| American Colonial Prose: John Smith to Thomas Jefferson Contributor(s): Radzinowicz, Mary Ann (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521286808 ISBN-13: 9780521286800 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $39.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1984 Annotation: Comprises texts from the American colonial period, which bear witness to the extraordinary diversity of writing at this time. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General |
| Dewey: 818.108 |
| LCCN: 83020873 |
| Series: Major European Authors |
| Physical Information: 0.67" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.83 lbs) 296 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Mary Ann Radzinowicz's volume comprises texts from the American colonial period, which bear witness to the extraordinary diversity of writing at this time. All the texts are permeated by a strong historical consciousness. Indeed five of the ten writers selected called their writing 'histories'. What we see emerging from the writers is a particular American identity, full of idealism and a strong emotional commitment to ideas, culminating in the Declaration of Independence and the metamorphosis of America from colony to nation. Professor Radzinowicz has written a substantial introduction to the volume in which she provides a history of the thirteen colonies, exploring the social, theological, intellectual and political expectations of the early settlers. This volume will be indispensable reading for students of American literature and history. |