Contents
Preface xxv
Acknowledgments xxxl
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 13
Architecture 15
Religion 17
Politics 18
Music 19
Psychology 22
Cultural Geography 22
Folklore 24
Anthropology 25
Glossary 26
Selected Bibliography 29