American Literature Flashcards
the body of works written in the English language that reflects the life and times of the people in the USA
American Literature
has a remarkably rich and interesting past
USA
America was once a group of colonies of the ______ Empire with the___________ American continents with its permanent settlement established at _____________
- British
- Northern
- Jamestown, Virginia
helped shape the identity and literature of the Americans as new perspectives brought by the war and the technological advancements proliferated in the region
Civil war
in depth, deep, symbolism
European
simplest way of saying things
American
it was dominant after WW1 and WW2
Romanticism
famous authors
- Washington Irving
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Edgar Allan Poe
- Emily Dickson
a political and economic ideology
Marxism
creator of Marxism
Karl Marx
interested in scrutinizing the power struggle between two binary oppositions and perpetuates the idea that there is an inevitable struggle between the classes, where the rich always oppress the weak, the poor, and the workers
Marxism
allows the readers to see the dynamics of power between the characters
Marxism