![]() ![]() An internationally recognized authority on Henry David Thoreau, Meyer is a former president of the Thoreau Society and coauthor (with Walter Harding) of The New Thoreau Handbook, a standard reference source. ![]() His scholarly articles have appeared in distinguished journals such as American Literature, Studies in the American Renaissance, and Virginia Quarterly Review. In addition to being an experienced teacher, Meyer is a highly regarded literary scholar. ![]() Michael Meyer has taught writing and literature courses for more than thirty years-since 1981 at the University of Connecticut and before that at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and the College of William and Mary. In addition to being an experienced teacher, Meyer is a highly regarded literary schol Librarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database. Librarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database. Otherwise, this book is a very short, very brief and not very detailed summary of pretty much everything that might be important in your literary studies of this subject.more Ergo, that is the only summary you'll get from him. The literary epoch, for example, are practically non-existent because apparently the lack of feminism and racism (in his opinion) have created more sub-genres and now the epochs are too confusing. Also there are a lot of books that sum up the English and American Literature a lot better because they are far more detailed and less opinionated, because since it's an academic book, it should focus more on the topic itself and not what the authors deems "important". This German input is, in my opinion, very unnecessary and not really helpful. If you're studying English and American Literature, you should be able to understand basic word from the English language or otherwise be able to get yourself a dictionary and look the word up. ![]() What is annoying though, is that most sentences are riddled with German vocabulary. It does give you a broad overview over most of the topics. Also there are a lot of books that sum up the English and American Literature a DNF! DNF! It does give you a broad overview over most of the topics. ![]()
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