women writersCritiques of American provincial lifePoetry and the search for form17. The Inventions Of Modernism:Imagism, Vorticism and ObjectivismMaking it new in poetryMaking it new in proseMaking it new in drama18. Traditionalism, Politics And Prophecy:The uses of traditionalismPopulism and radicalismProphetic voices19. Community and Identity:Immigrant writingNative American voicesThe literature of the New Negro movement and beyond20. Mass Culture And The Writer:Western, detective and hardboiled fictionHumorous writingFiction and popular culture PART V: Negotiating The American Century: American Literature Since 1945:21. Towards a Transnational Nation22. Formalists And Confessionals:From the mythological eye to the lonely 'I' in poetryFrom formalism to freedom in poetryThe uses of formalismConfessional poetryNew formalists, new confessionals23. Public and Private Histories:Documentary and dream in proseContested identities in proseCrossing borders: Some women prose writers24. Beats, Prophets And Aesthetes:Rediscovering the American voice: The Black Mountain writersRestoring the American vision: The San Francisco renaissanceRecreating American rhythms: The beat generationReinventing the American self: The New York poetsResisting orthodoxy: Dissent and experiment in fiction25. The Art And Politics Of Race:Defining a new black aestheticDefining a new black identity in proseDefining a new black identity in dramaTelling impossible stories: Recent African American fiction26. Realism And Its Discontents:Confronting the real, stretching the realistic in dramaNew Journalists and dirty realists27. Language And GenreWatching nothing: Postmodernity in proseThe actuality of words: Postmodern poetrySigns and scenes of crime, science fiction and fantasy28. Creating New Americas:Dreaming history: European immigrant writingRemapping a nation: Chicano/a and Latino/a writingImprovising America: Asian American writingNew and ancient songs: The return of the Native AmericanFurther ReadingIndex
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: pbk ISBN 9780631221357
Description
This major new history of American literature from pre-Columbian times to the present is written in an informed but accessible style by one of the leading authorities in the field. This is a major new one-volume history of American literature from pre-Columbian times to the present. It is extremely broad-ranging, taking in Native American, Anglo American, African American, Asian American and Hispanic American literature. This book: covers oral literature, folktales, spirituals, the blues, the western, the detective story, the thriller and science fiction, as well as canonical literature; relates the history of American literature to American social and cultural history; takes account of changes in critical and theoretical debates about literature in the last 30 years; and, is written by a leading international authority on American literature.
Table of Contents
PART I: The First Americans: American Literature Before And During The Colonial And Revolutionary Periods:.1. Imagining Eden.2. Native American Oral Traditions.3. Spanish And French Encounters With America.4. Anglo-American Encounters.5. Writing Of The Colonial And Revolutionary Periods:.Puritan narratives.Challenges to the Puritan oligarchy.Some Colonial poetry.Enemies within and without.Trends towards the secular and resistance.Towards the Revolution.Alternative voices of Revolution.Writing Revolution: Poetry, drama, fiction.PART II: Inventing Americas: The Making Of American Literature 1800-1865:.6. Making a Nation.7. The Making Of American Myths:.Myths of an emerging nation.The making of Western myth.The making of Southern myth.Legends of the Old Southwest.8. The Making Of American Selves:.The Transcendentalists.Voices of African American identity.9. The Making Of Many Americas:.Native American writing.Oral culture of the Hispanic Southwest.African American polemic and poetry.Abolitionist and pro-slavery writing.Abolitionism and feminism.African American writing.9. The Making Of American Fiction And Poetry:.The emergence of American narratives.Women writers and storytellers.Spirituals and folk songs.American poetic voices.PART III: Reconstructing The Past, Reimagining The Future: The Development Of American Literature 1865-1900:.10. Rebuilding a Nation.11. The Development Of Literary Regionalisms:.From Adam to outsider.Regionalism in the West and Midwest.African American and Native American voices.Regionalism in New England.Regionalism in the South.12. The Development Of Literary Realism And Naturalism:.Capturing the commonplace.Capturing the real thing.Towards naturalism.13. The Development Of Women's Writing:.Writing by African American women.Writing and the condition of women.14. The Development Of Many Americas:.Things fall apart.Voices of resistance.Voices of reform.The immigrant encounter.PART IV: Making It New: The Emergence Of Modern American Literature 1900-1945:.15. Changing National Identities.16. Between Victorianism And Modernism:.The problem of race.Building bridges: Women writers.Critiques of American provincial life.Poetry and the search for form.17. The Inventions Of Modernism:.Imagism, Vorticism and Objectivism.Making it new in poetry.Making it new in prose.Making it new in drama.18. Traditionalism, Politics And Prophecy:.The uses of traditionalism.Populism and radicalism.Prophetic voices.19. Community and Identity:.Immigrant writing.Native American voices.The literature of the New Negro movement and beyond.20. Mass Culture And The Writer:.Western, detective and hardboiled fiction.Humorous writing.Fiction and popular culture.PART V: Negotiating The American Century: American Literature Since 1945:.21. Towards a Transnational Nation.22. Formalists And Confessionals:.From the mythological eye to the lonely 'I' in poetry.From formalism to freedom in poetry.The uses of formalism.Confessional poetry.New formalists, new confessionals.23. Public and Private Histories:.Documentary and dream in prose.Contested identities in prose.Crossing borders: Some women prose writers.24. Beats, Prophets And Aesthetes:.Rediscovering the American voice: The BlackMountain writers.Restoring the American vision: The San Francisco renaissance.Recreating American rhythms: The beat generation.Reinventing the American self: The New York poets.Resisting orthodoxy: Dissent and experiment in fiction.25. The Art And Politics Of Race:.Defining a new black aesthetic.Defining a new black identity in prose.Defining a new black identity in drama.Telling impossible stories: Recent African American fiction.26. Realism And Its Discontents:.Confronting the real, stretching the realistic in drama.New Journalists and dirty realists.27. Language And Genre.Watching nothing: Postmodernity in prose.The actuality of words: Postmodern poetry.Signs and scenes of crime, science fiction and fantasy.28. Creating New Americas:.Dreaming history: European immigrant writing.Remapping a nation: Chicano/a and Latino/a writing.Improvising America: Asian American writing.New and ancient songs: The return of the Native American.Further Reading.Index
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