Book contents
- A History of Virginia Literature
- A History of Virginia Literature
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I Colonial Virginia
- Chapter 1 The Literary Culture of Jamestown
- Chapter 2 Colonial Historians
- Chapter 3 William Byrd of Westover
- Chapter 4 The Poetry of Colonial Virginia
- Chapter 5 The Establishment of the Printing Press
- Chapter 6 The Literature of Revolution
- Chapter 7 Letter Writing in Eighteenth-Century Virginia
- Part II Jeffersonian Virginia
- Part III The Civil War Era
- Part IV Modern Virginia
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Chapter 2 - Colonial Historians
from Part I - Colonial Virginia
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2015
- A History of Virginia Literature
- A History of Virginia Literature
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I Colonial Virginia
- Chapter 1 The Literary Culture of Jamestown
- Chapter 2 Colonial Historians
- Chapter 3 William Byrd of Westover
- Chapter 4 The Poetry of Colonial Virginia
- Chapter 5 The Establishment of the Printing Press
- Chapter 6 The Literature of Revolution
- Chapter 7 Letter Writing in Eighteenth-Century Virginia
- Part II Jeffersonian Virginia
- Part III The Civil War Era
- Part IV Modern Virginia
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
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- A History of Virginia Literature , pp. 27 - 40Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2015