Philip R. Yannella

American Literature in Context from 1865 to 1929 (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

This book places major literary works within the context of the topics that engaged a great number of American writers in the period from the end of the Civil War to the beginning of the Great Depression * Topics include Civil War memory, the virtual re-enslavement of African-Americans after Reconstruction, and radical social movements * Draws on a range of documents from magazine and newspaper accounts to government reports and important non-fiction * Presents a contemporary history as writers might have understood it as they were writing, not as historians have interpreted it. * Designed to be compatible with the major anthologies of literature from the period * Equips students and general readers with the necessary historical context needed to understand the writings from this period and provides original and useful readings that demonstrate how context contributes to meaning * Includes a historical timeline, featuring key literary works, American presidents, and historical events

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 168
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Mai 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781444324143
• Artikelnr.: 37342754

Autorenporträt

Philip R. Yannella is Professor of English and American Studies at Temple University. He has taught courses on the full range of American literature as well as on history, culture, class, and radicalism. His previous publications include The Other Carl Sandburg (1996).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction

Civil War Memories

"A Serfdom of Poverty and Restricted Rights"

Immigrants

A Brief Note about Turn-of the-twentieth century AccomplishedWomen

Countrysides

The Poor and the Wealthy

To Change America

A Brief Note about the Place of Black Americans in Social ChangeMovements

Culminations

Periodical cites

Rezensionen

"American Literature in Context to 1865 can be a keycritical reading for various antebellum literature courses, as wellas for other members of her targeted 'widest possibleaudience'seeking to deepen their knowledge of various earlyAmerican literary moments." (Oxford JournalsClippings, 4 May 2012)"The concise volume sets out to frame historically the rich anddiverse period of US-American literature from the ending of theCivil War to the time of the stock market crash in 1929." (Review19, 1 September 2011)