Transatlantic Romanticism: An Anthology of British, American, and Canadian Literature, 1767-1867This eagerly-anticipated anthology offers canonical and non-canonical texts from American, British, and Canadian Romantic writers. This long-overdue anthology of Romantic literature meets the growing demand for a coherent and flexible transatlantic Romantic reader. It offers a range of representative materials by the most central, as well as non-canonical, North American and British figures. Thematic groupings and companion readings, strategically integrated throughout the book, work together to provide lively and illuminating views of the major literary, cultural, and political debates of the transatlantic Romantic century. Accessible and engaging introductions and headnotes lead to an even greater appreciation and understanding of the prose and poetry of the transatlantic Romantic era. This is a two volume shrinkwrapped package. |
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... o'er , Joins the proud powers his valor foil'd before.22 Greene views the tempest with collected soul , And fates of empires in his bosom roll ; So small his force , where shall he lift the steel ? ( Superior hosts o'er every canton ...
... o'er cast the dawning ray ! ' Twas but a vision ! Now , the star of day Peers , like a gem on Aetna's10 burning crest ! Welcome , ye Hills , with golden vintage drest ; Sicilian forests brown , and vallies gay ! A mournful stranger ...
... o'er scenes that ne'er can be forgot , The joys and griefs of life - the light and shade Of early thought , that ne'er from memory fade Transport their spirits o'er the Atlantic's foam , And bid them welcome to their island home . As ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN 17061790 | 25 |
SAMSON OCCOM 17231792 | 40 |
Copyright | |
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