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Time of American Literature

  • Period: Jun 13, 1500 to

    Native American Cultures

    Before they arrivied the americas were thriving native american population that were made up of a few thousand people.
  • Jul 10, 1500

    Native Americans

    Native Americans
    Native Americans encountered eachother they had oral traditions like chants and myths.
  • The Sky Tree

    The Sky Tree
    A tree that everyone ate from and became a new earth.
  • Puritans come to New England

    Puritans come to New England
    They wanted to live exemplary lives, they used the bible as a modle of writing.
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    Puritans

    They saw direct relations in biblical events in their lives. Puritans believed people should go freely.
  • Ann Bradstreet's House Burns

    Ann Bradstreet's House Burns
    She was scared and awakened by a fire that set to her house
    someone bought her a new house that was paid for and already furnished.
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    Romanticism

    Romanticism valued feelings over logic and reason.They believe that spiritual truths in nature are harmless.
  • Dark Romantics

    Dark Romantics
    Explored good and evil and the underside of appearances,they don't believe in spiritual truth.
  • Transcendentalism

    Transcendentalism
    Its idealistic to romanticism,it gose beyond regular life.Transcendentalists believed that you have to go beyond your physical life to see the truth.
  • American Realist Writers

    American Realist Writers
    They depict ordinary life, some reflect modern psychology.They focused on human behavior and everday life.
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    Realism

    Realism emerged from regional writing.It had its roots and regionalism.Realistic writers were interested in human motivation.
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    MODERNISM

    Modernism is characterized by experimentatiion and innovation.
  • Jazz Age

    Jazz Age
    It wa powerd by high spirits.F,Scott Fitzgerald was closely linked to this age.It brought flappers to life.
  • Harlem Renaissance

    Harlem Renaissance
    Put a spotlight on African American history.Then was the birth of Jazz and Blues music.