Exploring American Literature Through the Centuries
Dive into the rich tapestry of American literature, from Colonial and Revolutionary works to 20th-century masterpieces. Discover renowned authors like Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway, and more, each contributing unique insights and styles to the literary landscape of the United States.
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Nzev koly: Stedn prmyslov kola, Ostrava - Vtkovice, pspvkov organizace Autor: Mgr. Pavl na H rkov Datum: 15. 8. 2012 N zev: VY_22_INOVACE_1.1.31 slo projektu: Sada: CZ.1.07/1.5.00/34.0125 1 Re lie T ma: American Literature Anotace: Tento materi l slou k ilustraci v kladu u itele k prob ran mu t matu. C lov skupina 3.,4. ro n k.
AMERICAN LITERATURE AMERICK LITERATURA
Colonial and Revolutionary Literature historical essays, religious prose and poetry, biographies, songs, ballads, political prose and poetry .
19th Century Literature romanticism in America was connected with nationalism, a new spiritual era James Fenimore Cooper Indian novels Herman Melville (Moby Dick) Walt Whitman (Leaves of Grass) Edgar Allan Poe (The Raven, The Black Cat, The Pit and the Pendulum)
Mark Twain one of the greatest US authors he comes from the South his real name Samuel Langhorne his best books are based on his own experience along the Mississippi The Adventures of Tom Sawyer The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
20th Century Literature after the World War I a group of writers LOST GENERATION writers were influenced by the war disillusionment Francis Scott Fitzgerald (The Great Gatsby) John Steinbeck (Of Mice and Men) Sinclair Lewis (Main Street) William Faulkner (Light in August)
Ernest Hemingway he brought psychological realism together with symbolism he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1954 Fiesta or Sun Also Rises For Whom the Bell Tolls A Farewell to Army The Old Man and the Sea
Other Authors of 20th Century Jerome David Salinger (The Catcher in the Rye) Norman Mailer (The Naked and Dead) William Styron (Sophie s Choice) Joseph Heller (Catch-22)
The Beat Generation these writers focused on individualism as the supreme human goal and denounced the life of middle-class Americans as morally decadent Allen Ginsberg Lawrence Ferlinghetti Jack Kerouac (On the Road)
Dkuji za pozornost. Zpracovala Mgr. Pavl na H rkov Zdroje: Bel n, J.: Odmaturuj z anglick ho jazyka. Didaktis, 2005. Matou kov , K., Faktorov , B.: Maturita. Fragment, 2007.
