Literature, society, and politics
Subtitle: selected essays
By: Barrett Wendell ; edited by Robert T. Self
Contributors: Self, Robert T., 1924-; Self, Robert T., 1924- ed
Series: John Colet archive of American literature, 1620-1920 -- no. 4
Publisher: John Colet Press
Published: 1977
Place of publication: St. Paul, Minn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
Subjects: American literature; History and criticism; Literature
Notes: Bibliography: p. 222-234.
Table of contents: title: Cotton Mather, the Puritan priest.; title: Some neglected characteristics of the New England Puritans.; title: The elements and the qualities of style.; title: Elegance.; title: Williams Shakspere.; title: A literary history of America: introduction.; title: Nathaniel Hawthorne.; title: Walt Whitman.; title: A literary history of American: conclusion.; title: Edgar Allan Poe.; title: Democracy.; title: The relation of literature to life.