The Cambridge History of American Literature: Volume 4, Nineteenth-Century Poetry 1800-1910

The contributors to this volume discuss the extraordinary literary achievement of nineteenth century American poetry in its social and cultural contexts. Key contributions explore the early Federalist poets; the achievements of Longfellow and Whittier; and the distinctive lyric forms developed by Emerson and the Transcendentalists. Another chapter provides a new perspective on the achievement of female poets of the period, including emerging African-American poets, as well as the major canonical figures.

Author: Sacvan Bercovitch
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 11/04/2004
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.00lbs
Size: 9.35h x 6.49w x 1.41d
ISBN: 9780521301084

Review Citation(s):
Choice 05/01/2005 pg. 1584
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2006 pg. 499

About the Author
Bercovitch, Sacvan: - Sacvan Bercovitch is Powell M. Cabot Research Professor of American Literature at Harvard University.