The anthologies appear in chronological order. The changing selections of authors and works, as well as the changing identities of the editors and editorial boards listed on title pages offer insights about the creative writers, scholars, and institutions that guide the formations of the American literary canon and help to define the concepts of American culture that should be passed down from generation to generation.
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The Chief American Prose Writers: Selected Prose By Franklin, Iriving, Cooper, Poe, Hawthorne, Emerson, Thoreau, Lowell, and Holmes
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Century Readings for a Course in American Literature
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American Writers on American Literature: By Thirty-Seven Contemporary Writers
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Contemporary Trends: American Literature Since 1914
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The Roots of a National Culture American Literature to 1830
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American Poetry and Prose: Contemporary - Revised Edition
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Literature and American Life
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A History of American Letters
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The American Mind: Selections From The Literature of The United States
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The Oxford Anthology of American Literature - Volume One
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The Oxford Anthology of American Literature - Volume Two
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A College Book of American Literature - Volume 2: From The Middle of the Nineteenth Century to The Present