The Cambridge History of American Literature, Volume 1William Peterfield Trent, John Erskine, Stuart Pratt Sherman, Carl Van Doren Macmillan, 1917 |
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Pagina iii
... are aware , " he continues , " that it has been said by foreigners , and often repeated , that there was no such thing as American literature ; that it would be vain for anyone to seek for proofs of taste , mind , or iii CHAPTER.
... are aware , " he continues , " that it has been said by foreigners , and often repeated , that there was no such thing as American literature ; that it would be vain for anyone to seek for proofs of taste , mind , or iii CHAPTER.
Pagina iv
... mind , or information , worth possessing , in our early records ; and some of our citizens , who have never examined these matters , have rested so quietly after these declarations , or so fondly denied them , that the bold asserters of ...
... mind , or information , worth possessing , in our early records ; and some of our citizens , who have never examined these matters , have rested so quietly after these declarations , or so fondly denied them , that the bold asserters of ...
Pagina v
... mind an excellent reason for abandoning it . " " A second temptation of the American historian , which appeared long before Knapp and persisted long after him , is to magnify the achievements of one's own parish at the expense of the ...
... mind an excellent reason for abandoning it . " " A second temptation of the American historian , which appeared long before Knapp and persisted long after him , is to magnify the achievements of one's own parish at the expense of the ...
Pagina ix
... mind when American literature is mentioned , have all flourished since 1800. " This is the somewhat restricted point of view established in the Introduction . In the composition of the history , the survey of the field , one suspects ...
... mind when American literature is mentioned , have all flourished since 1800. " This is the somewhat restricted point of view established in the Introduction . In the composition of the history , the survey of the field , one suspects ...
Pagina 2
... mind worthie of note ; which I have purposely collected , to satisfie my friends of the true worth and qualitie of Virginia . " So John Smith wrote at the end of his " Description " of that colony published in 1612 . Yet some bad ...
... mind worthie of note ; which I have purposely collected , to satisfie my friends of the true worth and qualitie of Virginia . " So John Smith wrote at the end of his " Description " of that colony published in 1612 . Yet some bad ...
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