Contents
Preface xxv
A Contextual Approach to Teaching American Literature xxv
Companion Anthology and Study Guides xxvii
Telling the Story of American Literature xxxiii
Getting Started xxxviii
Acknowledgments xii
What is American Literature? An Overview
Telling the Story of American Literature 2
Literary Movements and Historical Change 2
Overview Questions 3
Contexts 4
Multiculturalism 4
Literature in Its Cultural Context 8
Fine Arts 9
History 11
Material Culture 12
Architecture 15
Religion 17
Politics 18
Music 19
Psychology 22
Cultural Geography 22
Folklore 24
Anthropology 25
Glossary 26
Selected Bibliography 29