American Literature (Paperback)

Prof. Stephen Matterson

ISBN 10: 0340807040 / ISBN 13: 9780340807040

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London, 2002

About this Item

Paperback. A reference guide to American literature, with more than four hundred entires devoted to aspects of American history, literary movements, influential writers and key texts. It is suitable for students of American literature at any level, and it is also relevant to those interested in American history and American Studies. A reference guide to American literature, with more than four hundred entires devoted to aspects of American history, literary movements, influential writers and key texts. It is suitable for students of American literature at any level, and it is also relevant to those interested in American history and American Studies. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: American Literature (Paperback)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0340807040
• ISBN 13: 9780340807040
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

A reference guide to American literature, with more than four hundred entires devoted to aspects of American history, literary movements, influential writers and key texts. It is suitable for students of American literature at any level, and it is also relevant to those interested in American history and American Studies.

About the Author

Stephen Matterson is Professor of English and Head of the School of English at Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.

Stephen Matterson is Professor of English Studies and a Fellow of the College at Trinity College, University of Dublin, Ireland. He is the author or editor of nine books and over sixty articles, essays and reviews on aspects of US literature. His past publications include Herman Melville, The Confidence-Man (edited with an Introduction and Notes; Penguin Classics, 1990); American Literature: The Essential Glossary (Oxford University Press, 2003); The Complete Poems of Walt Whitman (edited with an introduction and notes, Wordsworth, 2006); and Studying Poetry (with Darryl Jones; 1st edition 2000; Oxford University Press; updated and enlarged second edition, Bloomsbury Academic, 2011).