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The English-literature chapters begin with Old English poetry and end with the late Victorian era. Coverage of American literature ranges from colonial and revolutionary periods through the early twentieth century. A. W. Ward and A. R. Waller were the joint editors-in-chief of the 14 volumes (with an additional index volume) on English ...
The American literary tradition is part of the broader tradition of English-language literature but also includes literature produced in languages other than English. [ 1 ] The American Revolutionary Period (1775–1783) is notable for the political writings of Benjamin Franklin , Alexander Hamilton , Thomas Paine , and Thomas Jefferson .
The Revolution [1] (also known as The American Revolution) is a 2006 American miniseries from The History Channel composed of thirteen episodes which track the American Revolution from the Boston Massacre through the Treaty of Paris, which declared America's independence from Great Britain. The series is narrated by Edward Herrmann.
American Daredevils; American Eats [10] American Eats: History on a Bun; The American Farm; The American Presidency with Bill Clinton; The American Soldier; America's 9/11 Flag: Rise from the Ashes; America's Book of Secrets [11] America's Greatest Prison Breaks; Ancient Discoveries; Ancient Empires; Ancient Impossible; Ancient Mysteries ...
Historians have noted Irving's "active imagination" [3] and called some aspects of his work "fanciful and sentimental". [1] Literary critics have noted that Irving "saw American history as a useful means of establishing patriotism in his readers, and while his language tended to be more general, his avowed intention toward Columbus was thoroughly nationalist". [4]
Pages in category "History of literature in the United States" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
January 22 – William Hill Brown's anonymous sentimental epistolary novel The Power of Sympathy: or, The Triumph of Nature, usually considered the first American novel, is published in Boston. [ 1 ] February 7 – Première of John Philip Kemble 's production of Shakespeare 's Coriolanus with himself in the title rôle and his sister Sarah ...
The first graduate-level course in American literature was taught at the University of Virginia in 1891. [3] In 1895, Dartmouth professor Charles Francis Richardson published a two-volume work on American Literature, 1607–1885, credited as the first attempt at a comprehensive history of American literature. [4]