American Literature Time Periods Review

Term associated with the Realist movement meaning "a realistic depiction of lower-class life"

Early Native American Literature was a focus on what type of stories?

The Civil War brought a demand for this "truer" type of literature that does not idealize.

This play was about the Salem Witch Trials of 1692.

Writers in the Romantic time period were concerned with

A good definition of American Realism is a/an

The Colonial/Puritan literary time period houses the ______ literature in America.

During the Revolutionary time period, what great document was written?

This literary period is known for imaginative stories that read more like fairy tales.

During the Colonial Time Period, the writing was influenced most by what religious persuasion?

What major historical event influenced the Modernist literary movement?

The literary period shifted its focus away from nature and concentrated on industry.

Writing that is considered to be part of the Revolutionary time period is known primarily for

After the devastation of the two world wars, many became less religious or traditional.

The Modernist literary movement was an obvious rejection of past traditional themes in lit.

Which novel is associated with the Modernist literary period, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald?

Revolutionary literature includes Thomas Paine who wrote what types of publications?

The Revolutionary literary movement was influenced by what major historical event?