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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... side of the bridge caught the sensitive ear of Ichabod . In the dark shadow of the grove , on the margin of the ... side of the road , jogging along on the blind side of old Gunpowder , who had now got over his fright and waywardness ...
... side of the bridge caught the sensitive ear of Ichabod . In the dark shadow of the grove , on the margin of the ... side of the road , jogging along on the blind side of old Gunpowder , who had now got over his fright and waywardness ...
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... SIDE I see before me now a traveling army halting , Below a fertile valley spread , with barns and the orchards of summer , Behind , the terraced sides of a mountain , abrupt , in places rising high , Broken , with rocks , with clinging ...
... SIDE I see before me now a traveling army halting , Below a fertile valley spread , with barns and the orchards of summer , Behind , the terraced sides of a mountain , abrupt , in places rising high , Broken , with rocks , with clinging ...
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... sides , Out of the old and new , out of the square entirely divine , Solid , four - sided , ( all the sides needed , ) from this side Jehovah am I , Old Brahm1 I , and I Saturnius2 am ; Not Time affects me - I am Time , old , modern as ...
... sides , Out of the old and new , out of the square entirely divine , Solid , four - sided , ( all the sides needed , ) from this side Jehovah am I , Old Brahm1 I , and I Saturnius2 am ; Not Time affects me - I am Time , old , modern as ...
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Columbuss Letter Describing His First Voyage | 15 |
CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH | 22 |
FROM A Description of New England | 36 |
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