Presenting a literary history of American writing (from 1492 to 1820) and a concise social and cultural history, Emory Elliott traces the impact of race, gender, and ethnic conflict on early American culture. He explores the centrality of American Puritanism in the formation of a distinctively American literature. This highly comprehensive study is essential reading for students of the literature, history and culture of early America.
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"...a testimony of the scholar's breadth of mind and openness to fresh ideas...a sign that the academic movement of 'remapping' the 'conventionally outlined borders' of the American literary continent has reached its turning point. Elliott's unbiased approach to the New England heritage is an event of all-American national importance." American Studies International
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The Cambridge Introduction to Early American Literature offers students a literary history of American writing in English between 1492 and 1820, as well as providing a concise social and cultural history of these three centuries. Emory Elliott traces the impact of race, gender, and ethnic conflict on early American culture, and explores the centrality of American Puritanism in the formation of a distinctively American literature. This highly engaging and comprehensive study will be essential reading for students of the literature, history and culture of early America.
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In 1611, Shakespeare wrote his last comedy, The Tempest, during one of the most perilous times in English political history. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New England, Cotton Mather, Native Americans, New World, Increase Mather, Anne Hutchinson, Great Awakening, John Cotton, Church of England, Massachusetts Bay, Old Testament, United States, Edward Taylor, Benjamin Franklin, Jonathan Edwards, Thomas Shepard, King Philip's War, New York, New Zion, North America, Roger Williams, Anne Bradstreet, English Puritans, John Winthrop, American Revolution New!
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In 1611, Shakespeare wrote his last comedy, The Tempest, during one of the most perilous times in English political history. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
election sermons, church polity Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New England, Cotton Mather, Native Americans, New World, Increase Mather, Anne Hutchinson, Great Awakening, John Cotton, Church of England, Massachusetts Bay, Old Testament, United States, Edward Taylor, Benjamin Franklin, Jonathan Edwards, Thomas Shepard, King Philip's War, New York, New Zion, North America, Roger Williams, Anne Bradstreet, English Puritans, John Winthrop, American Revolution New!
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- The Surprising Work of God by Jonathan Edwards on page 129, and page 150
- Wonders of the Invisible World by Cotton Mather on page 116, and page 119
- A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections by Jonathan Edwards on page 145, and page 150
- New English Canaan by Thomas Morton on page 48
- The Last of the Mohicans (Bantam Classics) by James Fenimore Cooper in Back Matter
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