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Literary Periods, Movements, and History - online literature
Literature History. Henry Augustin Beers was a literature historian and professor at Yale who lived at the turn of the 19th century. He wrote intensely detailed histories of American and English literature, covering the periods up until what were his modern times. We have collected those works below. English Literature History
Literary Periods & History Timeline - online literature
Here you will find our graphical timeline representing literary periods & movements, as well as major events or authors from literature history. To learn more about specific eras you can browse back to our Literary Periods page. You may purchase this timeline in poster form here.
The Enlightenment - Literature Periods & Movements
Citizens would gather to read whatever literature was available, to engage in heated conversation with neighbors, or to ponder the affairs of state. What made this kind of revolution in free time possible was an increasingly urban, sophisticated population coupled with the steady progress of industrialization.
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Trancendentalism - Literature Periods & Movements
The literary productions of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, and Walt Whitman shifted the balance of power in English literature away from the British Isles and towards the United States. The new American literature was bold, fresh, and young. It encompassed the sweep of the prairies and the energies of the explorers.
The Beat Generation - Literature Periods & Movements
The publication of Allen Ginsberg’s Howl in 1956 marks a turning point in the history of Beat literature, not to mention American literature in general. The long-form poem is intended to be read aloud, almost chanted, a sort of return to an oral tradition that had been neglected in literature for a long time.
Joseph A. Altsheler - online literature
Joseph A. Altsheler (1862-1919), American reporter and juvenile fiction writer created six series of books, including his most popular eight-volume Young Trailers series featuring young frontiersman Henry Ware: The Young Trailers: A Story of Early Kentucky (1907), The Forest Runners: A Story of the Great War Trail in Early Kentucky (1908), The Free Rangers: A Story …
Anthony Trollope - Biography and Works. Search ... - online literature
I just wanted to write something about this, because I find it ever such a nice touch by Trollope. It's something I haven't come across (so far) in classic literature. Most authors seem to limit themselves to the 'proper' places, even for married couples, and forego the only really private room they have.
Naturalism - Literature Periods & Movements
In fact, many authors of the period are identified as both Naturalist and Realist. Edith Wharton for one is frequently identified as perfectly representative of both aesthetic frameworks. However, Naturalism displayed some very specific characteristics that delimit it from the contemporary literature that was merely realistic.