American Literature

Explore American literature chronologically, from early colonial writing and the literature of the American Revolution through Transcendentalism, Realism, Modernism and contemporary writing.

AMERICAN LITERATURE

Literary Periods

Explore American literature through its major historical periods and literary movements.

Colonial & Early American Literature c. 1600–1776 Revolutionary & Early National Period 1776–1820 American Renaissance c. 1820–1865 Realism & Naturalism c. 1865–1914 Modernism c. 1914–1945 Harlem Renaissance c. 1920s–1930s Postwar Literature c. 1945–Present Contemporary American Literature Late 20th Century–Present