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LITERARY BACKGROUND: NORTH AMERICAN 21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World Quarter 2 / 1st Semester / SY2023-2024  AMERICAN LITERARY MOVEMENT refers to the periods of evolution in American literature and the characteristics that literature from different time pe...

LITERARY BACKGROUND: NORTH AMERICAN 21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World Quarter 2 / 1st Semester / SY2023-2024  AMERICAN LITERARY MOVEMENT refers to the periods of evolution in American literature and the characteristics that literature from different time periods shares factors that unify literature within a particular movement might include the style of the authors' writing, common themes or ideas, and the influence of the era’s social and political climate.  NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE EARLY NATIONAL LITERATURE (PRE-COLONIAL-1830) Native Americans had a vibrant literary tradition with a strong focus on oral storytelling stories were of high cultural value, including creation stories and other myths and folktales  PURITAN AND COLONIAL LITERATURE Puritan literature generally non-fiction and included letters, diary entries, and other details of daily activities religious content Colonial literature mostly non-fiction and geared towards descriptions of daily life writers like Captain John Smith focused on describing the process of colonization for those back home in Europe and Great Britain Revolutionary and Early National literary movements strongly influenced by the development of the new nation and the fight for independence Political in nature  AMERICAN ROMANTICISM AND NATURALISM (1830-1914) American Romanticism the first uniquely American literary movement and gave rise to some of the most important authors in the history of American literature the first literary movement in the United States that split into several sub- movements Transcendentalism Dark Romanticism American Gothic Fireside Poets American Naturalism exemplified in the proliferation of slave narratives that were published in the wake of the Civil War Depiction of life as it really is, even the parts that might have been ugly or unpleasant  MODERNISM, EXPERIMENTATION, AND THE MODERN ERA (1914- PRESENT) authors began to focus more on the structure and style of writing, making a conscious effort to break long-established literary conventions begun to resemble the diverse body of work that we see today Modernism emphasis on style and how a story is told. experimentation with structure and point of view in both poetry and prose The Harlem Renaissance: Focus on the African American experience Experimentation with style and structure The Lost Generation: Rebellion against established American cultural ideals. Themes of disillusionment and critiques of the American Dream Postmodernism a literary movement that eschewed meaning and embraced disorder and fragmentation  MODERN AMERICAN LITERATURE Modern American Prose Novels and essays that were published after World War II. Authors employ a wide variety of themes and styles to describe the experience of the contemporary world, usually following the themes and arguments seen in Postmodernism. Examples include To Kill a Mockingbird (1960) by Harper Lee and Beloved (1987) by Toni Morrison Modern American Drama Emphasis on plays with realistic settings. Focus on the depiction of American life and society. Examples include A Streetcar Named Desire (1947) by Tennessee Williams and Death of a Salesman (1949) by Arthur Miller.  MODERN AMERICAN LITERATURE Modern American Poetry American poets use a variety of styles and explore a variety of themes San Francisco Renaissance Avant-garde poetry movement based in San Francisco Shunning the poetic mainstream New Formalism Poetry movement that sought to re-embrace poetic conventions of the past Poets rejected free verse and instead returned to traditional forms of rhyme, meter, and verse Confessional Poetry Poetry movement centered on personal poetry. Focus on private, intimate themes and personal history  MODERN AMERICAN LITERATURE Modern American Poetry New York School Poetry movement based in Manhattan Focus on depicting everyday life while embracing humor and references to popular culture Beat Generation Poetry movement related to the San Francisco Renaissance Focus on questioning social conformity and challenging traditional literary conventions Black Mountain Poets Avant-garde poetry movement based at Black Mountain College in North Carolina. Focus on the use of conversational language and turning away from poetic conventions of the past Poetry Slam Poetry movement that explores the performance of poetry Focus on competition and high-energy performances  NOTABLE WORKS AND AUTHORS Edgar Allan Poe - invented the detective story Ralph Waldo Emerson – spokesperson of the transcendental movement Nathaniel Hawtorne – represented American romanticism Herman Melville - wrote “Moby Dick” Mark Twain - became one of the most important writers associated with the literary movement known as regionalism or local color fiction e.e. cummings – young poet who debunked grammar rules F. Scott Fitzgerald – wrote “The Great Gatsby” and “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”