Major writers of early American literature.

Description:

An outstanding collection of original critical essays by distinguished specialists, this book is both a chronological survey of nearly 200 years of American literature and an exciting reappraisal of the major figures of that period. Includes works from Benjamin Franklin, Jonathan Edwards, William Bryd, Anne Bradstreet, William Bradford, and others.

subjects: Intellectual life,  Colonies in literature,  History and criticism,  American literature,  Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer,  Littérature américaine,  Literatur,  Histoire et critique,  Période révolutionnaire,  Revolutionary period (United States),  Criticism and interpretation,  Colonial period

Places: United States

Times: 19th century,  Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775,  Revolutionary period, 1775-1783,  18th century