New England's Crises and Cultural Memory Literature, Politics, History, Religion, 1620-1860 |
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Author:
| McWilliams, John |
Series title: | Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-521-10129-5 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2009 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $54.99 |
Book Description:
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John McWilliams' book is an ambitious attempt to combine New England history and literature from the Puritans through the Revolutionary period to the antebellum era. In this magisterial study, McWilliams shows how successive narratives of crises,real or imagined, reflected historical realities while proving adaptable to later settlers. He offers an all-encompassing narrative of one crucial region in the American literary and historical experience. Audacious in scope and intellectual...
More DescriptionJohn McWilliams' book is an ambitious attempt to combine New England history and literature from the Puritans through the Revolutionary period to the antebellum era. In this magisterial study, McWilliams shows how successive narratives of crises,real or imagined, reflected historical realities while proving adaptable to later settlers. He offers an all-encompassing narrative of one crucial region in the American literary and historical experience. Audacious in scope and intellectual range, McWilliams brings to light new historical contexts for understanding crucial events in early American literature and history.