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A companion to the literatures of colonial America

Schweitzer, Ivy, Castillo, Susan P.

2005,2008

Overview

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).

• Publisher: Blackwell,Wiley,John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated,Wiley-Blackwell
• Subject: 17th century / 18th century / American literature / American literature -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- History and criticism / Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 / Colonies in literature / History and criticism / Imperialism in literature / Intellectual life / Literatures / United States / United States -- Intellectual life -- 17th century / United States -- Intellectual life -- 18th century / United States -- Literatures -- History and criticism
• ISBN: 9781405112918, 1405112913, 1405152087, 9781405152082