Freneau, Philip Morin | Further Reading

FURTHER READING

BIOGRAPHIES

Axelrad, Jacob. Philip Freneau: Champion of Democracy. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1967, 480 p.

A thorough examination of Freneau's life and work, representing him as a visionary and advocate for the rights of the common people against the interests of the powerful.

Marsh, Philip M. Philip Freneau: Poet and Journalist. Minneapolis: Dillon Press, 1967, 444 p.

Popular biography emphasizing Freneau's journalism career.

CRITICISM

Andrews, William L. “Goldsmith and Freneau in ‘The American Village.’” Early American Literature 5, no. 2 (winter 1970): 14-23.

Discusses “The American Village” as a conscious response to Oliver Goldsmith's “The Deserted Village,” published two years earlier.

———. “Freneau's ‘A Political Litany’: A Note on Interpretation.” In Early American Literature 12, no....

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