The Heath Anthology Of American Literature: Colonial Period To 1800, Volume A (Paperback)

by Paul Lauter (Author), Richard Yarborough (Author), Jackson Bryer (Author), Charles Molesworth (Author), King-Kok Cheung (Author)

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Product Description
Unrivaled diversity and teachability have made The Heath Anthology a best-selling text since the publication of its first edition in 1989. In presenting a more inclusive canon of American literature, The Heath Anthology continues to balance the traditional, leading names in American literature with lesser-known writers and to build upon the anthology's other strengths: its apparatus and its ancillaries. Available in five volumes for greater flexibility, the Fifth Edition offers thematic clusters to stimulate classroom discussions and to show the treatment of important topics across the genres. The indispensable web site includes revised timelines, a multimedia gallery to support thematic clusters, and a searchable Instructor's Guide.

About the Author
Paul Lauter is the Smith Professor of Literature at Trinity College. He has served as president of the American Studies Association and is a major figure in the revision of the American literary canon.

Dr. Bryer is an expert on F. Scott Fitzgerald and is president of the International F. Scott Fitzgerald Society. He was an editor of DEAR SCOTT, DEAREST ZELDA: THE LOVE LETTERS OF F. SCOTT AND ZELDA FITZGERALD (Macmillan).

Dr. Bryer is an expert on F. Scott Fitzgerald and is president of the International F. Scott Fitzgerald Society. He was an editor of DEAR SCOTT, DEAREST ZELDA: THE LOVE LETTERS OF F. SCOTT AND ZELDA FITZGERALD (Macmillan).

Dr. Cheung received her Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, and has specialized in Asian-American literature.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1387 pages
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing; 5 edition (December 13, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0618532978
• ISBN-13: 978-0618532971
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #270,035 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very good book!, November 13, 2007

By	Carlos Francisco Monge (Heredia, Heredia Costa Rica) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Heath Anthology of American Literature: Volume E: Contemporary Period (1945 to the Present) (Paperback)

This book is outstanding in its usefulness for becoming familiar with recent American literature.

Its appropriate selection of authors and works--along with its biographies, preliminary studies and clarifying notes--make this book a "must" for specialists, for scholars of contemporary literature, for students and for universities.

The present volume (the fifth in the collection) undoubtedly has the same advantages and characteristics of the previous volumes.

I have no hesitation in strongly recommending this anthology.

Carlos Francisco MONGE
Professor of Literature

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Anthology of American Literature, June 29, 2006

By	Sylviastel - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heath Anthology of American Literature, Vol. 2 (Paperback)

This second volume of American Literature is quite excellent in it's editing and information. The writers read like a who's who of American fiction of over the last couple of centuries. The various writers, poets, authors, and others who have contributed whether it be a poem, a short story, or an essay is enormous. I had this book for American Literature II class in college. The writing in this book reflects America's taste for the various cultures, races, ethnicities, sexual preferences, backgrounds, histories, and tales of everything from identity to immigration to slavery, etc. The stories and poems in this anthology can only help us better understand America. I would give this a 5 but I think it should be a hardcover rather softcover because I got an overly used copy which fell apart in time but I would recommend this book for any high school language arts teacher and as a great library reference book.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars good conditions as told, February 28, 2009

By	Karina D. Baltierrez "Karidani" (USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Heath Anthology of American Literature: Volume D: Modern Period (1910-1945) (Paperback)

i got it real fast and the in excellent conditions just as the seller said.