History of American Literature (Gray Richard)(Paperback)

Updated throughout and with much new material, A History ofAmerican Literature, Second Edition, is the most up-to-date andcomprehensive survey available of the myriad forms of AmericanLiterature from pre-Columbian times to the present. The most comprehensive and up-to-date history of Americanliterature available todayCovers fiction, poetry, drama, and non-fiction, as well asother forms of literature including folktale, spirituals, thedetective story, the thriller, and science fictionExplores the plural character of American literature, includingthe contributions made by African American, Native American, Hispanic and Asian American writersConsiders how our understanding of American literature haschanged over the past?thirty yearsSituates American literature in the contexts of Americanhistory, politics and societyOffers an
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