请问下面那句话是来自哪个作品？作者是哪位？谢谢答官^_^

book name:New Essays On The Awakening
authors:Wendy Martin, Emory Elliott, Wendy Martin
time:1998
content:Book: New Essays On The Awakening
"The American Novel" series provides students of American literature with introductory critical guides to the great works of American fiction. Each volume begins with a substantial introduction by a distinguished authority on the text, giving details of the novel's composition, publication history, and contemporary reception, as well as a survey of the major critical trends and readings from first publication to the present. This overview is followed by a group of new essays, each commissioned from a leading scholar in the field, which together constitute a forum of interpretive methods and prominent contemporary ideas on the text. There are also helpful guides to further reading. Specifically designed for undergraduates, the series will be a powerful resource for anyone engaged in the critical analysis of ma