Anthology of American Literature, Volume 1George McMichael, Frederick C. Crews Represents the American literary works most respected by modern scholars. Volume I covers Christopher Columbus through Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson. This book also emphasizes the contributions to the American literary canon made by women and minority authors. Extensive explanatory headnotes and footnotes link the works and authors of a period and provide readers with additional insights into each selection. New to this edition is an expanded presentation of Native American literature (myths, tales, autobiography, etc.). |
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... brought him to Werowocomoco , 89 where was Powhatan , their Emperor . Here more than two hundred of those grim ... brought him a bunch of feathers , instead of a towel , to dry them . Having feasted him after their best barbarous manner ...
... brought him to Werowocomoco , 89 where was Powhatan , their Emperor . Here more than two hundred of those grim ... brought him a bunch of feathers , instead of a towel , to dry them . Having feasted him after their best barbarous manner ...
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... brought her to his own House . And the goodness of God was admirable to us in our low estate , in that he raised up passionate115 Friends on every side to us , when we had nothing to recom- pence any for their love . The Indians were ...
... brought her to his own House . And the goodness of God was admirable to us in our low estate , in that he raised up passionate115 Friends on every side to us , when we had nothing to recom- pence any for their love . The Indians were ...
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... brought a " flowering of New En- gland . " Led by Hawthorne , Emerson , and Thoreau , and stirred by the teach- ings of transcendentalism , writers of Boston and nearby towns and villages produced a New England literary renaissance ...
... brought a " flowering of New En- gland . " Led by Hawthorne , Emerson , and Thoreau , and stirred by the teach- ings of transcendentalism , writers of Boston and nearby towns and villages produced a New England literary renaissance ...
Contents
Columbuss Letter Describing His First Voyage | 15 |
CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH | 22 |
FROM A Description of New England | 36 |
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