A history of American literature /
Richard Gray.
- 2nd ed.
- Chichester : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
- xii, 913 p. ; 25 cm.
Previous ed.: 2004.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1.The first Americans: American literature before and during the colonial and revolutionary periods -- 2.Inventing Americas: the making of American literature, 1800-1865 -- 3.Reconstructing the past, reimagining the future: the development of American literature, 1865-1900 -- 4.Making it new: the emergence of modern American literature, 1900-1945 -- 5.Negotiating the American century: American literature since 1945.
This history of American literature from pre-Columbian times to the present is written in an informed but accessible style by one of the leading authorities in the field.