The Heath Anthology of
American Literature, 4/e
Paul Lauter, Trinity College
Richard Yarborough, University of California, Los Angeles
Jackson Bryer, University of Maryland
King-Kok Cheung, University of California, Los Angeles
Anne Goodwyn Jones, University of Florida
Wendy Martin, Claremont Graduate University
Charles Molesworth, Queens College-CUNY
Raymund Paredes, University of California, Los Angeles
Ivy Schweitzer, Dartmouth College
Linda Wagner-Martin, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Andrew O. Wiget, New Mexico State University
Sandra Zagarell, Oberlin College
James Kyung-Jin Lee, University of Texas, Austin
Description
A best-selling anthology since its first edition, this premier
survey of American literature has influenced the manner in which the American literary canon is
taught in classrooms across the nation. In response to readers' requests, the editors
of the Heath Anthology continue to develop and reinforce its greatest strengths: diverse
reading selections and strong ancillaries. With the assistance of more than 200
contributing editors--all specialists in particular eras and writers--the editors have updated
biographical and critical information, as well as added new works of interest to both
instructors and students.
The Fourth Edition features new writers and selections that highlight the divergent communities and diverse voices constituting the United States, both past and present.
Volume 1 takes students from Native American oral literatures up
to 1865, including Whitman and Dickinson. Volume 2 (which can be packaged with a
free supplement of Whitman and Dickinson works) opens with African American folk
tales and regional writers, and includes new sections on the Beat Movement and the Vietnam
Conflict.
Full-length texts continue to be integrated throughout the
anthology, including
The Scarlet Letter in Vol. 1 and The Awakening in Vol. 2.
The revised textbook web site complements both volumes of the
text through a
new searchable, multimedia timeline with literary, historical,
and cultural
information; author profile pages; links to other sites for
further research; and an
online version of the Instructor's Guide.
The Southern literature section has been expanded and includes
two short
stories by William Faulkner, "Dry September" and
"Barn Burning," and an essay
by H.L. Mencken, "The Sahara of the Bozarts." Increased
coverage of border
literature includes the work of novelist María Amparo Ruíz de
Burton. In addition,
gay and lesbian writers are featured throughout such as Dorothy
Allison, James
Merrill, and Richard Rodriguez.
The Cultures in Contact section has been reorganized along
regional lines--New
Spain, New France, Chesapeake, and New England--to facilitate the
comparison
of imperial agendas.
The section on the 18th century now places less emphasis on
British and
American perspectives of revolution and nationalism to reflect
the text's
inclusive approach to the field.
Volume 1
2002 2960 Pages Paper
ISBN: (0-618-10919-6)
Exam copies not available
until 07/27/2001. To
preorder, call 1-800-733-1717
Volume 1
$ 51.96
Preliminary Contents: Volume One
May 24, 2001