1. American literature is the written of literacy work produced in the area of the United States and its preceding colonies.
2. For more specific discussions of poetry and theater, see Poetry of the United States and Theater in the United States.
3. During its early history, America was a series of British colonies on the eastern coast of the present-day United States.
4. Therefore, its literary traditions of English literature.
5. However, unique American characteristics and the breadth of its production usually how cause it ti be considered a separate path and tradition.
6. In the post-war period, Thomas Jefferson's United States Declaration of Independence, his influence on the United States Constitution, his autobiography, the Notes on the state of Virginia, and his many letters solidify his spot as one of the most talented early American writers.
7. The Federalist essays by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay presented a significant historical discussion of American government organization and republican values.
8. Fisher Ames, James Otis, and Patrick Henry are also valued for their political writings and orations.
9. Much of the early literature of the new nations struggled to find a uniquely American voice in existing literary genre, and this tendency was also reflected in novels.
10. European forms and styles were often transferred to new locales and critics often saw them as inferior.
2. For more specific discussions of poetry and theater, see Poetry of the United States and Theater in the United States.
3. During its early history, America was a series of British colonies on the eastern coast of the present-day United States.
4. Therefore, its literary traditions of English literature.
5. However, unique American characteristics and the breadth of its production usually how cause it ti be considered a separate path and tradition.
6. In the post-war period, Thomas Jefferson's United States Declaration of Independence, his influence on the United States Constitution, his autobiography, the Notes on the state of Virginia, and his many letters solidify his spot as one of the most talented early American writers.
7. The Federalist essays by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay presented a significant historical discussion of American government organization and republican values.
8. Fisher Ames, James Otis, and Patrick Henry are also valued for their political writings and orations.
9. Much of the early literature of the new nations struggled to find a uniquely American voice in existing literary genre, and this tendency was also reflected in novels.
10. European forms and styles were often transferred to new locales and critics often saw them as inferior.