{"product_id":"american-literature-context-18-paperback","title":"American Literature Context 18 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusan Castillo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Literature in Context to 1865\u003c\/i\u003e discusses the issues and events that engaged American writers of the period, providing original and useful readings of important literary works that demonstrate how context contributes to meaning \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers a range of genres including the myths, chants and songs of indigenous cultures, sermons, slave narratives, essays and the novels and poetry to 1865\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDesigned to be used alongside the major anthologies of literature from the period\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEquips students with the necessary historical context needed to understand the writings from this period\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePedagogical features include a detailed bibliography, and a transatlantic timeline, with literary works, and historical events\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Literature in Context to 1865\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect companion for readers who want to familiarize themselves with the historical events and literary movements that shaped American literature from the pre-Columbian period to the end of the Civil War. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSituating literary texts in their historical context, from indigenous texts to sermons, slave narratives, political tracts, novels, essays on abolition and women's rights, stories of the early frontier to poetry, Susan Castillo conveys the splendid untidiness and exuberant vitality of American literature, and the ways in which many different voices with different agendas have clamored to be heard.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncludes a transatlantic timeline, featuring key literary works and historical events, as well as suggestions for further reading. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Castillo\u003c\/b\u003e is Harriet Beecher Stowe Professor of American Studies at King's College London and has published extensively on colonial writing of the Early Americas, Native American writing, and on the U.S. South. Her books include \u003ci\u003eThe Literatures of Colonial America: An Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell, 2001), \u003ci\u003eA Companion to the Literatures of Colonial America\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell, 2005), \u003ci\u003eColonial Encounters in New World Writing, 1500-1786: Performing America\u003c\/i\u003e (2005) and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Travel Writing and Empire\u003c\/i\u003e (2009).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 204\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 02, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47335282376953,"sku":"9781405188630","price":50.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/QXRxRjExelN2bXNLZ2tTSXl3YUs3QT09.webp?v=1769657779","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/american-literature-context-18-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}