Early American Literature
It was not until after this event that the first conscientiously American voices began to speak through literature.
What is the Revolutionary War?
This is the keyword that least describes the Romantic ideal.
What is rationality?
This group of authors and thinkers believed God could be found in everything and placed a heavy emphasis on nature.
Who were the transcendentalists?
This author was unquestionably the best regionalist of the post-Civil War era.
Who is Emily Dickinson?
This is the word repeated by the bird in Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven."
What is "nevermore"?
What is their difficulty?
Washington Irving wrote for this clear purpose.
What is entertainment?
This man was the philosophical leader of transcendentalism.
Who is Ralph Waldo Emerson?
This author was known for stories interpreting the Cajun and Creole society of Louisiana, as well as for her exploration of feminist themes.
Who is Kate Chopin?
This is Rip Van Winkle's primary fault.
What is "a distaste for profitable labor"?
Dependence on this had to be abandoned before distinctly American literature could occur.
What is dependence on England?
This is Rip Van Winkle's primary fault.
What is a "distaste for profitable labor"?
Henry David Thoreau offers this central recommendation in "Walden."
What is simplify?
This is the central conflict in "A White Heron."
What is Sylvia against herself?
Good Mind creates man from this substance in "How the World Began."
What is clay (dirt)?
Who was Anne Bradstreet?
Minor Romantics believed this was the way to improve man.
What is removing negative influences from their environment?
This group of authors criticized transcendentalism and held a pessimistic view of society, while writing stories rich in symbolism.
Who were the Dark Romantics?
The title "Much Madness is Divinest Sense" makes use of this literary device.
What is a paradox?
This lady's captivity narrative provides one of the finest examples of popular early American literature.
Who is Mary Rowlandson?
This belief maintained that the solution to man's problem lies in human reason.
What is Deism?
What is 1820-1865?
This is the term for the transcendental belief in a higher power that connects all living creatures.
What is the "Universal Being"?
This rule explained that a person was considered black if they had any black blood in their family.
What is the one-drop rule?
The birthmark in "The Birthmark" is symbolic for this.
What is man's original sin?