Literary Movements (American Literature)

United States History: Colonial Era (1600-1754); Revolutionary Era (1754-1783); Development of a nation (1783-1815; Reform Era (1815-1850); Westward Expansion (1800-1860); Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877); Industrial United States (1878-1899)

Entries provide in-depth historical background information on each movement as well as modern critical interpretation of each movement's characteristic styles and themes.

Profiling milestones and movements in the arts, literature, music and religion from a specific period, each volume in this set helps students and researchers understand the various disciplines of the humanities in relation to each other, as well as to history and culture. An overview of the period and a chronology of major world events begin each volume.