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What is “EARLY” “AMERICAN” “LITERATURE”?. Robert E. Spiller, The Roots of National Culture: American Literature to 1830 . (1949). Nina Baym, ed. The Norton Anthology of American Literature . 3 rd ed. (1989). Paul Lauter, ed. The Heath Anthology of American Literature . 3 rd ed. (1998).
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Robert E. Spiller, The Roots of National Culture: American Literature to 1830. (1949)
Nina Baym, ed. The Norton Anthology of American Literature. 3rd ed. (1989)
Paul Lauter, ed. The Heath Anthology of American Literature. 3rd ed. (1998)
Drawing of a carved wall panel from Lacanha, Mexico. Source: Elizabeth Boon Hill, “Introduction: Writing and Recording Knowledge.” Writing Without Words. 18.
The Walum Olum or the Red Score of the Lenape. Source: The Multilingual Anthology of American Literature. Eds. Shell and Sollors. 98-99.
John Eliot, “Christian Covenanting Confession.” Congregational Library, Boston. Source: The Multilingual Anthology of American Literature. 2.
Samson Occom, Engraving by Ridley & Blood, 1802. Source: U of Pennsylvania Special Collections.
Samson Occom, “Address to his Indian Brethren.” Broadside. 1772. Source: American Antiquarian Society.
Francis Daniel Pastorius, “Title Page in Seven Languages.” The Bee-Hive. Source: U of Pennsylvania Special Collections.
Declaration of Independence. German. Printing by Steiner & Cist. July 5, 1776.