American Literary Periods

If we read a work that features a main character who is up against insurmountable odds that eventurally crush him...

This group's writing is characterized by logical, well-reasoned arguments and proofs:

This literary group focused on the character of the "anti-hero"

The three wars that had the most impact on the American literary periods:

This group's writing was a reaction against the "dull realities" of Rationalism:

The goal of this group's fiction writing is to be as faithful to reality as possible.

If we read a highly symbolic and imaginative work of fiction, it's most likely from the _______ era.

What two literary groups believed in original sin - the idea that man is born with evil within.

This group's literature is a reaction to the horrors of the Civil War:

This literary group's literature focused on highly imaginative, symbolic, and psychological work:

This group's literature is characterized by histories, diaries, and sermons for instructional purposes.

If we read a work that is highly experimental and doesn't follow logic, it is likely from this era:

This literary group focuses on the idea that there is no such thing as objective truth nor objective reality:

This group's writing was a reaction against the idealism and imagination of the Romantics:

This group was writing in the 1600's to early 1700's

If we read an historical account in this class, in which a moral is drawn, it is most likely from which period?

If we read a well-reasoned argument in this class, it's most likely to be from which period?