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Which of the following lists the four eras of early American literature in correct order from earliest to late?

Feb 23, 8519 by ajaraquel | Posted in Other - Education

A. Iroquois, Columbus, Bradford, and Jefferson
B. Pre-Columbian, Examination, Colonial, and Revolutionary
C. Exploration, Pre-Columbian, Colonial, and Revolutionary
D. Speaking, Writing, Literature, and the Novel

B. Pre-Columbian, Inquiry, Colonial, and Revolutionary

what was the development of american literature of the era reform ?

May 10, 2007 by Flowers* | Posted in History

and the american authenticate ? and why ?

I don't Differentiate. Ask a easy one.

What are the predominant themes in American literature during the past 50 years?

Nov 28, 2008 by sky walker | Posted in Books & Authors

On what themes would you say American novels of the days half century predominantly focus? I realize this is a very general and broad question. But I would like to hear your thoughts about what distinguishes American literature during the good old days fifty years from literature of prior eras.

"Be politically cancel and nice to your neighbor, and pay your taxes" versus the original "Blaze your own trail and make your own living".

No joking. The only writers who have been worth speaking of outside of fantasy literature have been mainly minority writers or writers with a very unique setting. People who are individuals and write as such. The focus has changed from survival to comfort, and so has changed from small-gov't to large.

What is the purpose of Writing on the Realism Era of American Literature?

Jun 06, 2007 by franklin d | Posted in Books & Authors

To sketch reality closely and in comprehensive detail. Selective presentation of reality with an emphasis on verisimilitude, even at the expense of a well-made plot
Sign is more important than action and plot; complex ethical choices are often the subject.
Characters appear in their real complicatedness of temperament and motive; they are in explicable relation to nature, to each other, to their social class, to their own past.
Class is important; the different has traditionally served the interests and aspirations of an insurgent middle class. Events will usually be plausible. Tough-minded novels avoid the sensational, dramatic elements of naturalistic novels and romances.
Diction is natural spoken, not heightened or poetic; tone may be comic, satiric, or matter-of-fact.
Objectivity in presentation becomes increasingly prominent: overt authorial comments or intrusions diminish as the century progresses.
Interior or psychological realism a unstable form.

Harlem Renaissance the greatest era of American Literature??

Jan 22, 2008 by shorty_frm_ga | Posted in History

It was an substantial event in the history of American Literature but I could hardly call it the greatest era.