Product Description: Why is so little heard about John Cotton, who was acknowledged in his own lifetime as the greatest Puritan preacher in America? Why has he alone remained an enigma among the founding fathers of American protestantism? Professor Ziff examines Cotton's career as a teacher and preacher, both in England and New England; comparing Cotton's preaching and theology with that of his contemporaries in both the established church and the various Puritan sects, he shows Cotton as a significant man of his own time...read more

An inclusive anthology of writings by the celebrated American stateman, journalist, scientist, and entrepreneur contains nearly one hundred of his major writings, including political tracts, essays, journalism, letters, scientific observations, personal and social improvement guidelines, literary musings, and more. Original.

A compact overview of Mark Twain's life and literary career offers an account of the great American author's early years and examines his writings from a cultural history perspective, as well as offering insight into Twain's travel writings.

Fifteen essays illustrate Emerson's ideas of the relation of nature to the self, the uniquely American perception of co-existence with, rather than brute domination of, nature. (view table of contents)

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Product Description: Examining the relationship of literature to society during the formative years of the American republic, the author discusses a range of works, from natural histories to novels, showing how these works both shaped and were shaped by the culture of the period.

Tries to explain the development of a true American literature in the mid-nineteenth century by examining the careers of writers like Melville, Hawthorne, Whitman, and Thoreau

A representative selection from the writings of Emerson examines topics, including self-reliance, fate, nature, poetry, Napoleon, and Henry David Thoreau (view table of contents)

Tries to explain the development of a true American literature in the midnineteenth century by examining the careers of writers like Melville, Hawthorne, Whitman, and Thoreau

Product Description: Book by Ziff, Larzer