This Companion provides fresh perspectives on the frequently read classic Uncle Tom's Cabin as well as on topics of perennial interest, such as Harriet Beecher

This volume provides newly commissioned essays from leading scholars and critics on the social and cultural history of the novel in America. It explores the wor

Providing an overview of the history of writing by women in the period, this 2001 Companion establishes the context in which this writing emerged, and traces th

This book brings together leading scholars to examine slavery in American literature from the eighteenth century to the present day.