American Literature

by Various

American Literature Classics for Christmas

564 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

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Reviews

[Megan · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was filled with sermon excerpts, poems and short stories. It also had discussion questions that really set you to thinking. Loved it!

[J. Alfred · Rating 3 out of 5]

A Christian teacher I know characterized Beka, the publisher of this book, as being "obnoxiously Christian": the criticism is justified. The selections in this volume are strong until one gets to Trancendentalism ("the Recurring Failure") where the sanctimonious editorial voice becomes unbearable (did you know, for instance that, Whitman "could often write good poetry" when he could bring himself to "direct his mind toward good subjects"?). After this, the selections are bizarre: despite there being an entire Modern Poetry section, there is not a single poem by either Pound or Eliot, and not one single mention of WC Williams or Wallace Stevens.