The Heath Anthology of American Literature, Volume 1

Synopsis of The Heath Anthology of American Literature, Volume 1

«The Heath Anthology of American Literature, Volume 1» is the anthology of American literature edited by Paul Lauter (Houghton Mifflin, paperback).

A reference anthology that surveys American literature from Native American oral traditions to 1865, featuring authors such as Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson; it brings together a broad selection of representative texts from different periods and genres.

Third edition of volume 1 of the series The Heath Anthology of American Literature; text in English, originally published in 1997.

For students and teachers of American literature who need an overview of the canon from its origins to 1865.