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Item Summary - Outline of American Literature
 
Outline of American Literature
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Open Textbook Resources
 
Description
The Outline of American literature, newly revised, traces the paths of American narrative, fiction, poetry and drama as they move from pre-colonial times into the present, through such literary movements as romanticism, realism and experimentation. Contents: 1) Early American and Colonial Period to 1776. 2) Democratic Origins and Revolutionary Writers, …
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Outline of American Literature
Outline of American Literature
File: Outline_US_Lit.pdf (3.98 MB)
 
 
 
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Author/Creator (Digital Rights Manager)
US Dept of State
Author/Creator (Digital Rights Manager) Details
http://www.america.gov/publications/books/outline-of-american-literature.html
Creator
VanSpanckeren, Kathryn, Clack, George, United States Department of State
Role
Author, Editor, Publisher
ISBN
9781616100599
Full Description
The Outline of American literature, newly revised, traces the paths of American narrative, fiction, poetry and drama as they move from pre-colonial times into the present, through such literary movements as romanticism, realism and experimentation. Contents: 1) Early American and Colonial Period to 1776. 2) Democratic Origins and Revolutionary Writers, 1776-1820. 3) The Romantic Period, 1820-1860, Essayists and Poets. 4) The Romantic Period, 1820-1860, Fiction. 5) The Rise of Realism: 1860-1914. 6) Modernism and Experimentation: 1914-1945. 7) American Poetry, 1945-1990: The Anti-Tradition. 8) American Prose, 1945-1990: Realism and Experimentation. 9) Contemporary American Poetry. 10) Contemporary American Literature.
Type of review conducted on this item
No
Keywords
US literature, American writers, fiction, OGT+ isbn: 9781616100599
Language
en-US
Requirement Name
Adobe PDF
Interactivity type
Expositive
Learning resource type
Textbook
Educational context
11, 12, Community College, Higher Education
ERIC Thesaurus Terms
American Studies, Literature, Nineteenth Century Literature, Twentieth Century Literature, United States Literature
GEM Subjects Terms (K-12)
Language Arts / Literature
Rights statement
Published in the public domain by the United States Department of State. A number of the excerpts and illustrations appearing in this volume are copyrighted. These may not be reprinted without the permission of the copyright
holder.