{"product_id":"9781405192316","title":"A Brief History of American Literature","description":"\u003ch1\u003eA Brief 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\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eA Brief History of American Literature\u003c\/i\u003e offers students and general readers a concise and up-to-date history of the full range of American writing from its origins until the present day. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRepresents the only up-to-date concise history of American literature \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers fiction, poetry, drama and non-fiction, as well as looking  at other forms of literature including folktales, spirituals, the detective story, the thriller and science fiction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders how our understanding of American literature has changed over the past twenty years\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers students an abridged version of \u003ci\u003eHistory of American Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, a book widely considered the standard   survey text \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an invaluable introduction to the subject for students of American literature, American studies and all those interested in the literature and culture of the United States\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\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 (1986) and The Life of William Faulkner: A Critical Biography (1944). \u003c\/i\u003e His \u003ci\u003eHistory of  American Literature\u003c\/i\u003e is widely considered to be one of the standard works on the subject.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14 March 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\u003e9781405192316\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e420\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e32.64\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310840311948,"sku":"9781405192316","price":112.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405192316_eb6fddb9-03ae-4b2e-8b3a-814b5a379ff9.jpg?v=1780194567","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405192316","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}