"A bibliography of poetry composed in what is now the United States of America and printed in the form of books or pamphlets before 1821"--Provided by publisher

A comprehensive, chronological overview of American literature in three scholarly and authoritative volumes A Companion to American Literature traces the histor

"Beginning with Isaac Watts's Horae Lyricae (1706) and concluding with the burgeoning poetic print culture of the early nineteenth century Awakening Verse unfol

"This volume of essays offers new arguments regarding the significance of the social biography of art and the transformative power of ownership. It realigns the

This book introduces readers to early American literary studies through original readings of key literary texts.