A Brief History of American Literature

<ul> <li><i>A Brief History of American Literature</i> offers students and general readers a concise and up-to-date history of the full range of American writing from its origins until the present day. </li> <li>Represents the only up-to-date concise history of American literature </li> <li>Covers fiction, poetry, drama and non-fiction, as well as looking  at other forms of literature including folktales, spirituals, the detective story, the thriller and science fiction</li> <li>Considers how our understanding of American literature has changed over the past twenty years</li> <li>Offers students an abridged version of <i>History of American Literature</i>, a book widely considered the standard   survey text </li> <li>Provides an invaluable introduction to the subject for students of American literature, American studies and all those interested in the literature and culture of the United States</li> </ul>