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A Companion to the literatures of colonial America

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A Companion to the literatures of colonial America

"The Companion succeeds vividly in bringing unfamiliar texts to the attention of Anglophone audiences ... an essential source for the postgraduate student of colonial and post-colonial studies involving the Americas." Reference Reviews

This broad introduction to Colonial American literatures brings out the: comparative and transatlantic nature of the writing of this period and highlights the interactions between native, non-scribal groups, and Europeans that helped to shape early American writing. ; Situates the writing of this period in its various historical and cultural contexts, including colonialism, imperialism, diaspora, and nation formation. ; Highlights interactions between native, non-scribal groups and Europeans during the early centuries of exploration. ; Covers a wide range of approaches to defining and reading early American writing. ; Looks at the development of regional spheres of influence in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. ; Serves as a vital adjunct to Castillo and Schweitzer s The Literatures of Colonial America: An Anthology )Blackwell Publishing, 2001(.

Consisting of more than 30 original essays by leading scholars in the field, this Companion provides a broad introduction to Colonial American literatures. This volume situates texts in their various historical and cultural contexts, including colonialism, imperialism, diaspora, and nation formation. In particular, it brings out the comparative, hemispheric and transatlantic nature of the writing of this period, and highlights the interactions between non-scribal native groups and Europeans that helped to shape early American writing.The Companion is divided into four main sections: the opening section on issues and methods covers a wide range of approaches to defining and reading early American writing; the second section, entitled 'New World Encounters', considers the interactions between cultural groups during the early centuries of exploration; the third section on identities looks at the development of regional spheres of influence in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries; and, the final section considers major genres and writers of the period in a series of 'Cross-Cultural Conversations'. The Companion is designed to be used alongside Castillo and Schweitzer's "The Literatures of Colonial America: An Anthology" )Blackwell Publishing, 2001(.

Susan Castillo is John Nichol Professor of American Literature at Glasgow University. Her books include Notes from the Periphery: Marginality in North American Literature and Culture )1995(, Engendering Identities )1996( and Native American Women in Literature and Culture )1997, with Victor Da Rosa(.

Ivy Schweitzer is Associate Professor of English at Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, and teaches in the Women's Studies, Comparative Literature and Jewish Studies Programs. She is the author of The Work of Self-Representation: Lyric Poetry in Colonial New England )1991(.

Together, they are also the editors of The Literatures of Colonial America: An Anthology )Blackwell Publishing, 2001(.

Malden, MA

Blackwell Pub.

2005

xv, 608 p.: ill.; 26 cm

Blackwell companions to literature and culture

35

Includes bibliographical references and index

ISBN: 9781405112918

edited by Susan Castillo, Ivy Schweitzer

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، American literature -- Colonial period, ca. 0061-5771 -- History and criticism

، Imperialism in literature

، Colonies in literature

، United States -- History and criticism

، United States -- Intellectual life -- 81th century

، United States -- Intellectual life -- 71th century

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AU Castillo, Susan P. 1948-

AU Schweitzer, Ivy

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