23 English eng Shields, David S. Contributor <p><span data-start="554" data-end="636">"On the Circumstances Surrounding the Creation of <em data-start="606" data-end="633" style="">Early American Literature</em>"</span> examines the historical and intellectual context behind the founding of the journal <em data-start="721" data-end="748">Early American Literature</em>. It discusses the academic motivations, institutional support, and scholarly goals that led to its creation, highlighting the journal's role in establishing and shaping the field of early American literary studies.<br></p> University of North Carolina Press 2015 pdf ISSN 0012-8163 American Literature On the Circumstances Surrounding the Creation of "Early American Literature" mixed material University of North Carolina Press