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A Student's History of American Literature

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(4 Sterne; 6 Bewertungen)

Engaging history of American Lit from the 1600's up through the late 1890's. The author, who was a professor at Knox College, really put a lot into this, combining national history with his love for literature. - Summary by BellonaTimes (0 hr 39 min)

Chapters

Preface

3:44

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Ch 1. Early Colonial Literature. 1607-1700. Pt. 1.The English in Virginia

18:20

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Ch 1, Pt 2. Pilgrims and Puritans in New England

22:04

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Ch 1, Pt 3. The New England Clergy

24:47

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Ch 1, Pt 4. Puritan Poetry in New England

20:10

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Ch 2. The Eighteenth Century. Pt 1. The First Half of the Century

19:30

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Ch 2, Pt 2. Benjamin Franklin: 1706-1790

27:36

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Ch 2, Pt 3. The Second Half of the Century

14:02

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Ch 2, Pt 4. Poetry of the Revolution

20:35

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Ch 2, Pt 5. The Close of the Century

26:04

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Ch 3. The Beginning of the Nineteenth Century. Pt 1. The New Literature: The Kn…

21:42

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Ch 3, Pt 2. Washington Irving: 1783-1859

34:13

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Ch 3, Pt 3. James Fenimore Cooper: 1789-1851

20:30

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Ch 3, Pt 4. William Cullen Bryant: 1794-1878

38:28

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Ch 4. Philosophy and Romance. Pt 1. The Literary Development of New England

18:36

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Ch 4, Pt 2. Ralph Waldo Emerson: 1803-1882

43:27

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Ch 4, Pt 3. Henry D. Thoreau: 1817-1862

12:44

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Ch 4, Pt 4. Nathaniel Hawthorne: 1804-1864

35:24

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Ch 4, Pt 5. Edgar Allan Poe: 1809-1849

32:59

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Ch 5. The New England Poets. Pt 1. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: 1807-1882

34:04

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Ch 5, Pt 2. John Greenleaf Whittier: 1807-1892

37:48

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Ch 5, Pt 3. James Russell Lowell: 1819-1891

32:20

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Ch 5, Pt 4. Oliver Wendell Holmes: 1809-1894

21:04

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Ch 6. General Literary Development. Pt 1. The Historians

18:14

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Ch 6, Pt 2. Orators and Statesmen

6:45

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Ch 6, Pt 3. Writers of Pennsylvania and New York

28:02

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Ch 6, Pt 4. Novelists and Humorists

18:22

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Ch 6, Pt 5. Poetry, South and North

36:33

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Ch 7. Recent Years. Pt 1. Scholars and Essayists

9:02

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Ch 7, Pt 2. Poets of this Generation

15:14

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Ch 7, Pt 3. Contemporary Fiction

47:33

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Bewertungen

Too big to swallow as a whole.

(4,5 Sterne)

This historical reminiscence is biographical in nature, delving into the works and lives well over 100 literary figures who have defined American Literature.  Over the course of nearly three centuries, these leaders have shaped and molded the literary fields of Theology, Poetry, Fiction, Romance and Idealism.  This composition is chronologically ordered and cyclically organized, wherein each section begins with distinct opinions, followed by lists of works along with their corresponding dates of publication, wrapping back around with a thoroughly descriptive analysis of the person or topic at hand.  Admittedly, while listening to this composition, the staccato of ideas often lost my attention.  However, there are two sections in this book which held me encapsulated with interest. The first section which I highly recommend which details the life and works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, which is shines a heart-warming light onto the character and drive of this man.  The final section which I can recommend to the ...