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American Literature, 1607-1865 (Lance): Week Four

American Literature 1 (taught by Instructor Lance)

The American Renaissance, Part One

This week's selection of readings.

The Casque of Amontillado
by Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849)

To Helen
by Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849)

The Raven
by Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849)

A Psalm of Life
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)

The Slave's Dream
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)

Old Ironsides
by Oliver Wendell Holmes (1808-1894)

The Last Leaf
by Oliver Wendell Holmes (1808-1894)

The Deacon's Masterpiece
by Oliver Wendell Holmes (1808-1894)

Snow Bound
by John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892)