TY - BOOK AU - Gray,Richard J. TI - A brief history of American literature SN - 9781405192316 (alk. paper) AV - PS88 .G726 2011 U1 - 810.9 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Chichester, West Sussex, Malden, MA PB - Wiley-Blackwell KW - American literature KW - History and criticism KW - United States KW - Literatures N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; The first Americans: American literature during the colonial and revolutionary periods -- Inventing Americas: the making of American literature 1800-1865 -- Reconstructing the past, reimagining the future: the development of American literature 1865-1900 -- Making it new: the emergence of modern American literature 1900-1945 -- Negotiating the American century: American literature since 1945 ER -