New England Beyond Criticism Hardcover

Elisa New

Timely and beautifully written, New England Beyond Criticism provides a passionate defense of the importance of the literature of New England to the American literary canon, and its impact on the development of spirituality, community, and culture in America. * An exploration and defense of the prominence of New England s literary tradition within the canon of American literature * Traces the impact of the literature of New England on the development of spirituality, community, and culture in America * Includes in-depth studies of work from authors and poets such as William Bradford, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Henry David Thoreau, Susan Howe, and Marilynne Robinson * Examines the place and impression of New England literature in the nation s intellectual his

1118854535

9781118854532

English

John Wiley & Sons

11-Mar-10

336

Elisa New is Powell M. Cabot Professor of American Literature and Language at Harvard University. She is the author of The Regenerate Lyric: Theology and Innovation in American Poetry (2009), Jacob s Cane: A Jewish Family s Journey From the Four Lands of Lithuania to the Ports of London and Baltimore (2009 and 2011), andThe Lines Eye: Poetic Experience, American Sight (1999).