Title: The American renaissance in New England
Description: Contains biographical sketches of authors who wrote or began publishing their major works during the American Renaissance in New England (between 1830 and 1860). Wide scope of authors includes: novelists, poets, essayists, editors, humorists, translators, compilers, journalists, reformers, abolitionists, scientists, lexicographers; special attention is given to the Transcendental authors - headed by Emerson and Thoreau.
Subjects: Homes and haunts, American literature, Biography, Intellectual life, Dictionaries, American Authors, Bio-bibliography, Amerikaans, Biographies, Litterature americaine, Vie intellectuelle, Biobibliographie, Ecrivains americains, Schrijvers, Dictionnaires anglais
Places: United States, New England
Time periods: 1783-1865, 19th century