A spirited and lively introduction to American literature, this book acquaints readers with the key authors, works, and events in the nation's rich and eclectic

American Literature, American Culture is the first comprehensive anthology of American literary criticism to appear in many years and the first collection to br

Professor Conn summarises the distinctive achievements of the American literary heritage from early 1600's to late 1980's.

Charles Brockden Brown (1771-1810) was America's first novelist - the earliest citizen of the young nation to support himself by the profession of literature. T