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A Short History of American Literature

by Krishna Sen, Ashok Sengupta
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9789386392725
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 424
  • Original Price: INR 700.0
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 599 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): General

A Short History of American Literature is a succinct survey of over five hundred years of American literature. It conveys the uniqueness of American literature by focusing on the sociopolitical contexts that shaped America’s literary productions. It highlights the cultural myths and values and the specific historical processes that differentiate American literature from the literatures of England and Europe. The book adopts the current trend in the writing of American literary history by foregrounding the early colonial and nationalist writings and the major multicultural literatures, while also presenting the traditional Anglocentric trajectory from the American Renaissance to postmodernism. Its canvas is further extended by a separate chapter on American literature and popular culture, and a comparative timeline juxtaposing American and British literary histories. The Short History is contemporary in its approach and aims to foster an informed and critical appreciation of American literature.

Krishna Sen is a former Professor and Head of English at the University of Calcutta, and was the Leverhulme Visiting Professor of English at the University of Leeds.

Ashok Sengupta was formerly Professor and Head at the Department of English, and the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Commerce, University of Kalyani, West Bengal.

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