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Brief History of English and American Literature
Books On Demand - EAN : 9782322559855
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EAN : 9782322559855
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- EAN13 : 9782322559855
- Réf. éditeur : 409532
- Editeur : Books On Demand
- Date Parution : 9 juil. 2025
- Disponibilite : Disponible
- Barème de remise : NS
- Nombre de pages : 292
- Format : H:210 mm L:148 mm E:20 mm
- Poids : 427gr
- Résumé : Henry A. Beers Brief History of English and American Literature provides a panoramic survey of literary evolution from medieval England to post-Civil War America. This academic yet accessible work traces the interplay between societal shifts and artistic expression, positioning itself within categories like Literary Criticism, Cultural History, and Educational Textbooks. Beers examines foundational texts such as Chaucers Canterbury Tales and Miltons Paradise Lost, while contextualizing their creation within religious reforms and political upheavals. The American section highlights Puritan sermons role in shaping early national identity and contrasts Emersons transcendentalist essays with Poes gothic tales. Beers analyzes how industrialization influenced Dickensian social critiques and Whitmans free-verse celebrations of democracy. Chapters on the Romantic movement reveal connections between British poets like Wordsworth and their American counterparts such as Bryant, emphasizing shared themes of nature and individualism. Critical yet balanced, the text evaluates literary movements without idolizing figures questioning, for instance, whether Hawthornes allegories reflect transcendental optimism or latent Calvinist anxieties. Beers integrates lesser-discussed voices, including early African American poets and women writers like Anne Bradstreet, enriching the narrative beyond canonical white male authors. Thematic threads explore how colonization, revolution, and technological progress reshaped narrative forms, from oral traditions to serialized novels. This edition includes updated references to recent scholarship, making it valuable for students and enthusiasts seeking a concise yet rigorous overview of anglophone literary heritage.
- Biographie : Henry Augustin Beers (1847.1926) was an American scholar and poet whose works bridged academia and public literary education. Educated at Yale University, where he later became a professor, Beers specialized in Romantic and Victorian literature, though his Brief History demonstrated remarkable versatility in spanning centuries and genres. His career reflected a commitment to contextualizing literature within broader intellectual currents a method evident in this volumes integration of political and religious history with textual analysis. While associated with the genteel tradition, Beers occasionally critiqued its limitations, as seen in his nuanced assessments of working-class narratives. Beyond this seminal work, Beers authored poetry collections and critical studies of figures like Nathaniel Parker Willis. Though less radical than contemporaries like Vernon Parrington, his interdisciplinary approach influenced early 20th-century literary historiography. Today, his writings endure as foundational resources for understanding how societal transformations from the printing press to transcendentalism reshaped anglophone storytelling.
