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1910

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1945

Timeline of american Literature

Native american and Pre-colonial

Native Americal and Pre-colonial

(BC- 1600s)

Example

Generational

During the Native Americal and Pre-colonial period, many storys, myths, and legends were passed down orally from one generation to the next.

Puritanism and Colonial Period

Puritanism and Colonialism (1600-1700)

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Religious

Much of puritan litterature was focused on God and how he percived people.

Enlightenment

The Enlightenment (1700s-1800s)

Examples

Philisophical

The litterature of the Enlightenment reflected the ideas and philosophies that the well-educated were thinking of during this time.

Romanticism

Romanticism (1800s-1870)

Emotional

Example

Romanticism challenged the realistic norms of the Enlightenment. Writers portrayed the thoughts, emotions, and common experiences of everyday people.

Transcendentalism

(1840-1860)

Example

Individual

Transcendentalist litterature was based around the influence of nature on the indidivual person.

Gothic lit.

(1830-1860)

Example

Deathy

Gothic litterarature was charachterised by horror storys with a dark and moody vibe.

Realism

Realism (1870-1910)

Slice-of-life

Examples

Realism focused on depicting the possibities of the everday lives of ordinary people

Modernism

Modernism (1910-1945)

New

Examples

Modernism focused on how the "American ideal" could go wrong. This genre was new and unexpected at the time because many peple thought very highly of America.

The Lost Generation (1920s)

Example

Ignorance

The Lost Generation wrote about how people are ignorant and refusing to acknolege the bad things that are going on.

Harlem Renaissance (1920s)

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Cultural

In the Harlem Renaissance, black people from the Great Migration were finally allowed in more artistic parts of white society, which allowed black people to write and sing about their previously ignored experiences.

Postmodernism

Postmodernism (1945-Present)

Example

Explorative

In Postmodernism, writers branch out and create less formatted writings that dont tend to stick to any genre or theme in particular.

Postmodernism

Task 8

Native american and Pre-colonial

Native Americal and Pre-colonial

Puritanism and Colonial Period

Task 3

Enlightenment

Task 4

Modernism

Task 7

Romanticism

Task 5

Realism

Task 6

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