A Century of American Literature: 1776-1876 (1878)

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Henry Augustin Beers
Kessinger Publishing, 2008 - 440 Seiten
""A Century of American Literature: 1776-1876"" is a book written by Henry Augustin Beers and published in 1878. The book provides a comprehensive overview of American literature from the period of the American Revolution to the Centennial celebration of the United States in 1876. It covers the major literary movements and trends of the time, including the Romantic movement, Transcendentalism, and Realism. The book also profiles many of the most famous American writers of the time, including Ralph Waldo Emerson, Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, and Walt Whitman. Beers analyzes the themes and styles of their works and provides historical context for their writings. ""A Century of American Literature"" is considered a seminal work in the field of American literary criticism and is still studied and referenced today.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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