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From the fantastic to the real: How American literature lost its monsters

American literature did not begin in restraint—it began in excess. In the nineteenth century, it excelled at the fantastic, ...
National Catholic Register

American Literature and the Catholic Faith

It’s difficult to know where to start or finish in any discussion of the connection between American literature and the Catholic Faith. The whole topic is fraught with complexity, as is the ...
NPR

A rare collection of American literature will be auctioned off at Christie's

Bruce Lisman is selling a trove of 18th and 19th-century American books and rarities. His collection offers a rare look into the foundations of American literature. As a kid growing up in Vermont, ...
FIU News

Arg! FIU professor teaches American literature class on pirates

For College of Arts, Sciences & Education English Assistant Professor Mark Kelley, there’s nothing as exhilarating as being out on the water—the feeling of freedom, the vastness, the intrigue of the ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

African American literature provides a crucial counter-narrative to our history

This year’s observance of Black History Month carries forward the centennial anniversary of the Harlem Renaissance. However, in this reflective season, we find ourselves at a crossroads that would be ...
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Who is Called the Father of American Literature?

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, was born in the year 1835 and is considered the "Father of American Literature." In the 19th century, he changed how people write. His books ...
Robb Report

A Rare Collection of 18th- and 19th-Century American Literature Could Fetch up to $5 Million at Auction

It’s a great time to be a lover (and collector) of important American literature. Christie’s will auction off a stunning collection of rare printed books and manuscripts belonging to Bruce M. Lisman ...
The Atlantic

Stedman's Library of American Literature

THIS work, 1 in the opening volumes of which we found such unusual interest, has increased in usefulness with each successive issue, and now in its total of eleven large volumes opens as complete a ...
The New York Times

Building a New Canon of Black Literature

Which older novels, plays and poems by African American writers are being — or should be — rediscovered? By Adam Bradley Artwork by Dominic Chambers and Tajh Rust Adam Bradley, a T writer, is a ...
The Harvard Crimson

So You Want to Read Arab-American Literature

For many, Arab-American literature offers a personal window into the rich cultural heritage, traditions, and experiences of Arab-Americans not readily accessible in American popular culture. The scope ...
The Atlantic

Three Centuries of American Literature

THE tendency to consider centuries as natural periods in the history of culture, and their termini as milestones, indicates a mental habit that is far from logical, but it is one that men do not ...
The New York Times

University Presses Are Keeping American Literature Alive

Ms. Renkl is a contributing Opinion writer who covers flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. Last fall, I went around the house pulling out beloved books published by university ...