Lectures on American Literature, with Remarks on Some Passages of American History.
(New York:) Published by Elam Bliss, 1829. First edition. American Imprints 39223; Sabin 38075. A landmark work on the history of American literature by Samuel Lorenzo Knapp (1783-1838), author, local Massachusetts politician and lawyer. In 15 "lectures" Knapp writes about the origins of an American literature and the influences on.....