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May 31 – United States President George Washington approves the Copyright Act of 1790. June 1 – The Royal Literary Fund is founded in Britain by David Williams. June 9 – John Barrie's Philadelphia Spelling Book Arranged Upon a Plan Entirely New becomes the first American book copyrighted.
American literature is literature written or produced in the United States and in the colonies that preceded it. The American literary tradition is part of the broader tradition of English-language literature, but also includes literature produced in languages other than English.
The encyclopedia sought to provide a "comprehensive discussion of literary practices within the United States from colonial times to the present" and consisted of 4 volumes and 350 essays drawn from 190 authors. The contributors were predominantly drawn from American institutions.
Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790). Experiments and Observations on Electricity, Made at Philadelphia in America. London: E. Cave, 1751. Benjamin Franklin Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (001.00.00) Bookmark this item: //www.loc.gov/exhibits/books-that-shaped-america/1750-to-1800.html#obj0.
Feb 25, 2023 · With wit, puns, and word play, Franklin offered distinctly American aphorisms, maxims, and proverbs on reason versus faith, household management, thrift, the work ethic, and good manners. In 1730, he married Deborah Read who bore two children and helped raise Franklin’s illegitimate son William.
This award-winning Encyclopedia surveys the vibrant terrain of American literature in 350 essays from leading scholars, encompassing the range and depth of American literary history from the 1600s to the present day.
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The Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Literature features 290 entries from The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature edited by Jay Parini. Published in 2004, this four-volume set gathers together concise and accessible essays on writers and movements that illuminate the richness of American literature from the 1600s to the present.
