Download or read book American Poetry: The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries (LOA #178) written by David Sheilds and published by . This book was released on 2007-10-18 with total page 1000 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a collection of early American poetry in a tribute to the diversity and range of poetic traditions from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and includes regional music ballads and Native American translations.