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William P. Trent (1862–1939)

Author of The Cambridge History of American Literature [complete set]

32+ Works 154 Members 6 Reviews

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Includes the names: William Trent, William P. Trent, William Peterfeld Trent, William Peterfield Trent

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The Cambridge History of American Literature (Trent)

Works by William P. Trent

The Cambridge History of American Literature [complete set] (1943) 37 copies

The Cambridge History of American Literature, Volume 1 (2009) 34 copies, 1 review

The Cambridge History of American Literature, Volume 3 (2007) 17 copies

The Cambridge History of American Literature, Volume 2 14 copies

Colonial prose and poetry (2017) 7 copies, 1 review

Journal of Captain William Trent from Logstown to Pickawillany, A.D. 1752. Now published for the first time from a copy… (2017) 5 copies

A History of the United States (2016) — Author; Author — 5 copies

William Gilmore Simms (1986) 4 copies

A history of American literature, 1607-1865 (1973) 3 copies

A Short History of American Literature Based on The Cambridge History of American Literature by William Peterfield… (2015) 3 copies

Robert E. Lee (2021) 2 copies

Colonial Prose & Poetry: The Growth of the National Spirit, 1710-1775 (1901) 2 copies, 1 review

An introduction to the English classics 2 copies

Littérature américaine 1 copy

Colonial prose and poetry 1 copy

Southern Statesmen of the Old Regime (2011) 1 copy

Southern statesmen of the old régime; Washington, Jefferson, Randolph, Calhoun, Stephens, Toombs, and Jefferson Davis 1 copy

Daniel Defoe: How to Know Him 1 copy

Short History of American Literature 1 copy

William Gilmore Simms American Men of Letters (1892) 1 copy

Greatness in literature, and other papers 1 copy, 1 review

Southern Writers; Selections in Prose and Verse 1 copy

Southern Statesmen Of The Old Regime: Washington, Jefferson, Randolph, Calhoun, Stephens, Toombs, And Jefferson Davis… (2009) 1 copy, 1 review

Southern statesmen of the old régime: Washington, Jefferson, Randolph, Calhoun, Stephens, Toombs, and Jefferson Davis 1 copy, 1 review

The Authority of Criticism, and Other Essays (2012) 1 copy

Readings from Colonial Prose and Poetry (1903) — Editor — 1 copy

Longfellow. and other essays. (1910) 1 copy

Pioneer literature 1 copy

Revolutionary Prose and Poetry 1 copy

The Best American Tales 1 copy

English culture in Virginia; a study of the Gilmer letters and an account of the English professors obtained by… 1 copy

The Cambridge History American Literature Colonial and Revolutionary Literature Early National Literature: Part I (1972) 1 copy

Associated Works

Alphonse Daudet; (Little French masterpieces) (1903) — Introduction — 5 copies

Library of Southern Literature, Vol. XII: Tabb-Warfield (1909) — Contributor — 4 copies

Verse and Prose by Eugene Field (1917) — Introduction — 3 copies

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name: Trent, William P.
Other names: Trent, William Peterfield (birth name)
Birthdate: 1862-11-10
Date of death: 1939-12-07
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Richmond, Virginia, USA
Place of death: Hopewell Junction, New York, USA
Education: University of Virginia
Johns Hopkins University
Seminary of Historical Political Science
Occupations: university professor
scholar of American literature
academic administrator
Organizations: Sewanee: The University of the South
The Sewanee Review [founder]
Sewannee Historical Society [founder]
Columbia University
Awards and honors: American Academy of Arts and Letters, 1898

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Southern statesmen of the old régime: Washington,… by William Peterfield Trent

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susangeib | Sep 16, 2023 |

COLONIAL PROSE AND POETRY (3 volumes) by William Peterfield Trent

excellent condition. 3 volume set $85. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 3 vols. 287p; 360p; 331p. A set of three small hardcover books bound in gilt-embellished navy blue cloth. . Includes THE TRANSPLANTING OF CULTURE 1607-1650, THE BEGINNINGS OF AMERICANISM 1650-1710, and THE GROWTH OF THE NATIONAL SPIRIT 1710-1775. Each volume measures approx. 6.2" x 4".

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susangeib | Jul 29, 2023 |

Colonial Prose & Poetry: The Growth of the National… by William P. Trent

One of 3 volumes: The Transplanting of culture 1607-1650,, The beginning of America 1650-1710, The growth of the national spirit 1710-1775,

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susangeib | Jul 29, 2023 |

The Cambridge History of American Literature… by William Peterfield Trent

This first volume of the Cambridge History of American Literature (Colonial and Revolutionary Literature, Early National Literature: Part I) covers American literature from it's inception with the documented exploits of the travelers and explorers to first map the region, through to the transcendentalism movement and the works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, A very in-depth and informative work.

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smichaelwilson | Mar 28, 2017 |

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Works: 32
Also by: 3
Members: 154
Popularity: #135,795
Rating: 5.0

Reviews: 6
ISBNs: 20

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