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By: Alejandra Villa

The Evolution of American Literature

American Romanticism

1800-1840

American

Romanticism

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is a notable illustration of American romanticism. How it puts a strong emphasis on Frankenstein‘s inner feelings and exploits his imagination to introduce him to the outside world in a new way. Romanticism can be found in music, movies, television shows, and other artistic forms, which Frankenstein is seeking to find. American romanticism contributes to the current literature by emphasizing individual emotion in romantic situations.

3 Historical Authors

Edgar Allen Poe

Authors

James Baldwin

Emily Dickinson

3 Key Historical Events

Louisiana Purchase (1803)

Key Historical Events

Mexican-American War (1846-1848)

War of 1812

TRANSCENDENTALISM

(1830-1850)

TRANSCENDENTALISM

This time period is more affected by transcendentalism. Independence from others. It had a particular effect on the movement for women's rights. Transcendentalism influenced modern literature by promoting critical thinking, intellectual curiosity, and awe at abstract ideas.

3 Historical Authors

Ralph Waldo Emerson:Self Reliance

Authors

Margaret Fuller: Women in the nineteenth Century

Walt Whitman: When I learned Astronomer

3 Key Historical Events

Smack down in Civil War Disobedience (1849)

Journal"The Dial" (1840)

Key Historical Events

Transcendental Club Formed (1836)

Realism

(1860-1890)

Realism

Realism turned into an impact from France with the primary idea to symbolize truth via actual-existence events. Realism impacted literature from a motion that represents truth with the aid of portraying normal reports in actual existence. Class distinction is important to the story especially as this develops character and moral dilemma.

3 Historical Authors

Kate Chopin: The Story of an Hour

Henry James: The Portrait of a Lady

Authors

Thomas Nelson: Two Little Confederates

3 Key Historical Events

Key Historical Events

War of the Pacific(1879)

T.A.R(1864)

Industrial Revolution

(1760-1840)

Naturalism

(1860-1890)

Naturalism

Naturalism impacted the human beings which have skilled or confronted the government. Naturalism seeks to inform a tale of complete fact. It uncovers the he is being advised and letting the fact be set free.

3 Historical Authors

Upton Sinclair: The Jungle

Authors

Stephen Crane: The Open Boat

Jack London: The Law of life

3 Historical Events

Key Historical Events

Civil War (1861-1865)

The Russo-Japanese war

begins (1904)

A.G.B invents the

telephone(1876)

Moderism

1915-1945

Moderism

The modern writer had a fervent desire to break with the past, rejecting literary traditions that seemed outmoded and diction that seemed too genteel to suit an era of technological breakthroughs and global violence.

3 Historical Authors

Robert Frost

Authors

Ezra Pound

Claude McKay

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