American Literature as an Expression of the National Mind

by Russell Blankenship

Overview

American Literature as an Expression of the National Mind (1931) is a remarkable work that traces not only the history and development of literature in the United States, but also the national characteristics that have arisen out of America’s unique background. By linking the two, the author provides great insight into the psychology of America and its great literary heritage.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040230459
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/01/2024
Series:	Routledge Revivals
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	782

Table of Contents

Part 1. The Background 1. The Physical Background 2. The Racial Background 3. The Intellectual Background Part 2. The Mind of Colonial America 4. The Beginnings of the American Mind 5. The Flowering of the Colonial Mind 6. Revolution and Reaction Part 3. Romanticism in America 7. American Romanticism 8. The Romantic Movement in Virginia 9. The West 10. Charleston and Southern Culture 11. Philadelphia 12. New York, the Cosmopolitan City 13. The New England Renaissance 14. Walt Whitman 15. Development of the American Novel to 1860 Part 4. The Triumph of Realism 16. The Industrialization of the United States 17. Three Critics of the Gilded Age 18. The Twilight of Romanticism 19. Western Humor 20. Lost in the Gilded Age 21. The Rise of Realism 22. Naturalism 23. Romance and Sociology 24. The New Poetry 25. The Battle of the Village 26. The New Romance 27. The Drama in America 28. In Conclusion