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Colonial Period
This period was at the very beginnings of America and it made way for the rest of the countries literature. some of the authors were:
Edward Taylor who wrote the following poems
"Meditation 1" and "I Go to Prepare a Place for You" also we can find Anne Bradstreet “Upon a Fit of Sickness" it was a poem and also she wrote the poem "To my dear and lovely husband".
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Age of Reason
Authors were focused more on their own reasoning rather than simply taking what the church taught as fact. some of the famous author we can find are:
Benjamin Franklin and his fictional story "The Speech of Polly Baker" also he wrote Join, or Die is a well-known political cartoon, We can find as well Thomas Jefferson and his work with Declaration of Independence and also know for his job Letter to Roger C. Wheightman, -
Romanticism 1800 - 1850
Here we can find the famous writers like:
Edgar Allan Poe and his most famous poem "The Raven", also he is known for "The Balloon Hoax" Newspaper story about balloon travel.
Also we can find Herman Melville The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade and also we can find Uncollected Prose. These are two of the famous writers fot the romanticism period. -
Transcendentalism 1840 - 1855
Here we have some authors from the Transcendentalism period.
Margaret Fuller who wrote the poem Flaxman and also wrote The One in All. As well we can find Walt Whitman who wrote A Woman Waits For Me and also he wrote the poem A Song .
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Anti-Transcendentalism 1850 - 1855
focused on the limitations of mankind and its potential destructiveness of the human spirit. Here we can find famous writers as: Herman Melville and his story Bartleby, The Scrivener, as well The Encantadas, or Enchanted Isles. Anther famous writer is Nathaniel Hawthorne and his famous short story The Artist of the Beautiful, also known for his fictions story The Blithedale Romance. find more information here
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Realism 1865-1915
This literary movement took place during the Civil War. one of the most recognize writers is Mark Twain and his literary works as his short story The Prince and the Pauper or Mark Twain's Speeches. As well we can find another writer as James Henry and his short story The Jolly Corner or his non-fiction story A Little Tour In France. -
Naturalism 1865-1915
It usually views the world in a darker perspective. Here one of the famous writers is Stephen Crane and his novel 'Maggie: A Girl of the Streets', also we can find his sotry The Third Violet.
Also we can know about Jack London and his romantic story The Little Lady of the Big House, also we can find his novel The Valley of the Moon. -
Regionalism 1865-1915
. By writing about regions, the authors explore the culture of that area, including its languages, customs, beliefs, and history. Here we will know William Faulkner in 1924 his first book of poetry, The Marble Faun and also his novel The Sound and the Fury. Also we will know Kate Chopin and her work The Awakening, also known for her first novel At Fault. -
Modernism 1915-1946
Modernist authors used fragments, stream of consciousness, and interior dialogue. Here we will know Robert Frost and his poem The Road Not Taken, also his work on Nothing Gold Can Stay". As we will see John Steinbeck and his novel Cup of Gold, also he wrote Sea of Cortez: A Leisurely Journal of Travel and Research. -
Contemporary 1946 - Present
There are more different types of writing being done at one time than at any other period in history. Here we will see authors like Robert Jordan and his famous work on The Wheel of Time” his fantasy book, also he wrote his fantasy novel The Great Hunt. Also we can find Stephen King and his first horror novel, Carrie, also he wrote his novel The Long Walk. Know more about him, click here:
http://www.biography.com/people/stephen-king-9365136
