A Brief History of American Literature

A Brief History of American Literature offers studentsand general readers a concise and up-to-date history of the fullrange of American writing from its origins until the presentday. Represents the only up-to-date concise history of Americanliterature Covers fiction, poetry, drama and non-fiction, as well aslooking  at other forms of literature including folktales,spirituals, the detective story, the thriller and sciencefictionConsiders how our understanding of American literature haschanged over the past twenty yearsOffers students an abridged version of History of AmericanLiterature, a book widely considered the standard   surveytext Provides an invaluable introduction to the subject for studentsof American literature, American studies and all those interestedin the literature and culture of the United States