Review of Literary Movements and Authors

Flashcards covering key authors, elements, and definitions related to Realism, Modernism, Naturalism, and Regionalism.

Name 3 realism authors

Ambrose Bierce, Constance Fenimore Woolson, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Jack London

List 3 naturalist elements in literature

Impersonal narrator, fate predetermined by nature, social Darwinism, indifferent natural world, forces beyond character control

Name 5 modernist authors

Robert Frost, William Carlos Williams, Marianne Moore, Langston Hughes, Bob Dylan

What are 3 elements of modernism?

Rejection of tradition, iceberg theory, omission

What major historical events impacted literary consciousness?

The Civil War, abolition of slavery, Homestead Act

What is the Iceberg Theory?

The most important aspects are hidden below the surface.

What work is Jack London famous for?

To Build a Fire

What work is Robert Frost famous for?

The Road Not Taken

List 3 elements of Realism

Objective reality, truth perceived through senses, authors akin to scientists

What is the Anxiety of Influence?

Fear of overcoming the influence of literary predecessors

List 3 elements of Regionalism

Specific culture, specific setting and people, adherence to truth and detail

List 3 elements of Naturalism

Impersonal narrator, fate predetermined by nature, forces beyond control

What is Anxiety of Authorship?

Fear of a woman writer entering the literary world

Where did Naturalism originate?

Originated in France