A Brief History of American Literature

* A Brief History of American Literature offers studentsand general readers a concise and up-to-date history of the fullrange of American writing from its origins until the presentday. * Represents the only up-to-date concise history of Americanliterature * Covers fiction, poetry, drama and non-fiction, as well aslooking at other forms of literature including folktales,spirituals, the detective story, the thriller and sciencefiction * Considers how our understanding of American literature haschanged over the past twenty years * Offers students an abridged version of History of AmericanLiterature, a book widely considered the standard surveytext * Provides an invaluable introduction to the subject for studentsof American literature, American studies and all those interestedin the literature and culture of the United States