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A COMPANION TO THE LITERATURES OF COLONIAL AMERICA
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| By: |
Susan Castillo (Editor), Ivy Schweitzer (Editor) |
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Other digital |
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£114.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0470996412 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780470996416 |
| Publisher: |
JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
26 November, 2007 |
| Series: |
Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture |
| Pages: |
624 |
| Description: |
* A broad introduction to the field of Colonial American literatures. * Situates the writing of this period in its various historical and cultural contexts, including colonialism, imperialism, diaspora, and nation formation. * Brings out the comparative and transatlantic nature of the writing of this period. |
| Synopsis: |
This broad introduction to Colonial American literatures brings out the comparative and transatlantic nature of the writing of this period and highlights the interactions between native, non-scribal groups, and Europeans that helped to shape early American writing. * Situates the writing of this period in its various historical and cultural contexts, including colonialism, imperialism, diaspora, and nation formation. * Highlights interactions between native, non-scribal groups and Europeans during the early centuries of exploration. * Covers a wide range of approaches to defining and reading early American writing. * Looks at the development of regional spheres of influence in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. * Serves as a vital adjunct to Castillo and Schweitzer's 'The Literatures of Colonial America: An Anthology' (Blackwell Publishing, 2001). |
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US |
| Imprint: |
Wiley-Blackwell |
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Non-returnable |
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