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American Colonial Prose: John Smith to Thomas Jefferson
Mary Ann Radzinowicz (Ed.)
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Description for American Colonial Prose: John Smith to Thomas Jefferson
Hardback. Comprises texts from the American colonial period, which bear witness to the extraordinary diversity of writing at this time. Editor(s): Radzinowicz, Mary Ann. Series: Cambridge English Prose Texts. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 48. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear with slight sunning to spine
Mary Ann Radzinowicz's volume comprises texts from the American colonial period, which bear witness to the extraordinary diversity of writing at this time. All the texts are permeated by a strong historical consciousness. Indeed five of the ten writers selected called their writing 'histories'. What we see emerging from the writers is a particular American identity, full of idealism and a strong emotional commitment to ideas, culminating in the Declaration of Independence and the metamorphosis of America from colony to nation. Professor Radzinowicz has written a substantial introduction to the volume in which she provides a history of the thirteen ... Read more
Mary Ann Radzinowicz's volume comprises texts from the American colonial period, which bear witness to the extraordinary diversity of writing at this time. All the texts are permeated by a strong historical consciousness. Indeed five of the ten writers selected called their writing 'histories'. What we see emerging from the writers is a particular American identity, full of idealism and a strong emotional commitment to ideas, culminating in the Declaration of Independence and the metamorphosis of America from colony to nation. Professor Radzinowicz has written a substantial introduction to the volume in which she provides a history of the thirteen ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Series
Cambridge English Prose Texts
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521244268
SKU
KJE0000789
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