18th century American literature

Analysis of Royall Tyler’s The Algerine Captive

By NASRULLAH MAMBROL on July 13, 2025

A central but underappreciated figure in the emergence of American national literature, Royall Tyler (1757–1826) is probably best known for his nationalistic play The Contrast (1787), a fairly conventional comedy of manners distinguishing Yankee virtue from English vice. From a… Read More ›

Travel Writing in Early America

By NASRULLAH MAMBROL on April 30, 2025

In American history before the Revolutionary era, travel and exploration were naturally important activities; as a colonial outpost of Great Britain, the colonies on the East Coast had to be explored, and Americans also read the literature of travel and… Read More ›