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History of America - Coggle Diagram
History of America
Realism and Naturalism (1870 - 1910)
Depict life and experience -> more survival and violence used
Civil War -> primary mode of expression
The Colonial and Early National Period (17th century - 1930)
First decades of 19th century -> a truly American literature
1776 poetries and fictions addressed by country's future
1600s practical nonfiction
The Romantic Period (1830 - 1870)
The French Revolution
The Napoleonic Wars
The American Revolution
The Contemporary Period (1945 - present)
After WW2 -> diverse in topics, styles, targets
Some famous authors
The Cold War in 1940s
The Modernist Period (1910 - 1945)
A Harsh Awakening
Industrialization/Urbanization/Immigration
Technological Evolution
Influence of Austrian Sigmund Freud
Influence of German Karl Marx
World War 1
The Great Depression
Modern Poetry
Image = Central
Deliberate Complexity
Aesthetic self-consciousness
Bolder and more innovative
Early influences on the imagists
Modern Fiction
Influence of Ernest Hemingway
Consciousness
Flawed Heroes
The Lost Generation
Changes in perspective, voice, tone