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Routledge Revivals American Literature in Context First published between 1982 and 1983, this series examines the peculiarly American cultural context out of which the nation’s literature has developed. Covering the years from 1620 to 1830, this first volume of American Literature in Context examines a range of texts from the writings of the Puritan settlers through the declaration of Inde pendence to the novels of Fenimore Cooper. In doing so, it shows how early Americans thought about their growing nation, their arguments for immigration, for political and cultural indepen dence, and the doubts they experienced in this ambitious project. This book will be of interest to those studying American lit erature and American studies. American Literature in Context 1620-1830 Stephen Fender First published in 1983 by Methuen & Co Ltd This edition first published in 2016 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 4RN and by Routledge 52 VanderbiltAvenue, New York, NY 10017 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 1983 Stephen Fender The right of Stephen Fender to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Publisher’s Note The publisher has gone to great lengths to ensure the quality of this reprint but points out that some imperfections in the original copies may be apparent. Disclaimer The publisher has made every effort to trace copyright holders and welcomes correspondence from those they have been unable to contact. Publisher’s Note The publisher has gone to great lengths to ensure the quality of this book but regrets to inform the customer that previously available online resources are no longer available with this title. A Library of Congress record exists under LC control number: 81022302 ISBN 13: 978-1-138-69111-7 (hbk) ISBN 13: 978-1-315-53597-5 (ebk) ISBN 13: 978-1-138-69132-2 (set hbk) ISBN 13: 978-1-315-53545-6 (set ebk) AMERICAN LITERATURE IN CONTEXT, I 1620-183° STEPHEN FENDER METHUEN LONDON AND NEW YORK First published in 1983 by Methuen 8c Co. Ltd 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE Published in the USA by Methuen 8c Co. in association with Methuen, Inc. 733 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 © 1983 Stephen Fender Typeset in Great Britain by Scarborough Typesetting Services and printed by Richard Clay (The Chaucer Press) Ltd Bungay, Suffolk All rights reserved. No part of this book may by reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Fender, Stephen American literature in context. 1 : 1620-1830 1. American literature - History and criticism I. Title 810.9 PS88 ISBN 0-416-74590-3 Library ofCongress Cataloging in Publication Data (Revised for vol. 1) Main entry under title: American literature in context. Includes bibliographies and indexes. Contents: 1. 1620-1830 / Stephen Fender 2.1830-1865/ Brian Harding - - 4. 1900 1930 / Ann Massa. 1. American literature - History and criticism Addresses, essays, lectures. I. Goldman, Arnold. PS92.A425 1983 810' .9 81-22302 ISBN 0-416-74590-3 (v. 1) Contents General Editor's Preface vii PART ONE: America as Type and Thing Introduction 3 1 Captain John Smith (1580-1631) 8 2 Robert Cushman (c.1599-1625) 32 3 William Bradford (1590-1657) 45 PART TWO: 'Rise, Wash and Address Powerful Goodness' 4 Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) 63 5 Thomas Paine (1737-1809) 81 6 The Declaration of Independence 97 PART THREE: Retrospective Revolutions 7 Hector St John de Crevecoeur (1735-1813) 125 8 Philip Freneau (1752-1832) and Joel Barlow (1754-1812) 143 9 Washington Irving (1783-1859) 163 10 James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) 177 Index 197 General Editor's Preface The object ofthe American Literature in Context series is to offer students of the literature and culture of the United States a coherent, consecu tive and comprehensive sequence of interpretations of major American texts - fiction and non-fiction, poetry and drama. Each chapter is prefaced by an extract from the chosen text which serves as a springboard for wider discussion and analysis. The intention ofeach analysis is to demonstrate how students can move into and then from the pages of literature in front of them to a consideration of the whole text from which the extract is taken, and thence to an under standing of the author's oeuvre and of the cultural moment in which he or she lived and wrote. The extract and its interpretation ground the wider interpretation: students need not just take the critic's overall view on trust, but can test it against the extract from the primary text. The selection of texts is intended to represent the critic's choice from the variety, quality and interest of important American writing in the period. In these essays students can see how a literary and cultural critic responds to the page of writing before him or her, and how sustained critical response to particular passages can be linked to broader analyses of texts, authors, culture and society. With this integrated format, students can better see how background material relates to the text and vice versa. While the chapters are not precisely intended as models for students to imitate, those who are learning to write about literature are encouraged to treat extracts of their own choosing in a comparable manner, relating the particular response to wider matters. Arnold Goldman Note on the extracts The extracts in each chapter, further citations and page references are from the texts cited in the further reading lists. Copy has been corrected against first editions and orthography modernized where relevant.
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