American Heritage: An Anthology and Interpertive Survey of Our LiteratureLeon Howard |
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... American universities have been exchanging scholars in the field of American literature ; and the most distinguished university in Japan has been developing its own privately financed program for training professors of American ...
... American universities have been exchanging scholars in the field of American literature ; and the most distinguished university in Japan has been developing its own privately financed program for training professors of American ...
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... American , who leaving behind him all his ancient prejudices and manners , receives new ones from the new mode of life he has embraced , the new gov- ernment he obeys , and the new rank he holds . He becomes an American by being ...
... American , who leaving behind him all his ancient prejudices and manners , receives new ones from the new mode of life he has embraced , the new gov- ernment he obeys , and the new rank he holds . He becomes an American by being ...
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... American ! " Noah Webster ( 1758-1843 ) , the first great American lexicographer , argued in effect . He was a patriotic citizen of Connecticut who preached a doctrine of cultural nationalism . Three famous books , a speller , a grammar ...
... American ! " Noah Webster ( 1758-1843 ) , the first great American lexicographer , argued in effect . He was a patriotic citizen of Connecticut who preached a doctrine of cultural nationalism . Three famous books , a speller , a grammar ...
Contents
PART ONE THE WESTWARD COURSE OF EMPIRE | 1 |
ROGER WILLIAMS | 31 |
RICHARD MATHER | 47 |
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American Anne Bradstreet appeared arms beauty better breath called cause character Christ church colonies Cotton Mather cried death Deerslayer divine door doth dreadful earth England English Ethan Brand evil eyes faith fancy father fear fire Fitz-Greene Halleck flowers friends Giovanni give God's hand happiness hath head heard heart heaven human Increase Mather Indians JEAN DE CRÈVECOEUR king labor land liberty Ligeia light live look Lord manner Martha Carrier matter Maypole means ment Merry Mount mind moral nation nature ness never Nevermore night o'er passion person Philip Pain poem poet poor prayer Puritan Quaker reason religion Rip Van Winkle round seemed soul spirit stood sweet thee things thou thought tion took trees true truth turn unto verse voice whole wild words young