Peter Rawlings is Professor of English and American Literature and Head of the Department of English at the University of the West of England, Bristol, UK.Contributors: David Greenham (University of the West of England, Bristol, UK), Alex Calder (University of Auckland, New Zealand), Peter Rawlings (University of the West of England, Bristol, UK) and John Roe (University of York, UK).

• Series Editors' PrefaceIntroduction - The 'strained and aching wonder' of American Shakespeare1. Ralph Waldo Emerson2. Herman Melville3. Henry James4. John BerrymanNotesSelect BibliographyIndex

Peter Rawlings is Professor of English and American Literature and Head of the Department of English at the University of the West of England, Bristol, UK.Contributors: David Greenham (University of the West of England, Bristol, UK), Alex Calder (University of Auckland, New Zealand), Peter Rawlings (University of the West of England, Bristol, UK) and John Roe (University of York, UK).

• Series Editors' PrefaceIntroduction - The 'strained and aching wonder' of American Shakespeare1. Ralph Waldo Emerson2. Herman Melville3. Henry James4. John BerrymanNotesSelect BibliographyIndex