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2 important writers
2 writers that questioned transcendentalism
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2 writers that questioned transcendentalism
Herman Melville
Emily Dickenson
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Sinclear Lewis
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2 important writers
Henry David Thoreau
Walt Whitman
R.W Emerson
Mark Twain
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Sherwood Anderson(1876-1941)
lack of traditional plotting
Winesburg Ohio: collection of short stories
one of the first to respond to Freud's writings
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Benjamin Franklin(1706-1790)
"Poor Richard's Almanac": infos on weather, recipes...
self-created American, versatile man
main figure of the Enlightment
also part of romanticism
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Literature was
utilitarian
for pleasure
both
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James Fenimore Cooper(1789-1851)
not popular in his time
"The Leather Tales': saga of 5 novels about Frontier life
American Scott
Baudelaire translated him
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Sinclear Lewis (1885-1951)
put seeds to modernism
THE writer of that time
Babbit; alsmost become a common name
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what are the common points?
all about Puritans' belief
myth of American as the new Garden of Eden
express individual/collective needs
tinted with religion
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William Faulkner
As I lay Dying: decline of an aristocrate family
experienced with everything
simple novel The Sound and The Fury
10
Henry James(1843-1916)
What Maisie Knew: 5y old gir telling her parent's divorce
torn btw England and America
liked conventional artists
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Naturalism
determinism is the key concept
focus on exploring the fundamental causes for their characters' behaviors
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Transcendentalism
harmony between humanity, nature
utopian vision
rediscovered in the 20th century
stresses individualism
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Henry David Thoreau(1817-1862)
lived 2y in "the Walden Pond" (was from Emerson)
passive resistance
opponent to political power
"Walden": clear rejection of materialism
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Edgar Allan Poe(1809-1849)
had a hard life
wrote 3 types of wriitings
translated by Baudelaire
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Gertrude Stein(1874-1946)
coined expression "Lost Generation"
hattered all stylistic conventions(Three Lives)
art collecter. "27 rue de Fleurus Salon"
didn't like post-impressionists
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some writers flew to Europe
T.S Eliot
F. Scott Fitzgerald
John Dos Pasos
E. Hemingway
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Herman Melville(1819-1891)
wrote Moby Dick
rediscovered in 20th century
was not interested in life
wrote Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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John Dos Pasos had a passion for formal experimentation
False
True
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3 most important writers
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
R.W Emerson
Benjamin Franklin
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Walt Whitman(1819-1892)
ahead of his time
Known for Leaves of Grass
introvert
"the American Bard"
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which ?
pastoral poetry
romance poetry
religous poetry
domestic poetry
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How many types of poetry?
2
3
too many
4
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small town realism focus on small-town life, denounce petty conformism
True
False
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What are the three types?
Poetry(obsessed with verbal music-The Raven)
Critical essays on the art of writings
Tales (horror tales-Black Cat)(detective tales-The Purlored murder)
novels(Rip Van Winckle)
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naturalistic novel focus on poor neighborhood
False
True
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The Transcendentalists
appeared in 1820s
important movement
Intellectual movement combining theology, literatue, philosophy
a movement
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"Lost generation"
didn't mean nothing
concerned 4 generations
literal way: people were wounded, died
figurative way: sens of aimelessness, have no goals
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Romanticism
fueled by the specific reality of the new continent
describes the worst of the life there
reaction against the Age of reason
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
wrote tales, ,novels
books ask questions rather than giving answers
famous distinction novel(UK)/romance(US)
rejected naive optimism
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Thomas Jefferson(1743-1826)
"The American Crisis":series of pamphlets
3rd president of US
"Notes on the State of Virginia": faith in constitutional gov
main writer of declaration of independence
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3 main writers
James Fenimore Cooper
R.W Emerson
Washington Irving
Edgar Allan Poe
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naturalistic fiction is really optimistic
True
False
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The Knickerbockers
refers to a school group of writers in Jamestown
it's a type of ice cream
refers to a school group of writers in NY
it's a group of people writing books
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Washington Irvin(1783-1859)
"American Scott"
1st writer to acquire international reputation
name indissoluble of Frontier
"The Sketch Book": collection of essays/stories.
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R.W Emerson(1802-1882)
knwon as the sage of Concord
led transcendentalist club
rejected a naive optimism
thinker of the movement
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Mark Twain(1835-1919)
invented expression "Gilden Age"
wrote Adventures of Tom Sawyer/Huckleberry Finn
considered a clear-sited witness of tha period
naturalist
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What are the 4 categories of writings
Biographies/diaries
Historical works
sermons/theological works
poetry
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Thomas Paine(1737-1809)
"Common sense": gave ideas for the constitution
"The American Crisis": series of pamphlets
wrote political texts in a lyrical way
wrote manifestos against monarchy
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Twain was praise for his subtle control of pov
False
True
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The Great Gatsby
parties to win the heart of a woman
spectacular life
sense of continuity
calm life
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Emily Dickenson(1830-1886)
highly unconventional poetry
lived as a recluse
not her real name
interest on capturing the mind of her characters
