19th Century American (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)
Sinopse
In one glorious swoop, eager readers can gain access to seminal works by seven literary masters of the American Renaissance:<br/> <br/>• Moby-Dick "I have written a wicked book and feel as spotless as the lamb," wrote Herman Melville after the publication of Moby-Dick. His contemporaries voiced mixed feelings about this sprawling whaling epic, but today this "wicked book" is generally regarded as the prose masterpiece of the American Renaissance.<br/> • Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Ernest Hemingway declared "all modern American literature comes from Huck Finn," but for millions of readers, this witty, wise Mississippi River novel requires no endorsement beyond its own pages.<br/> • The Collected Poems of Emily Dickinson Only a handful of her poems were published during her lifetime, but today "the Belle of Amherst" is honored as the most recognized and beloved female poet to write in the English language. This 400-page collection of her verse displays the diversity and depth of her artistry.<br/> • Essays & Poems of Ralph Waldo Emerson The complete works of "the Sage of Concord" fill forty volumes, but this 530-page collection contains his most importance and representative prose works and verse. The paperback contains major prose including Nature, "Self-Reliance," "The American Scholar," "Experience," and "The Poet," and a generous selection of his poetry.<br/> • The Red Badge of Courage and Selected Short Fiction When Stephen Crane's Civil War novel was published in 1895, it made its 24-year-old author famous. In addition to that immortal work, this paperback collection contains other major Crane works, including "The Open Boat," "The Men in the Storm," and "The Veteran."<br/> • The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel about a woman punished for sin in colonial New England has captured the hearts of readers and stirred controversy since it was first published in 1850. It has been called America's first psychological novel.<br/> • Walden and Civil Disobedience This
Sinopse
In one glorious swoop, eager readers can gain access to seminal works by seven literary masters of the American Renaissance:<br/> <br/>• Moby-Dick "I have written a wicked book and feel as spotless as the lamb," wrote Herman Melville after the publication of Moby-Dick. His contemporaries voiced mixed feelings about this sprawling whaling epic, but today this "wicked book" is generally regarded as the prose masterpiece of the American Renaissance.<br/> • Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Ernest Hemingway declared "all modern American literature comes from Huck Finn," but for millions of readers, this witty, wise Mississippi River novel requires no endorsement beyond its own pages.<br/> • The Collected Poems of Emily Dickinson Only a handful of her poems were published during her lifetime, but today "the Belle of Amherst" is honored as the most recognized and beloved female poet to write in the English language. This 400-page collection of her verse displays the diversity and depth of her artistry.<br/> • Essays & Poems of Ralph Waldo Emerson The complete works of "the Sage of Concord" fill forty volumes, but this 530-page collection contains his most importance and representative prose works and verse. The paperback contains major prose including Nature, "Self-Reliance," "The American Scholar," "Experience," and "The Poet," and a generous selection of his poetry.<br/> • The Red Badge of Courage and Selected Short Fiction When Stephen Crane's Civil War novel was published in 1895, it made its 24-year-old author famous. In addition to that immortal work, this paperback collection contains other major Crane works, including "The Open Boat," "The Men in the Storm," and "The Veteran."<br/> • The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel about a woman punished for sin in colonial New England has captured the hearts of readers and stirred controversy since it was first published in 1850. It has been called America's first psychological novel.<br/> • Walden and Civil Disobedience This