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Puritanism
Puritanism was a literary period that had a lot of religious stand points. -
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Individualism
Jonathan Edwards and Anne Bradstreet were two writers during this time period. Jonathan wrot Sinners in Hands of Angry God. Anne Bradstreet wrote To My Dear Loving Husband. Many themes during this period included wilderness, and community. -
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Mayflower
The puritans came to Massachsetts from England seeking religious freedom on the Mayflower. -
Romanticism
Including the greats such as Edgar Allan Poe and Herman Melville. Many themes of the literary works from this time included the following: coming of age, and Comerce. -
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Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe was a poet who wrote many classics looked at as literary masterpeices in the modern world. Some of which inclde, Annabelle Lee, The Raven, The Tell-Tale Heart, and the Fall in the House of Usher. The vast majorety of his works were depressin and mainly about death, which reflected his life in many ways. -
Rationalism
Rationalism is the time in literature that included a lot of free thinkers, durring the time of the American Revolution. -
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The American Dream
Free thinkers such as Ben Franklin, Thomas Paine, and Patrick Henry were a part of what we call "The Enlightenment". This was a time they wrote many speeches including Patrick Henry's Speech to Virginia Convention, or Thomas Jefferson's Decloration of Independence. -
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Historical events
The American Revolution was a major part in this literary state. -
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Louisana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase of 1803 is when America bought Louisiana from France. -
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Nationalism
Nationalism was a literary movement that developed in reaction to Romanticism. -
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Realsim
Realism is the presenation of art in the details of acual life. -
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Regionalism
Regionalism sparked almost as a concious reaction to the civil war when writers all over the country seemed to realize how precious each seperate part of the country could be. -
The Adventures of Huckelberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckelberry Finn by Mark Twain was first published in December of 1884, and it is noted for its colorful descriptions of people and places of the Mississippi River. -
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J. Alfred Prufock
Wrote the infamous "The Love Song" -
The Red Badge of Courage
The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane is a War Novel. Although initially shortened to be published in newspapers, the novel was published in full in 1895. -
The Awakening
The Awakening by Kate Chopin was first published in 1899 and has since been made into a movie. Kate Chopin is also a Realism author. -
Harlem Renaissance
Famous historical people such as Langston Hughes and Lance Armstrong changed culture highly. African Americans were recognized as cultural artists too. -
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Langston Hughes
Didn't live a very happy life. But still contributed to history. -
Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wild is written by Jack London, who is known as Nationalism author. The novel is set in the Yukon during the 19th-century and is about a period when strong sled dogs were in high demand. -
A Wagner Matinee by Willa Cather
Willa Cather was a realism author who wrote short stories. -
Modernism
People wanted more realistic art, music, and poems. Harriet Monroe's work was praised. -
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The Weary Blues Book
The most famous Langston Hughes book written by him. Btw Mr. Davis. The reason it says 1924 is because it wouldn't let me use the same year. -
Post Modernism
People wanted the future. People were moving more towards technology. -
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Graffiti
Became an accepted style of art. -
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The Blues
Widely popular genre of music to all types of people. Started by African Americans.