The Literatures of Colonial America: An Anthology (Blackwell Anthologies)
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| Rating | : | 4.55 (726 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0631211241 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 624 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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An excellent Re-Vision of Early American Literatures! Amazon Customer Richard Gray calls this edition "that rare thing, a landmark anthology,"[] "a significant contribution to the rewriting of American literary history." While he is absolutely correct, his words do not convey the excitement that simply browsing through this volume generates. This anthology is a gem, full of well-edited pieces and excerpts that come together in the colorful kaleidoscope that seems to reflect the Literatures of Colonial America more faithfully than any prior attempt at "politically correct" inclusiveness. Indeed, the title i. "Multicultural from its very beginning." according to Dr. Walter Hoelbling. This anthology convincingly demonstrates that the geographical area which is today's USA has had a rich multicultural and multilingual heritage from its very beginning, contrary to what one might be led to believe when leafing through more traditional anthologies of 'American' literature that mostly include anglophone texts. Castillo and Schweitzer weave together a diverse collection of poetry, prose, songs, ballads, journal entries, oral narratives, letters, federal papers, cartoons, emblems and prints to illustrate the depth and breadt. "A generous anthology" according to A Customer. This is a superb anthology. The texts selected by Castillo and Schweitzer ring with the conflicts of imperial expansion in the New World and provide fascinating new perspectives on writing in the early Americas. Annotation is painstaking and thorough, and the introductions provide useful contextual information without attempting to overshadow the texts themselves. A generous project, which will help to break down disciplinary barriers in new and exciting ways.
. Together they correct our view of early America, revealing its cultural diversity and laying bare the nearly universal greed that motivated the era's colonizing efforts. Essential for all libraries. Nash, Cottey Coll., Nevada, MO Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Library Journal Readers whose study of the English colonization of America took the form of a college survey using an anthology that began with William Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation (1630-50) will perhaps be surprised and surely gratified that this generous new anthology contains ample evidence that other nations were also colonizing the continent and that the Native American population was not averse to reacting loudly and eloquently to what were, for them, disastrous consequences. Charles C. This collection is divided into three sections: "Exploration and Contact to 1600," "New World Identities: Exploration and Settlement to 1700," and "The Eighteenth Centur
Compiled in response to emerging transnational perspectives in American Studies, this comprehensive and imaginative anthology brings together a rich variety of works of colonial literature from across the Americas, covering the period from first contact, through to settlement and the emergence of national identities, with an emphasis on the American Revolutionary period.