A Historical Guide to Ralph Waldo Emerson

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• There is no question that Emerson has maintained his place as one of the seminal figures in American history and literature. In his time, he was the a... Lees meer

A Historical Guide to Edgar Allan Poe

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• Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849), son of itinerant actors, holds a secure place in the firmament of history as America's first master of suspense. Displayi... Lees meer

A Historical Guide to Henry David Thoreau

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• As an essayist, philosopher, ex-pencil manufacturer, notorious hermit, tax protester, and all-around original thinker, Thoreau led so singular a life ... Lees meer

A Historical Guide to Henry David Thoreau

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• As an essayist, philosopher, ex-pencil manufacturer, notorious hermit, tax protester, and all-around original thinker, Thoreau led so singular a life ... Lees meer

A Historical Guide to Ralph Ellison

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• Ralph Ellison has been a controversial figure, both lionized and vilified, since he seemed to burst onto the national literary scene in 1952 with the ... Lees meer

A Historical Guide to James Fenimore Cooper

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• A Historical Guide to James Fenimore Cooper features new critical essays by noted American literature scholars, Gerald Kennedy, John P. McWilliams, Da... Lees meer

A Historical Guide to Emily Dickinson

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• One of America's most celebrated women, Emily Dickinson was virtually unpublished in her own time and unknown to the public at large. Yet since the fi... Lees meer

A Historical Guide to Edith Wharton

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• Edith Wharton, arguably the most important American female novelist, stands at a particular historical crossroads between sentimental lady writer and ... Lees meer

A Historical Guide to Henry James

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• The New York City-born Henry James (1843-1916)-eminent novelist, amateur psychologist, inveterate bachelor-epitomizes, to many, the turn-of-the-centur... Lees meer

A Historical Guide to Edgar Allan Poe

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• Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849), son of itinerant actors, holds a secure place in the firmament of history as America's first master of suspense. Displayi... Lees meer

A Historical Guide to Langston Hughes

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• Langston Hughes has been an inspiration to generations of readers and writers seeking a passionate, intelligent, and socially responsible art. In this... Lees meer

A Historical Guide to Herman Melville

Giles Gunn

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• This collection gathers together original essays dealing with Melville's relations with his historical era, with class, with the marketplace, with eth... Lees meer

A Historical Guide to Nathaniel Hawthorne

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• Nathaniel Hawthorne remains one of the most widely read and taught of American authors. This Historical Guide collects a number of original essays by ... Lees meer

A Historical Guide to Ernest Hemingway

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• The 1999 Hemingway centennial marks the perfect time for the reevaluation of his position as America's premier modernist writer. These essays, all wri... Lees meer

A Historical Guide to Mark Twain

Shelley Fisher (Professor of English and American Studies, Profe

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• Mark Twain (born Samuel Clemens), a former printer's apprentice, journalist, steamboat pilot, and miner, remains to this day one of the most enduring ... Lees meer

A Historical Guide to Henry James

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• The New York City-born Henry James (1843-1916)-eminent novelist, amateur psychologist, inveterate bachelor-epitomizes, to many, the turn-of-the-centur... Lees meer

A Historical Guide to Walt Whitman

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• Few authors are so well suited to historical study as Whitman, who is widely considered America's greatest poet. This Guide combines contemporary cult... Lees meer

A Historical Guide to Ernest Hemingway

• Hardcover | Engels | Historical Guides to American Authors
• The 1999 Hemingway centennial marks the perfect time for the reevaluation of his position as America's premier modernist writer. These essays, all wri... Lees meer

A Historical Guide to James Baldwin

Douglas Field

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• With contributions from major scholars of African American literature, history, and cultural studies, A Historical Guide to James Baldwin focuses on t... Lees meer

A Historical Guide to James Baldwin

Douglas Field

• Paperback | Engels | Historical Guides to American Authors
• With contributions from major scholars of African American literature, history, and cultural studies, A Historical Guide to James Baldwin focuses on t... Lees meer

A Historical Guide to Walt Whitman

• Hardcover | Engels | Historical Guides to American Authors
• Few authors are so well suited to historical study as Whitman, who is widely considered America's greatest poet. This Guide combines contemporary cult... Lees meer

A Historical Guide to Edith Wharton

• Paperback | Engels | Historical Guides to American Authors
• Edith Wharton, arguably the most important American female novelist, stands at a particular historical crossroads between sentimental lady writer and ... Lees meer

A Historical Guide to Nathaniel Hawthorne

• Paperback | Engels | Historical Guides to American Authors
• Nathaniel Hawthorne remains one of the most widely read and taught of American authors. This Historical Guide collects a number of original essays by ... Lees meer

A Historical Guide to Ralph Waldo Emerson

• Hardcover | Engels | Historical Guides to American Authors
• There is no question that Emerson has maintained his place as one of the seminal figures in American history and literature. In his time, he was the a... Lees meer