Romanticism and Transcendentalism, 1820-1865 (Research Guide to American Literature) - Hardcover

Habich, Robert D.; Nowatzki, Robert C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0816078637 ISBN 13: 9780816078639

Publisher: Facts on File, 2010

Synopsis

Romanticism and Transcendentalism: 1820-1865 explores American literature from 1820 up to the end of the Civil War. Containing approximately 40 study guides, this new resource is essential for high school and college students interested in researching and writing on this era of American literature.

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About the Author

Robert D. Habich is a professor of English at Ball State University and president-elect of the Ralph Waldo Emerson Society. He is the author of Transcendentalism and the "Western Messenger": A History of the Magazine and Its Contributors, 1835-1841 and editor of Lives Out of Letters: Essays on American Literary Biography and Documentation.
Robert C. Nowatzki is an associate professor of English at Ball State University. He is the author of many scholarly articles on 19th-century American literature.

From Booklist

This title is part of the publisher’s new research series on American literature, designed to help students and teachers find the right questions to ask about literary topics, works, and authors when doing research. The authors and works included in the series are the ones most likely to be taught, such as Washington Irving’s The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, and Stephen Crane’s The Red Badge of Courage. Each book is divided into five parts. Part 1 gives the social and historical background of the period along with the international and native influences on the literature. Part 2 provides 10 study guides on general literary themes. Each study guide includes a general introduction to the topic, topics for discussion and research, resources to consult, and people of interest. Part 3 offers 30 study guides for a particular literary work or author, such as the letters of John and Abigail Adams, Edgar Allan Poe’s poems, and Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle. Part 4 is an annotated bibliography of the best research books and articles, while part 5 is a glossary of terms. All of the guides conclude with an index of authors, terms, and titles. The series will be very useful for teachers who are looking for help in planning discussions for their classes and for college students who need help in figuring out how to study a work and developing a theme for a paper. High-school students in advanced literature courses will also find these books useful for their research. Recommended for college libraries as well as public libraries where there is a demand for help with literary research. Also available as e-books. --Merle Jacob

Edition details

• Publisher: Facts on File
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0816078637
• ISBN 13: 9780816078639
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 235