EOCT Review

1. EOCT Review By time periods/Literary genres of study

2. Time periods of American literature

3. Periods of American Literature • A literary period is an artistic attitude of shared characteristics. These characteristics may include the style of writing, the genre, or the subject matter. The work of a certain literary period may be a response to historical events, but it is not the same as the historical period.

4. Periods of American Literature • American fiction began with the oral histories of Native American and the writings of early explorers and settlers of North America and extended through the Colonial and Romantic eras. Literary output increased with the start of the Westward Expansion and Industrial Age. The two world wars of the twentieth century impacted the styles and themes of American fiction in profound ways. The beliefs and values of the Cold War, Civil Rights and Electronic eras continue to influence experimental as well as traditional writers of contemporary American fiction.

5. Periods of American Literature The chart below gives an overview of the important movements and periods in American literature. Study the approximate dates and characteristics of each so that you are able to classify a work of literature based on its style and content.

6. Periods of American Literature