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Who wrote the novel 'Ask the Dust' in 1939?
Who wrote the novel 'Ask the Dust' in 1939?
Which author is known for writing about the Mestizaje experience?
Which author is known for writing about the Mestizaje experience?
What is the title of Alice Walker's epistolary novel published in 1982?
What is the title of Alice Walker's epistolary novel published in 1982?
Who wrote the novel 'How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accent' in 1991?
Who wrote the novel 'How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accent' in 1991?
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What is the title of Amy Tan's novel published in 1989?
What is the title of Amy Tan's novel published in 1989?
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Who wrote the novel 'Americanah' in 2013?
Who wrote the novel 'Americanah' in 2013?
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What is the title of N. Scott Momaday's novel published in 1968?
What is the title of N. Scott Momaday's novel published in 1968?
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Who wrote the novel 'The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears' in 2007?
Who wrote the novel 'The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears' in 2007?
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What is the title of Edwidge Danticat's novel published in 1995?
What is the title of Edwidge Danticat's novel published in 1995?
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What significant event occurred on July 4, 1776?
What significant event occurred on July 4, 1776?
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Which European influence promoted scientific reasoning and ideals of justice?
Which European influence promoted scientific reasoning and ideals of justice?
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What was the primary goal of the American Romanticism movement?
What was the primary goal of the American Romanticism movement?
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Who wrote the first American short story, 'Rip Van Winkle'?
Who wrote the first American short story, 'Rip Van Winkle'?
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What was the name of Washington Irving's character in 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'?
What was the name of Washington Irving's character in 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'?
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What was the title of Washington Irving's book published in 1809?
What was the title of Washington Irving's book published in 1809?
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What was the primary influence of the Founding Fathers on American literature?
What was the primary influence of the Founding Fathers on American literature?
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What was the name of the period marked by the American Frontier and Manifest Destiny?
What was the name of the period marked by the American Frontier and Manifest Destiny?
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Who were the authors associated with the Knickerbocker group?
Who were the authors associated with the Knickerbocker group?
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What was the significance of the Committee of Five in American literature?
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Study Notes
20th and 21st Century American Literature
- Emergence of multi-ethnic American literature and immigrant fiction
- Hyphenated identities: Italian-American, African-American, European-American, etc.
Italian-American Literature
- John Fante's The Bandini Quartet: Ask the Dust (1939), Wait Until Spring, Bandini, The Road to Los Angeles (1935), Dreams of Binker Hill
- Arturo Bandini: Fante's alter ego
Native American Literature
- N. Scott Momaday's House Made of Dawn (1968)
African-American Literature
- Toni Morrison's Beloved (1987), Jazz (1992)
- Concept of Rememory
- Neo-Slave Narrative
- Alice Walker's The Color Purple (1982) - Epistolary Novel
- Definition of Womanist
Caribbean-American Literature
- Paule Marshall's Brown Girl, Brownstone (1959), From the Poets in the Kitchen (1983)
- Edwidge Danticat's krik ? krak! (1995) - Haitian-American, Barbadian-American writer
Latino-Chicano-American Literature
- Sandra Cisneros' The House on Mango Street (1984) - Coming-of-Age Novel
- Gloria Anzaldúa's Borderlands, La Frontera: The New Mestiza (1987) - Postcolonial Mestizaje
- Latin-American Literature: Julia Alvarez's How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accent (1991) - Dominican Republic, Trujillo's regime
Asian-American Literature
- Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club (1989)
- Jhumpa Lahiri's Interpreters of Maladies (1999), The Namesake (2003)
African-Immigrant Literature
- Dinaw Mengestu's The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears (2007)
- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Americanah (2013)
The Revolutionary Period and the New Republic
- The Revolutionary War took place from 1775 to 1783.
- The Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776.
- The Constitution was drafted in 1787 by the Founding Fathers.
- George Washington became the first President of the USA on April 30, 1789.
The American Enlightenment: The Age of Reason
- European influences on American Enlightenment: John Locke, Voltaire, Montesquieu, and Rousseau.
- The Enlightenment promoted scientific reasoning, religious tolerance, and ideals of justice.
- The Founding Fathers involved in the Enlightenment were Roger Sherman, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Robert Livingstone, known as the Committee of Five.
- The Enlightenment ideals opposed monarchy and instead promoted republicanism and deism.
The Revolutionary Period and Literature (1800-1865)
- The American Frontier and Manifest Destiny marked this period.
- American Romanticism emerged, rejecting classicism and the Age of Reason.
- Characteristics of American Romanticism: importance of feelings, power of imagination, individualism, interest in natural scenery, optimism, and social reforms.
- An attempt was made to establish an independent American literature.
The Knickerbockers
- Washington Irving (1783-1859) was the first great American Romantic fiction writer.
- He wrote prose fiction, picturesque, and American humor.
- Published "A History of New York" in 1809 under the pseudonym Diedrich Knickerbocker.
- Published "The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon" in 1819-1820, which included "Rip Van Winkle" (1819) and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820).
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Explore the emergence of multi-ethnic American literature, Italian-American literature, and Native American literature, including works by John Fante and N. Scott Momaday.
