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A time of curiosity, rational thinking/planning, and the challange of Old World ideals.
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A time of great religious revival in America. Writers like Jonathan Edwards, Anna Bradstreet, or Edward Taylor dominated this era.
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"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"
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The Age of Reason was an era to counterattack the Age of Faith. Most work was aimed at proving logical answers to life's questions and disproving religious "facts."
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"Declaration of the Rights of Man"
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Romanticism is all about the self. Imagination was prefered rather than fact; magical creatures, elaborate landscapes, and great characters were important.
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Transcendentalism is about the unity between nature and God, and the pressence of a higher being in each and every person. Transcendentalists believed that humans could be perfected, etc.
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During this time period, new styles of writing were beginning to take shape; moving from the norm to genuine American styles of literature and poetry.
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"The Raven"
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"The Scarlet Letter"
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Realism was to counter-attack the Transcendentalist's were all about the imaginary, while Realists wrote about what was here and now; factual.
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Naturalist's were self-deterministic, meaning humans had the ability to find their own destiny. They wrote about nature and the workings of urban life.
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"Uncle Tom's Cabin"
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"Walden"
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"Huck Finn"
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"I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died"
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"Call of the Wild"
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Modernism was a time of rapid change in society, as well as literature. People were trying new ways to do things, inventions were poping up. Writing began to reflect the urban landscape.
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"The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"
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This renaissance dealt with African American Literature associated with Harlem, NY. Many works depicting struggle, music, and family appeared during this time.
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"The Sun Also Rises"
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"Not Without Laughter"
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Contempory Literature was during a time genually after WWII. People wrote everything from science fiction to romance novels. Philosophy, art and architecture were key.
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"The Catcher in the Rye"
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