American Literature
In this document you will find information on the different literary eras and their characteristics. We may not cover each one, but this is a good tool to supplement your notes if needed.
| literary_periods_and_their_characteristics.doc |
This document is closer to the notes that we take in class. If you just need to add to your notes or see what was covered, use this document.
| lit_era_chart.doc |
List of texts
Romantic Period: Rip Van Winkle, "Thanatopsis"
Dark Romantic Period: The Minister's Black Veil, "The Raven"
Realism/Naturalism: "An Occurence at Owl Creek Bridge", "The Necklace"
Harlem Renaissance: Poems by Langston Hughes and Claude McKay,
Modernism: Poems by Ezra Pound, Carl Sandburg, Edgar Lee Masters, Edwin Arlington Robinson (Spoon River Anthology), and T.S. Elliot.
Dark Romantic Period: The Minister's Black Veil, "The Raven"
Realism/Naturalism: "An Occurence at Owl Creek Bridge", "The Necklace"
Harlem Renaissance: Poems by Langston Hughes and Claude McKay,
Modernism: Poems by Ezra Pound, Carl Sandburg, Edgar Lee Masters, Edwin Arlington Robinson (Spoon River Anthology), and T.S. Elliot.
Homework Directions
Sample Analyses
You will be asked to analyze the literary elements in many of these texts. Check out these sample analyses as a model of how to structure your essay.
| character_point_of_view.doc |
| symbolism.doc |
| theme.doc |
Harlem Renaissance Research Resource
| harlem_renaissance_websites.doc |
