Launch into literature with the exciting stories from Mark Twain, Washington Irving, Edgar Allen Poe, and many more. Abeka’s American Literature is a compilation of short stories, poems, and other selections that are organized by genre to exemplify the specific characteristics of the time period. Learn about the dialects in American legends, irony, and satire in the short stories, local color writing during the Realistic period, and the rich imagery during the Romantic Era. With detailed information about the authors and their writing ability, literary terms and definitions, and many selections of American art, this text gives an excellent portrayal of American Literature.