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This broad introduction to Colonial American literatures brings out the comparative and transatlantic nature of the writing of this period and highlights the interactions between native, non-scribal groups, and Europeans that helped to shape early American writing.
  • Situates the writing of this period in its various historical and cultural contexts, including colonialism, imperialism, diaspora, and nation formation.
  • Highlights interactions between native, non-scribal groups and Europeans during the early centuries of exploration.
  • Covers a wide range of approaches to defining and reading early American writing.
  • Looks at the development of regional spheres of influence in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
  • Serves as a vital adjunct to Castillo and Schweitzer’s ‘The Literatures of Colonial America: An Anthology’ (Blackwell Publishing, 2001).

A Companion to the Literatures of Colonial America

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Hardback by Susan Castillo , Ivy Schweitzer

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    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 28/09/2005
    ISBN13: 9781405112918, 978-1405112918
    ISBN10: 1405112913

    Number of Pages: 628

    Non Fiction , ELT & Literary Studies , Education

    Description

    This broad introduction to Colonial American literatures brings out the comparative and transatlantic nature of the writing of this period and highlights the interactions between native, non-scribal groups, and Europeans that helped to shape early American writing.
    • Situates the writing of this period in its various historical and cultural contexts, including colonialism, imperialism, diaspora, and nation formation.
    • Highlights interactions between native, non-scribal groups and Europeans during the early centuries of exploration.
    • Covers a wide range of approaches to defining and reading early American writing.
    • Looks at the development of regional spheres of influence in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
    • Serves as a vital adjunct to Castillo and Schweitzer’s ‘The Literatures of Colonial America: An Anthology’ (Blackwell Publishing, 2001).

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