{"product_id":"history-of-american-literature-9781405192286","title":"History of American Literature","description":"Updated throughout and with much new material, \u003ci\u003eA History of American Literature, Second Edition, \u003c\/i\u003e is the most up-to-date and comprehensive survey available of the myriad forms of American Literature from pre-Columbian times to the present. \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe most comprehensive and up-to-date history of American literature available today\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers fiction, poetry, drama, and non-fiction, as well as other forms of literature including folktale, spirituals, the detective story, the thriller, and science fiction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the plural character of American literature, including the contributions made by African American, Native American, Hispanic and Asian American writers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders how our understanding of American literature has changed over the past?thirty years\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSituates American literature in the contexts of American history, politics and society\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers an invaluable introduction to American literature for students at all levels, academic and general readers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Gray\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Literature at the University of Essex and former Distinguished Visiting Professor at a number of universities in the United States. He is the first specialist in American literature to be elected a Fellow of the British Academy and has published over a dozen books on the topic, including the award-winning \u003ci\u003eWriting the South: Ideas of an American Region\u003c\/i\u003e (1986) \u003ci\u003eand The Life of William Faulkner: A Critical Biography\u003c\/i\u003e (1994). His \u003ci\u003eHistory of American Literature\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 2004) is widely considered to be one of the standard works on the subject.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50334514675986,"sku":"9781405192286","price":64.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_660745ad-43df-4804-b7b7-282b218dc877.jpg?v=1727890257","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/history-of-american-literature-9781405192286","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}