American Colonial Prose : John Smith to Thomas Jefferson Paperback / softback
Edited by Mary Ann Radzinowicz
Part of the Cambridge English Prose Texts series
Paperback / softback
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Mary Ann Radzinowicz's volume comprises texts from the American colonial period, which bear witness to the extraordinary diversity of writing at this time.
All the texts are permeated by a strong historical consciousness.
Indeed five of the ten writers selected called their writing 'histories'.
What we see emerging from the writers is a particular American identity, full of idealism and a strong emotional commitment to ideas, culminating in the Declaration of Independence and the metamorphosis of America from colony to nation.
Professor Radzinowicz has written a substantial introduction to the volume in which she provides a history of the thirteen colonies, exploring the social, theological, intellectual and political expectations of the early settlers.
This volume will be indispensable reading for students of American literature and history.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:296 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:07/06/1984
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- ISBN:9780521286800
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:296 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:07/06/1984
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- ISBN:9780521286800
