Castillo, Susan P., 1948-

American literature in context to 1865 / Susan Castillo. - Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. - xviii, 185 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Literature in context . - Literature in context (Wiley-Blackwell (Firm)) .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The arrival of the Europeans -- European exploration and settlement: The anvil and the golden fleece -- The city on a hill: alternative visions -- From colonies to nation -- The struggle for identity in post-revolutionary America -- American expansion and the Transcendentalists -- The originals: Edgar Allan Poe, Herman Melville, Emily Dickinson, and Walt Whitman -- A house divided: abolitionism, the women's movement, and The civil war.

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American literature--History and criticism.
National characteristics, American, in literature.
Literature and history--United States.
American literature.

PS88 / .C43 2011

810.9/973