{"product_id":"9781405188630","title":"American Literature in Context to 1865","description":"\u003ch1\u003eAmerican Literature in Context to 1865\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSusan Castillo\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ American \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eAmerican Literature in Context to 1865\u003c\/i\u003e discusses the issues and events that engaged American writers of the period, providing original and useful readings of important literary works that demonstrate how context contributes to meaning  \u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers a range of genres including the myths, chants and songs of indigenous cultures, sermons, slave narratives, essays and the novels and poetry to 1865\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDesigned to be used alongside the major anthologies of literature from the period\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEquips students with the necessary historical context needed to understand the writings from this period\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePedagogical features include a detailed bibliography, and a transatlantic timeline, with literary works, and historical events\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eSusan Castillo\u003c\/b\u003e is Harriet Beecher Stowe Professor of American Studies at King’s College London and has published extensively on colonial writing of the Early Americas, Native American writing, and on the U.S. South. Her books include \u003ci\u003eThe Literatures of Colonial America: An Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell, 2001), \u003ci\u003eA Companion to the Literatures of Colonial America\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell, 2005), \u003ci\u003eColonial Encounters in New World Writing, 1500-1786: Performing America\u003c\/i\u003e (2005) and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Travel Writing and Empire\u003c\/i\u003e (2009).  \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e09 August 2010\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405188630\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e208\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11.36\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315615527052,"sku":"9781405188630","price":26.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405188630.jpg?v=1780116707","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405188630","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}