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A History of American Literature (Blackwell History of Literature)
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by Richard Gray
Sales Rank: 550230
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Cover Type: Paperback with 912 pages
Published by: Wiley-Blackwell February 23, 2004
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0631221352
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0631221357
Book Dimensions:
9.5 x 6.8 x 2 inches
Weighs: 3.5 pounds
Reader Reviews
Wow! This is one massive reference book. Mr. Gray, the author, traces American lit from pre-Columbian and colonial days to the start of the 21st century, and he does justice to almost the whole range of our diverse and multicultural literatures. And yes, that's literatures, plural, as the author so ably demonstrates the case to actually be. Not only does he thoroughly and concisely cover the "canon" of mainstream lit, but he looks at "alternative" voices throughout American history; he gives a fair overview of the literature of minorities and the dispossessed, of the immigrants and the regionalists, of genres and sub-genres, of the forgotten and the neglected (sometimes justly forgotten and neglected, sometimes not). The result can be overwhelming, but this book is always accessible, easily read, and endlessly fascinating. My only quibble is one the author addresses and apologizes for in his introduction: That some readers may feel that their favorite authors have been made short shrift of. In my case, I'm peeved that Stephen Vincent Benet is mentioned only parenthetically. Also, Donald Barthelme -- no favorite of mine -- is referred to in the index (but not in the text) as "David" Barthelme. But those are indeed small quibbles, and this volume deserves five stars. It needs to be on every English major's bookshelf.
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