Project Gutenberg 2014-04-09 Public domain in the USA. 286 Boynton, Percy Holmes 1875 1946 20003784 A History of American Literature Produced by KD Weeks, David Kline, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A History of American Literature" by Percy Holmes Boynton is a comprehensive historical account written in the early 20th century. The book aims to explore the evolution of American literature by emphasizing significant writers and literary movements while providing insight into the development of American thought and culture throughout different historical periods. It is particularly focused on analyzing key works and authors, offering a lens through which readers can understand the complexities of American literary history. At the start of the book, the author establishes that American literature originates from diverse influences, particularly those carried over from England by early settlers. Boynton discusses the uniqueness of American literary beginnings, contrasting it with the literary traditions of established nations. The opening section highlights the formative influences of both the Puritans and Royalists in the context of 17th-century America, outlining how their differing motivations—religious freedom versus economic opportunity—shaped the emerging literary landscape. The text reflects on the character of early American literature as being a mix of religious piety, utilitarian prose, and the seeds of future literary developments, setting the stage for more in-depth examinations of individual authors and their contributions throughout the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45353/45353-h/images/titlepage.jpg en American literature -- History and criticism PS Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature 1356082 1356096 2024-09-19T05:44:38.474001 2023-09-19T16:53:57.729966 text/html text/html 1338030 2014-04-09T16:55:52 text/html; charset=utf-8 814639 2014-04-09T16:58:18 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 872469 2024-09-19T05:45:00.395879 application/epub+zip 895416 2024-09-19T05:44:42.091993 application/epub+zip 544268 2024-09-19T05:44:40.375999 application/epub+zip 1270754 2024-09-19T05:45:14.392811 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1180200 2024-09-19T05:44:58.398924 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 831070 2022-09-20T17:15:39.979843 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1094371 1094166 2024-09-19T05:44:35.217004 2023-09-19T16:53:54.551963 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1094161 2014-04-09T16:57:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 430050 2014-04-09T16:58:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1094179 2014-04-09T16:58:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 429834 2014-04-09T16:58:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19874 2024-09-19T05:45:14.635816 application/rdf+xml 7580 2024-09-19T05:44:40.607984 image/jpeg 1345 2024-09-19T05:44:40.491990 image/jpeg 820332 2024-09-19T05:44:38.630991 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog