A Brief History Of American Literature Richard Gray Auth by Richard Gray (auth.) 9781405192316, 9781444397604, 1405192313, 1444397605 instant download after payment.

• A Brief History of American Literature offers students and general readers a concise and up-to-date history of the full range of American writing from its origins until the present day. 
• Represents the only up-to-date concise history of American literature 
• Covers fiction, poetry, drama and non-fiction, as well as looking  at other forms of literature including folktales, spirituals, the detective story, the thriller and science fiction
• Considers how our understanding of American literature has changed over the past twenty years
• Offers students an abridged version of History of American Literature, a book widely considered the standard   survey text 
• Provides an invaluable introduction to the subject for students of American literature, American studies and all those interested in the literature and culture of the United States

Content:
Chapter 1 The First Americans (pages 1–45):
Chapter 2 Inventing Americas (pages 47–114):
Chapter 3 Reconstructing the Past, Reimagining the Future (pages 115–158):
Chapter 4 Making It New (pages 159–248):
Chapter 5 Negotiating the American Century (pages 249–372):