| The Romantic Era: Mid-19th Century (No, Fabio is not involved) |
| The United States Information Agency--can't go wrong with a name like that! For a more in-depth understanding of any of the movements, look here. |
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| You can get extra credit by visiting links on this page!!! Click on (at least) one of the links, jot down some notes on something you learned, and send me an email with those notes! I'll tack on up to 10 points on your next Literature Test. |
| The Literature Network is exquisite for any literary movement. Check out extra pieces by some of the authors we read and extra biographical information. |
| The Literature Network has some good stuff on the lives and works of Ralph Waldo Emerson Henry David Thoreau Nathaniel Hawthorne Edgar Allen Poe and Emily Dickinson |
| Long Island is proud of their Walt Whitman connection. As a result, they offer tons of fun information on him, as well as some of his poetry--would you believe, the entirety of "Song of Myself"? Check out "To a Common Prostitute," too. It's some great stuff! Or if you are looking for something a little more stoic, try Whitman's tribute to Lincoln, "O Captain! My Captain!" |
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| Contemporary Literature |
| The Crucible may be set in Bradstreet's time and written in your grandparents', but it counts as some really up-to-date stuff. Here's a website from a fellow English teacher with some interesting things. |
| Realism: Late 19th Century |
| The Devil's Dictionary, in all of its fiendish--yet in no way satanic--glory! Check out the poems and other fun definitions. |
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| Is it just me, or do American literary movements seem to begin and end with wars? Take a look at the Killianian Timeline of Literary Movements and see if you can name the wars. |
| Colonial Literature Anne Bradstreet Benjamin Franklin |
| Romantic Era Ralph Waldo Emerson Henry David Thoreau Nathaniel Hawthorne Edgar Allen Poe Emily Dickinson Walt Whitman |
| Realism Ambrose Bierce Mark Twain |
| Modern Era F. Scott Fitzgerald Zora Neale Hurston Richard Wright Ernest Hemingway Langston Hughes Claude McKay |
| Contemporary Literature Lorraine Hansberry Sandra Cisneros Martin Luther King, Jr. Rudolfo Anaya Grace Suh David Sedaris |
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| Modern Era: Early 20th Century |
| If you like The Great Gatsby, here are some other great reads that share that 1920s charm or that inspired Fitzgerald's style. |