literary movements Flashcards
1
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American Romanticism
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Dark, gory, sin
humans are innately evil
god vs satan
irony, obvious symbolism ie character names
american renaissance
2
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Reform Writing
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social change, anti oppression, pro-abolition, systemic change
american renaissance
3
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Transcendentalism
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individualism (no conformity), nature=god=truth, city on a hill
humans innately good
american renaissance
4
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literary Realism
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observation of life in the every day
more diverse texts
(1865-1914)
5
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Harlem Renaissance
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redefining African American identity and possibility through the arts
period of reaction and protest
(1919-1930s)
6
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american renaissance
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three parts: dark romanticism, reform, transcendentalism
(1820-1865)
