American literature Flashcards
which american literary period does “captured by opechancanough” belong to?
colonial period
what were the details in the selection “captured by opechancanough”that john smith was treated kindly by the indians?
he was given kind speeches, bread and venison, and a place to sleep
what literaty genre was mostly written by captain john smith?
journal
how many years did the pre colonial period last?
20,000 yrs- 1600’s
how many years did the colonial period last?
1600’s- 1800’s
how many years did the new england renaissance period (trancendentalism) last?
1800’s- 1865
how many years did the realism period last?
1865-1914
how many years did the naturalism(dark renaissance) period last?
1850-1900’s
how many years did the modernism period last?
1914-1945
how many years did the post modernism period last?
1945-1980’s
which literary period did these events occur: WW1, the great depression, WW2?
modernism
which literary period did these events occur: mass migration , the coming of christopher columbus
pre-colonial
This literary period is also known as puritanism
colonial
which literary period did these events occur: titanic sank, start of WW1
realism