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Blackwell’s publishing program has been merged with Wiley’s global Scientific, Technical, and Medical business to form Wiley-Blackwell.  \nRegistered Office  \nJohn Wiley & Sons Ltd, The Atrium, Southern Gate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8SQ, UK  \nEditorial Offices  \n350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148–5020, USA  \n9600 Garsington Road, Oxford, OX4 2DQ, UK  \nThe Atrium, Southern Gate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8SQ, UK  \nFor details of our global editorial offices, for customer services, and for information about how to apply for permission to reuse the copyright material in this book please see our [website at www.wiley.com/wiley-blackwell](website at www.wiley.com/wiley-blackwell).  \nThe right of Richard Gray to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, except as permitted by the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, without the prior permission of the publisher.  \nWiley also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic books.  \nDesignations used by companies to distinguish their products are often claimed as trademarks. All brand names and product names used in this book are trade names, service marks, trademarks or registered trademarks oftheir respective owners. The publisher is not associated with any product or vendor mentioned in this book. This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold on the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering professional services. If professional advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought.  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nGray, Richard J.  \nA history of American literature / Richard Gray.– 2nd ed.  \n[p. cm](p. cm).  \nIncludes bibliographical references and index.  \nISBN 978-1-4051-9229-3 (hardback)– ISBN 978-1-4051-9228-6 (paper)  \n1. American literature–History and criticism. I. Title.  \nPS88 .G73 2011  \n810.9–dc23  \n2011026044  \nA catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.  \nThis book is published in the following electronic formats: ePDF: 9781444345674; ePub: 9781444345681; Wiley Online Library: 9781444345704; Mobi: 9781444345698  \nSet in 10.5/13pt Minion by SPi Publisher Services, Pondicherry, India  \nTo Sheona  \nContents  \nAcknowledgments xi  \n1 The First Americans: American Literature Before  \nand During the Colonial and Revolutionary Periods 1  \nImagining Eden 1  \nNative American Oral Traditions 4  \nSpanish and French Encounters with America 14  \nAnglo-American Encounters 21  \nWriting of the Colonial and Revolutionary Periods 27  \nPuritan narratives 28  \nChallenges to the Puritan oligarchy 32  \nSome colonial poetry 36  \nEnemies within and without 44  \nTrends toward the secular and resistance 48  \nToward the Revolution 60  \nAlternative voices of Revolution 69  \nWriting Revolution: Poetry, drama, fiction 75  \n2 Inventing Americas: The Making of American  \nLiterature, 1800–1865 88  \nMaking a Nation 88  \nThe Making of American Myths 92  \nMyths of an emerging nation 92  \nThe making of Western myth 95  \nThe making of Southern myth 105  \nLegends of the Old Southwest 109  \nThe Making of American Selves 114  \nThe Transcendentalists 114  \nVo","cbCaipeinIBsxKGh","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipeinIBsxKGh","pdf",5473389,927,"English","# Contents\n## Acknowledgments\n## 1 The First Americans: American Literature Before and During the Colonial and Revolutionary Periods\n## 2 Inventing Americas: The Making of American Literature, 1800–1865\n## 3 Reconstructing the Past, Reimagining the Future: The Development of American Literature, 1865–1900\n## 4 Making It New: The Emergence of Modern American Literature, 1900–1945","[{\"question\":\"What historical periods does the book cover?\",\"answer\":\"It covers American literature from before and during the colonial and revolutionary periods, through 1800–1865, 1865–1900, and 1900–1945.\"},{\"question\":\"Which themes are highlighted in the early chapters?\",\"answer\":\"Early chapters emphasize imagining Eden, Native American oral traditions, colonial and revolutionary writing, Puritan narratives, and trends toward the secular and resistance.\"},{\"question\":\"Does the book include references and an index?\",\"answer\":\"Yes. 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