American Literature Selected Readings (Second Edition)

Author: Tao Jie
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Publish Date: 2005-02-01
Features: Selected Readings in American Literature is a university-level textbook for English majors, suitable for teacher training colleges, education colleges, radio and television universities, and self-learners of English in society. The book primarily features works by important 20th-century American writers, while also including works by classic 18th and 19th-century authors, covering genres such as novels, poetry, drama, and essays. The book includes an introduction and main body. The introduction briefly introduces the history of American literature, major literary movements in each period, and representative writers and works. The main body consists of 21 units, each including five sections: "Author Introduction," "Appreciation," "Selected Text," "Notes," and "Questions." If the selected text is an excerpt from a longer work, each unit also includes some famous quotes or aphorisms by the author.