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American Lit Periods
American Literary Periods
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When was the Colonial period? | 1600-1765 |
| What are the main historical events in the Colonial period? | Founding of Jamestown, arrival of the Pilgrims and Puritans, the Great Awakening |
| What are the common themes of the Colonial period? | Historical, practical, religious |
| What are some (2) texts from the Colonial period? | The Tenth Muse lately Sprung Up in America (Anne Bradstreet), Poor Richard's Almanack (Benjamin Franklin) |
| What is the large movement that took place in the Colonial period? | Puritanism: Puritans wanted to purify the Church of England and create a more direct relationship with God; their writing reflected simplicity, predestination, and a deep spirituality |
| What are Puritanism texts (2) from the Colonial period? | "To My Dear Beloved Husband" (Anne Bradstreet) "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" (Jonathan Edwards) |
| When was the Revolutionary Age? | 1765-1790 |
| What are the main historical events in the Revolutionary Age? | American Revolution, The Enlightenment, Creation of the United States Government |
| What are the common themes from the Revolutionary Age? | Political writing, reason and inquiry, individualism, pursuit of liberty |
| What are some texts from the Revolutionary Age? | Writings of the Founding Fathers |
| When was the Early National period? | 1775-1828 |
| What are the main historical events in the Early National period? | Development of the United States and the American identity, Sectionalism around the issue of Slavery |
| What are the common themes from the Early National period? | Development of the American novel, American Identity, narratives of enslaved Africans |
| What are some (2) texts from the Early National period? | The Legend of Sleepy Hallow (Washington Irving), The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Quiano (by himself) |
| When was the American Romantic period? | 1828-1865 |
| What are the main historical events in the American Romantic period? | Rapid settlement of the West, American cultural independence from Britain |
| What are the common themes from the American Romantic period? | Individualism, finding truth in nature, emotions and imagination |
| What are some (4) texts from the American Romantic period? | "Because I could not stop for death", Moby Dick, Leaves of Grass (Walt Whitman), The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne) |
| What were the large movements that took place in the American Romantic period? | Transcendentalism: Authors embraced idealism, nature, and rejected materialism Dark Romanticism: Pessimistic approach to human emotions; writers wrote of humanity's sins, villainy, and hopelessness Gothic: horror and the supernatural |
| What are some (2) Transcendentalist texts? | Walden by Henry David Thoreau and Self-Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| What is a Dark Romantic and Gothic text? | The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe |
| When was the Realistic period? | 1865-1900 |
| What are the main historical events in the Realistic period? | American Civil War, Reconstruction, Industrialism, Progressive movement |
| What are the common themes from the Realistic period? | Realistic depictions of American life and social issues, Psychological dilemmas and ordinary problems, Regional writing |
| What are some (2) texts from the Realistic period? | The Red Badge of Courage, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn |
| When was the Naturalist period? | 1900-1914 |
| What are the main historical events in the Naturalist period? | Theory of Evolution, Women's Suffrage movement, Scientific advancements |
| What are the common themes from the Naturalist period? | Grim and pessimistic view of life, Lack of free will, Scientific influence |
| What are some (2) texts from the Naturalist period? | The Call of the Wild, The Awakening |
| When was the American Modernist period? | 1914-1945 |
| What are the main historical events in the American Modernist period? | World War I, Roaring Twenties, The Great Depression, Urbanization |
| What are the common themes from the American Modernist period? | Loss of the American Dream, Break from tradition, Individualism, Disillusionment |
| What are some texts (2) from the American Modernist period? | The Great Gatsby, Of Mice & Men |
| What was the large movement taking place in the American Modernist period? | Harlem Renaissance: African Americans of Harlem celebrated new ideas, freedoms, and experimented artistically to break and redefine racial stereotypes |
| What are some (2) Harlem Renaissance texts from the American Modernist period? | Their Eyes Were Watching God, Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison |
| When was the Contemporary period (postmodernism period)? | 1945-present |
| What are the main historical events in the Contemporary period? | Late 20th-Century wars, Technological advances and the rise of media, Consumerism, Civil disobedience |
| What are the common themes from the Contemporary period? | Playfulness and randomness, Satire and parody, Pursuit of identity, Cultural diversity |
| What are some (2) texts from the Contemporary period? | Slaughterhouse-Five, The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood |
| What is the other name for the Contemporary period? | Postmodernism |
| What are the two large movements in the Contemporary period? | Post-colonialism: Created by authors from formerly colonized countries or territories Chicana/Chicano: Authentic exploration of the Mexican-American experience by Mexican-American authors |
| What are some (1) Post-colonial texts? | Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe |
| What are some (2) Chicana/Chicano texts? | The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, The Hummingbird's Daughter by Luis Alberto Urrea |
| What is the full, correct order of the 8 American periods? | Colonial period, Revolutionary Age, the Early National period, American Romantic period, the Realistic period, the Naturalist period, American Modernist period, and Contemporary (Postmodernism) period |
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