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BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General
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Dewey: 810.9 |
LCCN: 2010035339 |
Physical Information: 1" H x 6.6" W x 9.5" L (1.50 lbs) 432 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents |
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Publisher Description:
- A Brief History of American Literature offers students and general readers a concise and up-to-date history of the full range of American writing from its origins until the present day.
- Represents the only up-to-date concise history of American literature
- Covers fiction, poetry, drama and non-fiction, as well as looking at other forms of literature including folktales, spirituals, the detective story, the thriller and science fiction
- Considers how our understanding of American literature has changed over the past twenty years
- Offers students an abridged version of History of American Literature, a book widely considered the standard survey text
- Provides an invaluable introduction to the subject for students of American literature, American studies and all those interested in the literature and culture of the United States
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