{"product_id":"9781405192286","title":"A History of American Literature","description":"\u003ch1\u003eA History of American Literature\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRichard Gray\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ American \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eUpdated 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\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 November 2011\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\u003e9781405192286\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\u003e928\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e51.2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310817505420,"sku":"9781405192286","price":55.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405192286_0c9def2f-e003-4b64-968e-4f0c233ac4e4.jpg?v=1780112143","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405192286","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}