The Early Republic and Rise of National Identity: 1783-1861

ISBN-13: 9780765683403 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 224 str.

Jeffrey H. Hacker

Opis

The Early Republic and the Rise of National Identity, a new title in the six-title series History Through Literature: American Voices, American Themes, provides insights and analysis regarding the history, literature, and cultural climate of the formative period of the Early Republic through the early 1860s. It brings together informational text and primary documents that cover notable historic events and trends, authors, literary works, social movements, and cultural and artistic themes.

The Early Republic and the Rise of National Identity begins with an interdisciplinary Chronology that identifies, defines, and places in context the notable historical events, literary works, authors' lives, and cultural landmarks of the period. This is followed by a comprehensive overview essay that summarizes the era's major historical trends, social movements, cultural and artistic themes, literary voices, and enduring works as reflections of each other and the spirit of the times.

The core content comprises 20-30 articles on representative writers of the period, along with excerpts from essential literary works that highlight a historical theme, sociocultural movement, or the confluence of the two. These excerpts serve the Common Core emphasis on "informational texts from a broad range of cultures and periods," including "stories, drama, poetry, and literary nonfiction."

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Literature of the Early Republic; Chapter 2 Bryant, William Cullen(1794'“1878); Chapter 3 Cooper, James Fenimore(1789'“1851); Chapter 4 Emerson, Ralph Waldo(1803'“1882); Chapter 5 Environment and Nature, Views of; Chapter 6 Equiano, Olaudah(1745'“1797); Chapter 7 Fuller, Margaret(1810'“1850); Chapter 8 Hawthorne, Nathaniel(1804'“1864); Chapter 9 Holmes, Oliver Wendell(1809'“1894); Chapter 10 Irving, Washington(1783'“1859); Chapter 11 Libraries and Lyceums; Chapter 12 Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth(1807'“1882); Chapter 13 Lowell, James Russell(1819'“1891); Chapter 14 Melville, Herman(1819'“1891); Chapter 15 Poe, Edgar Allan(1809'“1849); Chapter 16 Poetry; Chapter 17 Theater; Chapter 18 Thoreau, Henry David(1817'“1862); Chapter 19 Transcendentalism; Chapter 20 Webster, Noah(1758'“1843); Chapter 21 Whittier, John Greenleaf(1807'“1892);

O autorze

Hacker, Jeffrey H.