Romanticism and Transcendentalism, 1820-1865 (Research Guide to American Literature)

The new Research Guide to American Literature is a series of handbooks for students that provides strategies for studying and writing about frequently taught literary topics. Each volume contains dozens of study guides, each of which examines a particular work, author, movement, or theme, providing the necessary background information, suggesting fruitful areas of research, and listing the best secondary sources.

Romanticism and Transcendentalism: 1820-1865 explores American literature from 1820 to the end of the Civil War. Containing approximately 40 study guides, this new resource is essential for high school and college students interested in researching and writing on this era of American literature.