American Literature Timeline

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    Enlightment

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    Realism

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    The Victorian Era

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    Transcendentalism

  • James K. Polk becomes president of the U.S.

    James K. Polk becomes president of the U.S.

  • 'The Scarlet Letter" is published by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

    'The Scarlet Letter" is published by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
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  • "Moby Dick" is published by Herman Melville.

    "Moby Dick" is published by Herman Melville.
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  • "Uncle Tom's Cabin" is published by Harriet Beecher Stowe.

    "Uncle Tom's Cabin" is published by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
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  • 'Leaves of Grass" is published by Walt Whitman.

    'Leaves of Grass" is published by Walt Whitman.
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    The American Civil War

  • "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" is written by Julia Ward Howe.

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    Naturalism

  • The 13th Amendment is enacted, abolishing slavery.

  • The "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is published by Mark Twain.

    The "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is published by Mark Twain.
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  • A collection of poems by Emily Dickinson, titled "Poems", is published.

    A collection of poems by Emily Dickinson, titled "Poems", is published.
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  • "The Jungle" is published by Upton Sinclair.

    "The Jungle" is published by Upton Sinclair.
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    Modernism

  • "North of Boston" is published by Robert Frost.

    "North of Boston" is published by Robert Frost.
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    World War I

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    Dadaism

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    Surrealism

  • The 19th Amendment is enacted, giving women the right to vote.

  • "The Waste Land" is published by T.S. Eliot.

    "The Waste Land" is published by T.S. Eliot.
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    The Harlem Renaissance

  • "The Great Gatsby" is published by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

    "The Great Gatsby" is published by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
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  • "A Farewell to Arns" is published by Ernest Hemingway

    "A Farewell to Arns" is published by Ernest Hemingway
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  • "Their Eyes Were Watching God" is published by Zora Neale Hurston.

    "Their Eyes Were Watching God" is published by Zora Neale Hurston.
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    World War II

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    Post Modernism

  • "The Catcher in the Rye" is published by J.D. Salinger.

    "The Catcher in the Rye" is published by J.D. Salinger.
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    The Beat Generation

  • Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin Jr, became the first men to land on the moon.