New England Beyond Criticism: In Defense of America's First Literature
New England Beyond Criticism: In Defense of America's First Literature by Elisa New
English | 2014 | ISBN: 1118854535, 1118854543 | 332 pages | PDF | 3,9 MB
English | 2014 | ISBN: 1118854535, 1118854543 | 332 pages | PDF | 3,9 MB
Timely and beautifully written, New England Beyond Criticism provides a passionate defense of the importance of the literature of New England to the American literary canon, and its impact on the development of spirituality, community, and culture in America.
An exploration and defense of the prominence of New England’s literary tradition within the canon of American literature
Traces the impact of the literature of New England on the development of spirituality, community, and culture in America
Includes in-depth studies of work from authors and poets such as William Bradford, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Henry David Thoreau, Susan Howe, and Marilynne Robinson
Examines the place and impression of New England literature in the nation’s intellectual history and the lives of its readers