Bartleby.com: Cambridge History of Eng and Am Lit: Henry W Longfellow's Youth

Describes the beginnings of American poetry, beginning with a publication in 1610. Click through the 18 sections to get the full picture. Extracted from The Cambridge History of English and American Literature.

A survey of the Quaker writers from the Colonial period extracted from The Cambridge History of English and American Literature.

This Bartleby.com site provides some information on Edward Everett Hale's career as a writer.

Discussion of the influence of Europe and the death of his wife on Longfellow's writing. Includes an analysis of his prose work, "Hyperion", and Longfellow's collection of poetry called "Voices of the Night."

Describes the writing style and content found in Colonial newspapers during the first half of the 1700s. Clicking on the link at the bottom of each page will take you to information about individual newspapers and journalists.

This encyclopedia, "The Cambridge History of English and American Literature" provided by Bartleby.com, includes information of regionalism in poetry located in section X 'Later Poets'. Check out 1.Poets of East and West 5. The Middle...

Discusses Indian captivity narratives as the result of "involuntary journeying" and their contemporary appeal. Click on the next three names at the bottom of the page to read about some of the captives.

Describes the themes and writing style of early New England historians. Clicking on the names at the bottom of each page will take you to information about individual historians.

Describes the shortage of accurate historical accounts of the Indian Wars in Colonial America. Click through the names at the bottom of each page to take you to a short description of individual historians.

Information on the life and works of Byron and several other Romantic-era writers is offered at this site, with links to critical analyses of these works.