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As a result, contemporary American literature, arguably continues the pattern of highly-politicized fiction popularised in the 18 th and 19 th century, along with the thought-provoking philosophical questions of 20 th century Modernist movement.

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American literature and the contemporary ideological struggle: the novel between the world wars Author: Günther Klotz ; Heinz Wüstenhagen ; Akademie der Wissenschaften der DDR. The history of American literature can be divided into five periods: Colonial and Early National, Romantic, Realism and Naturalism, Modernist, and Contemporary.

Each has its own unique characteristics, notable authors, and representative works. American literature and the contemporary ideological struggle: the novel between the world wars. Ideology and Classic American Literature Book Summary: This volume of essays brings together some of the best work by Americanists concerned with the problem of ideology and its bearing upon American literature and culture.

It projects neither a particular ideological view nor a particular view of ideology. Search through the thousands of book, short stories, essays, poems and speeches in the American Literature library.

American Literature has been regarded since its inception as the preeminent periodical in its field. Each issue contains articles covering the works of several American authors—from colonial to contemporary—as well as an extensive book review section; a “Brief Mention” section offering citations of new editions and reprints, collections, anthologies, and other professional books; and.

Williams L. Andrews, et. (eds.), The Oxford Companion to African American Literature (New York: Oxford University Press, ). A Raisin in the Sun: A Drama in Three Acts Jan Early amErican and colonial PEriod to dEmocratic origins and rEvolutionary WritErs, thE romantic PEriod, Essayists and PoEts thE romantic PEriod, Fiction Kathryn VanSpanckeren is thE risE oF rEalism: modErnism and ExPErimEntation: amErican PoEtry, – thE anti-tradition amErican ProsE, – rEalism and.

A brief history of American literature / Richard Gray. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN (alk. paper) — ISBN (pbk.: alk. paper) 1. American literature—History and criticism.

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