Initial Studies in American Letters is a literary work written by Henry A. Beers. The book is an exploration of the early stages of American literature and provides an in-depth analysis of the works of several prominent American writers. Beers delves into the themes, styles, and techniques used by these writers and examines how they contributed to the development of American literature as a whole. The book covers a wide range of literary genres, including poetry, fiction, and non-fiction, and includes discussions on the ...
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Initial Studies in American Letters is a literary work written by Henry A. Beers. The book is an exploration of the early stages of American literature and provides an in-depth analysis of the works of several prominent American writers. Beers delves into the themes, styles, and techniques used by these writers and examines how they contributed to the development of American literature as a whole. The book covers a wide range of literary genres, including poetry, fiction, and non-fiction, and includes discussions on the works of authors such as Washington Irving, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Edgar Allan Poe. Beers also provides historical context to the literature, discussing the social and cultural factors that influenced the writers and their works. Overall, Initial Studies in American Letters is a comprehensive and insightful examination of the early stages of American literature and its impact on the literary world.1891. Initial Studies in American Letters is a companion piece to Beers's historical sketch of English literature entitled From Chaucer to Tennyson. Though meant to be mainly a history of American belles-lettres, it does make some mention of historical and political writings, but hardly any of philosophical, scientific and technical works and is laid out in chronological order. Contents: The Colonial Period, 1607-1765; The Revolutionary Period, 1765-1815; The Era of National Expansion, 1815-1837; The Concord Writers, 1837-1861; The Cambridge Scholars, 1837-1861; Literature in the Cities, 1837-1861; and Literature Since 1861. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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