The Heath Anthology of American Literature

Synopsis of The Heath Anthology of American Literature

«The Heath Anthology of American Literature, Vol. 1» is the anthology of American literature edited by Paul Lauter and Amy Ling (D. C. Heath, paperback).

This volume brings together a wide selection of texts from the colonial period to 1865, with a great diversity of voices and registers: sermons, letters, songs. It allows readers to follow the evolution of the early stages of the American literary tradition.

First volume of the anthology, published in 1990; 2935 pages, text in English.

Aimed at students, teachers and researchers of American literature and at readers of academic anthologies.