The crossroads of American history and literature / Philip F. Gura.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gura, Philip F., 1950- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American literature--19th century--History and criticism.

American literature.

Historicism.

American literature--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--History and criticism.

Literature and history--United States--History.

Literature and history.

National characteristics, American, in literature.

United States--Intellectual life--Historiography.

United States.

United States--Civilization--Historiography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 286 pages)

Place of Publication:

University Park, Pennsylvania : Pennsylvania State University Press, [1996]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Crossroads of American History and Literature collects two decades' worth of the best-known essays of Philip F. Gura. Beginning with a definitive overview of studies of colonial literature, Gura ranges through such subjects in colonial American history as the intellectual life of the Connecticut River Valley, Cotton Mather's understanding of political leadership, and the religious upheavals of the Great Awakening. In the nineteenth century, he visits such varied topics as the history of print culture in rural communities, the philological interests of the Transcendentalist Elizabeth Peabody, the craft and business of the early Amerian music trades, and Thoreau's interest in exploration literature and in the Native American. Displaying remarkable sophistication in a variety of fields that, taken together, constitute the heart of American Studies, this collection illustrates the complexity of American cultural history.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780271076980

0271076984

OCLC:

1315738308