A history of American literature /

Gray, Richard, 1944-

A history of American literature / Richard Gray. - Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2003. - xii, 899 p. ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 818-844) and index.

The first Americans: American literature before and during the colonial and revolutionary periods -- Inventing Americas: the making of American literature, 1800-1865 -- Reconstructing the past, reimagining the future: the development of American literature, 1865-1900 -- Making it new: the emergence of modern American literature, 1900-1945 -- Negotiating the American century: American literature since 1945.

0631221344 (alk. paper) 0631221352 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2003004958


American literature--History and criticism.
Littr��?�ature amr��?�icaine--Histoire et critique.


United States--History and criticism.--Literatures
???�tats-Unis--Littr��?�atures--Histoire et critique.

PS 88 / .G73 2003