Category: ENGL 130
Made primarily by students for students, this open-access anthology compiles a wide array of texts from early American literature, emphasizing inclusivity and diverse perspectives. It includes works from Native American narratives to early national period writings, accompanied by introductions and annotations to facilitate deeper understanding.
Becoming America: An Exploration of American Literature from Precolonial to Post-Revolution (Kurant, 2018) – LibreTexts (CC BY-SA) This anthology features 69 authors, presenting full texts that showcase the diverse voices in early American literature. It covers Pre- and Early Colonial Literature, Seventeenth Century English Colonial Literature, Revolutionary and Early National Period Literature, and Nineteenth Century …
This book offers an anthology of texts that includes letters, journals, poetry, newspaper articles, pamphlets, sermons, narratives, and short fiction written in and about America beginning with collected oral stories from Native American tribes and ending with the poetry of Emily Dickinson. Many major and minor authors are included, providing a sampling of the different …
Volumes 1 and 2 apply to this course. Volume 1 explores early American literature, featuring works from Native American origin tales, colonial writings, and early national period texts. Volume 2 covers the Romantic era and the antebellum period,