This issue of The American Quarterly Review gathers essays and critical reviews on a wide range of subjects, reflecting the literary and intellectual concerns of the United States in 1831. As a leading periodical of its day, the review surveyed new books and addressed questions of literature, history, science, education, and public affairs.
The articles, written by various contributors, offer learned commentary in the tradition of the great quarterly reviews of the period. Together they preserve a snapshot of American thought and taste in the early nineteenth century. For readers and researchers interested in the history of American letters, periodical literature, and the intellectual culture of the young republic, this volume provides a rich and authentic source.