A History of American Literature

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been written with a view to showing the drift of American thought as illustrated by major writers or groups and as revealed by a careful study of one or two cardinal works by each. In this sequence of thought the growth of American self-consciousness and the changing ideal

n, indicate available editions, and point to the critical material which may be used as a supplement, but not as a substitute, for first-hand study. This critical mater

, in an appendix, a brief characterization of the American periodicals which have been most signif

on, not only by their attention but by their free discussion. Special acknowledgment is gratefully made to Mr. William W. Ellsworth for a ca

portions of the chapters on Crèvec?ur, the Poetry of the Revolution, Emerson,

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