Emory bernard elliott october 30, 1942 march 31, 2009 was an american professor of american literature at uc riverside elliott was known in particular for advocating the expansion of the literary canon to include a more diverse range of voices. Occurrences america since 1945 eseminar 1, the postnew deal order. He completed his first major book in 1809 titled a history of newyork from the beginning of. Columbia history of the american novel alexander cowie, the rise of the american novel cathy davidson, revolution and the word. The latter won the chicago tribune heartland award. The columbia guide to religion in american history on jstor. It therefore reflects the intellectual values and standards of columbia university. The purpose of this guide is to support the research needs of students enrolled in hy 1110 american history i and hy 1120 american history ii. Within each era, themes, genres, and topics such as realism, gender, romance, and technology are discussed in depth, as well as modern canadian, caribbean, and latin american. Gore vidals burr and the founding fathers david kaplan, gore vidal gore vidal, palimpset. Biographies of generals, presidents, activists, etc. History of the british novel ii january 19, 21 introductory 26, 28 mary shelley, frankenstein 1818 penguin february 2, 4 9, 11 emily bronte, wuthering heights 1847 penguin 16, 18 feb 18.
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