...Scott Slawinski 11  Literature to 1800 Scott Slawinski The wide swath of approaches to early American studies in 2015 testifies to the vitality of the field, and organizing the materials for this chapter proved challenging. A common denominator for much of this year’s criticism...

...Michael L. Burduck 12  Early-19th-Century Literature Michael L. Burduck A number of publishers willing in the past to provide review copies of books for consideration in American Literary Scholarship did not reply to requests for this year’s volume. Fortunately most presses...

...Roark Mulligan 13  Late-19th-Century Literature Roark Mulligan A struggle to define realism has continued to occupy scholars. The dean of American literature, W. D. Howells, has remained a central figure in the discussion, which has shifted from a focus on realism as a product...

...Scott Slawinski American Literary Scholarship (2018) doi 10.1215/00659142-8225382 © 2020 by Duke University Press 10 Literature to 1800 Scott Slawinski Eclectic might be the word that best defines this year s range of publica- tions in early American studies, and perhaps the applicability...

...Michael L. Burduck American Literary Scholarship (2018) doi 10.1215/00659142-8225396 © 2020 by Duke University Press 11 Early-19th-Century Literature Michael L. Burduck The quantity of significant scholarship dealing with early-19th-century literature dropped noticeably again this year, continuing...

...Roark Mulligan American Literary Scholarship (2018) doi 10.1215/00659142-8225413 © 2020 by Duke University Press 12 Late-19th-Century Literature Roark Mulligan Although traditional literary methods endure and although canonical writers are still studied, the shift to lesser-known works...

...Scott Slawinski Copyright © 2021 Duke University Press 2021 Literature to Scott Slawinski e study of American literature prior to remains a strong and vibrant eld that continues to produce innovative and enlightening scholarship. A number of published pieces interrogate theoretical...

...Michael L. Burduck Copyright © 2021 Duke University Press 2021 Early- th-Century Literature Michael L. Burduck Searching in for noteworthy scholarship published in was a bit of a challenge. In the forms of a rather destructive tornado and a panic-causing virus, Mother Nature played a somewhat...

...Roark Mulligan Copyright © 2021 Duke University Press 2021 Late- th-Century Literature Roark Mulligan Literary studies have increasingly focused on works that are culturally relevant. Examining forgotten authors, neglected artifacts, and popu- lar culture, scholars have a clear social purpose...

...William J. Scheick; Jim Egan Duke University Press 2009 Part II 11  Literature to 1800 William J. Scheick and Jim Egan Of special note this year is the wonderful resource provided by the Early American Studies Primary Works project overseen by Paul Roys- ter...

...Kristin Boudreau Duke University Press 2009 12  Early-19th-Century Literature Kristin Boudreau This year’s scholarship would suggest that authors are shrinking in importance next to the cultural issues that affected 19th-century liter- ary production...

...Nicolas S. Witschi Duke University Press 2009 13  Late-19th-Century Literature Nicolas S. Witschi Poetry and prose by African American artists take center stage amid this year’s scholarship. A special issue devoted to the works of Paul Laurence Dunbar provides a welcome...

...Ed White © 2014 Duke University Press 2014 Part II 11  Literature to 1800 Ed White i  Native America A notable number of this year’s monographs venture syntheses of various sorts. Building on her Writing Indians: Literacy, Christianity, and Native Community in Early...

...Michael L. Burduck © 2014 Duke University Press 2014 12  Early-19th-Century Literature Michael L. Burduck A substantial number of noteworthy period studies appear this year, with scholars focusing on such varied topics as “writerly eccentricity,” the public’s fascination...