A Companion to American Literary Studies

• Offers up-to-date accounts of major new critical approaches to American literary studies
• Presents state-of-the-art essays on a full range of topics central to the field
• Essays explore critical and institutional genealogies of the field, increasingly diverse conceptions of American literary study, and unprecedented material changes such as the digital revolution
• A unique anthology in the field, and an essential resource for libraries, faculty, graduate students, and advanced undergraduates