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Ralph Waldo Emerson = American Scholar Frederick Douglass = My Bondage and My Freedom Harriet Jacobs = Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Walt Whitman = I Sing America
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Edgar Allan Poe = The Fall of the House of Usher Frederick Douglass = Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Harriet Jacobs = The Life of a Slave Girl Ralph Waldo Emerson = Self-Reliance
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Walt Whitman = I Sing the Body Electric Edgar Allan Poe = The Raven Harriet Jacobs = Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Ralph Waldo Emerson = The American Scholar
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Study Notes
American Literary Figures
- The scholars mentioned include Emerson, Douglass, Jacobs, Poe, Whitman, Dickinson, Twain, Crane, Eliot, Hemingway, Faulkner, Hughes, Ginsberg, Plath, and Lorde.
- These authors were prominent figures in American literature, contributing to the country's rich literary heritage.
Major Works
- Emerson's work is not specified, but he is known for his essays on transcendentalism.
- Frederick Douglass wrote "My Bondage and My Freedom", a narrative about his life as a slave.
- Harriet Jacobs wrote "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl", a powerful account of her experiences as a slave.
- Edgar Allan Poe is associated with the mystery and horror genres.
- Walt Whitman wrote "I Sing" and "I Hear America Singing", poetry collections that celebrate American spirit and democracy.
- Emily Dickinson's poetry is known for its unique style, as seen in poems like "The Soul Selects Its Own Society".
- Mark Twain's "Jumping Frog" is a classic American short story.
- Stephen Crane wrote "Maggie, a Girl of the Streets", a novella about a young woman's struggles in New York City.
- T.S. Eliot's "The Hollow Men" is a modernist masterpiece, a poem of disillusionment and spiritual decay.
- Ernest Hemingway wrote "Old Man at the Bridge", a short story about the Spanish Civil War.
- William Faulkner's work, such as "Man Will Prevail", explores the complexities of human nature.
- Langston Hughes wrote "Theme for English B", a poem about identity and belonging.
- Allen Ginsberg's "America" is a beat poem that critiques American society.
- Sylvia Plath's "Lady Lazarus" is a powerful and haunting poem about mortality and the self.
- Audre Lorde's "Poetry Is Not a Luxury" is an essay that explores the role of poetry in women's lives.
- Maxine Hong Kingston wrote "No Name Woman", a memoir about her Chinese-American experience.
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Test your knowledge of American literature by identifying famous authors and their works. From Emerson to Lorde, this quiz covers a range of iconic American writers.
