Writing the Rebellion: Loyalists and the Literature of Politics in British America

by Philip Gould

Book Overview

Traditional literary histories of Revolutionary-era America tend to privilege the works of Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine, and other ardent Patriots eager to see the thirteen colonies sever all ties with the British Crown. Yet the literature produced by Loyalists--the faction of colonists opposed to severing ties with Britain--made up an equally important part of the nation's burgeoning literary culture. With ample attention to both Loyalists and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190494468
• ISBN13: 9780190494469
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"