Backgrounds to American Literature Set

The five-volume Backgrounds to American Literature set examines the history, development, and people integral to the evolution of American literature. A perfect companion to the Backgrounds to English Literature set, this new set places American literature in its historical and cultural context. Ideal for middle and high school readers, each volume explores a particular period's political, religious, cultural, economic, and social trends, and discusses how they affected the literature of the time. From romanticism and transcendentalism to realism and regionalism, these engaging volumes completely cover the backgrounds of the major periods of American literature. Each volume contains: A glossary of terms related to the period Sidebars with extracts from notable works, biographical anecdotes, and more Recommended books and websites for further reading Illustrations of artwork and architecture relating to the literature of the period.Bookbuilders Staff is the author of 'Backgrounds to American Literature Set ', published 2005 under ISBN 9780816056729 and ISBN 0816056722.