Literary Periods Flashcards
An artistic attitude or shared characteristics during an era.
Literary period.
- Pre 1620-1840
- Celebrates the natural and spiritual worlds,
- Oral tradition: Original authors & works are largely unknown.
Native American Period
- 1620-1750
* Focuses on historical events, daily life, moral attitudes (Puritanism), political unrest.
Colonial Period
John Edwards: “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.”
Colonial Period
- 1750-1815
- Celebrates nationalism, patriotism, and examines what it means to be “American.”
- Thomas Paine
- Benjamin Franklin
- Thomas Jefferson
Revolutionary Period & Nationalism
*1800-1855
*Celebrates individualism, nature, imagination, and emotions.
Washington Irving - “The Legend of Sleepy Hallow.”
Nathaniel Hawthorne - “The Scarlet Letter.”
Romanticism and Transcendentalism
Father’s of Transcendentalism?
Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau.
- 1850-1900
* Examines realities of life, human frailty, and regional culture. (Local color)
Realism
Emily Dickinson and Mark Twain were writers of which Literary Period?
Realism Era
- 1880-1940
* Views life as a set of natural laws to be discovered.
Naturalism
Theodore Dreiser and Jack London were writers of which era?
Naturalism
- 1915-1945
* Themes of alienation, disconnectedness; experiments with new techniques, use of irony and understatement.
Modern Period
T.S. Elliot and F. Scott Fitzgerald were writers of which period?
Modern Period
- Emancipation (free from influence)
- Man is alone
- Life is meaningless
Modern General Information
- WWI
- The Great Depression
- WWII
Modern Historical Events
- Fitzgerald Gatsby
- Frost’s Poetry
Modern Writers and works.
- Alienation
- Disappointment
- Experiment
- Frustration
Modern Themes
- Verisimilitude (representing reality)
- Man is flawed
- Life is tough
Realism General Information
- Civil War
- Emancipation Proclamation
Realism Historical Events
- Twain’s Huckleberry Finn
- Douglass’ Narrative
Realism Writers & Works
- Novels
- Short stories
- Slave narratives
- Literature to change a specific social problem
Realism Genre & Style
- Focus on ordinary people
- Portrayal of human flaws
- Survival
- Fate
- Nature as indifferent
Realism Themes
- Emotion
- Man is great
- Life is wonderful
Romantic General Information
- LA purchase
- CA gold rush
Romantic Historical Events
