'… as an initiation for the beginner and as a work of reference, it is unequalled'. The Times Literary Supplement

• Introduction; 1. Independence and literary emancipation; 2. Literature and nationalism; 3. Literature and American experience; 4. To change society; 5. Modernism; 6. The rediscovery of the New World; 7. Regionalism in the novel and short story; 8. Realism and the novel; 9. The Avant-Garde in poetry; 10. Theatre; 11. Modern fiction; Conclusion; Notes; Reading lists; Index of authors.

'… as an initiation for the beginner and as a work of reference, it is unequalled'. The Times Literary Supplement

• Introduction; 1. Independence and literary emancipation; 2. Literature and nationalism; 3. Literature and American experience; 4. To change society; 5. Modernism; 6. The rediscovery of the New World; 7. Regionalism in the novel and short story; 8. Realism and the novel; 9. The Avant-Garde in poetry; 10. Theatre; 11. Modern fiction; Conclusion; Notes; Reading lists; Index of authors.

'… as an initiation for the beginner and as a work of reference, it is unequalled'. The Times Literary Supplement

• Introduction; 1. Independence and literary emancipation; 2. Literature and nationalism; 3. Literature and American experience; 4. To change society; 5. Modernism; 6. The rediscovery of the New World; 7. Regionalism in the novel and short story; 8. Realism and the novel; 9. The Avant-Garde in poetry; 10. Theatre; 11. Modern fiction; Conclusion; Notes; Reading lists; Index of authors.