Decades of American Literary Movements By rustyperry5 Period: May 27, 1607 to May 27, 1800 Enlightenment During this period of time the US was walking through the steps of the industrial revolution Period: May 27, 1607 to May 27, 1750 The Age of Faith A time span in which work ethic was the primary focus along with simplistic living. Jun 12, 1630 Massachusetts Bay Colony Founded Major event Period: May 27, 1750 to May 27, 1800 The Age of Reason An era in which rationalism prevails especially in the period of Enligtenment in England, France, and USA May 28, 1754 French and Indian War Major event May 27, 1791 Thomas Paine Rights of Men Period: May 27, 1800 to May 27, 1855 Romanticism The theory and practice of the romantic literature of the late eighteenth century opposing classicism. Mar 16, 1802 United States military academy opens in West Point, NY Major event Period: May 27, 1840 to May 27, 1855 The Transcendentalist Sub genre of Romanticism in which individualism, nature, and self reliance were stressed. Aug 9, 1842 The Webster-Ashburton treaty is signed Major event Oct 9, 1849 Edgar Allen Poe Annabel Lee Nov 14, 1851 Herman Melville Moby Dick Mar 20, 1852 Harriet Beecher Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin Jul 4, 1855 Walt Whitman Leaves of Grass May 27, 1857 Ralph Waldo Emerson Brahma May 11, 1858 Minnesota becomes a state Major event Period: May 27, 1865 to May 27, 1915 Realism Expresses cultural, geographical, and behavioral pecularities prevelant to a country. Dec 24, 1865 Ku Klux Klan is created Major event Period: May 27, 1870 to May 27, 1915 Naturalism Influenced by new field of sociology and psychology and by Darwin's theory of survival of the fittest. Extentsion of Realism Feb 27, 1885 Mark Twain Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn Period: May 27, 1914 to May 27, 1939 Modernism During the period in time many americans were being relieve of duty and stresses followin post world war II. Jul 28, 1914 World War I begins Major event Period: May 27, 1920 to May 27, 1940 The Harlem Renaissance An uplifting for spirits of the African Americans and celebration for American folklore. May 19, 1921 Emergency Quota Act is passed Major event May 27, 1922 E.E Cummings The Enormous Rain May 28, 1929 Ernest Hemmingway A Farewell to Arms May 27, 1939 Edward Taylor Meditation Eight Period: May 27, 1939 to May 27, 2012 Contemporary Literature A form of literature with romantic background and sub-topics usually post WWII. Apr 27, 1943 Langston Hughes Freedom's Plow Jun 22, 1944 G.I Bill is passed Major event Jul 16, 1951 J.D Salinger The Catcher in the Rye
