PPT-The Father of American Literature

Mark Twain Samuel Langhorne Clemens 18351910 Tom Su thinks he looks cool Halleys Comet and Mark Twain Halleys Comet was visible in the sky the night he was born So What Halleys Comet is only visible every 75 years the odds of seeing it twice in a lifetime would be very low . Remember literature genres?. Fiction Genres:. Historical fiction. Fantasy. Science Fiction. Drama. Comedy. Tragedy. So what are subgenres?. They are specific literary types used in poetry, prose, plays, novels, short stories, essays, and other basic genres.. Graham . American Literature and Composition. Essential Question: What are we doing in here and what will we be learning about today?. Review Syllabus. What is American Literature and Composition?. What are the expectations and procedures in the classroom?. the English Department. Orientation For first-year students. . JUNE 2014. English Department Faculty. Dr. Marci . Carrasquillo. (US Literature; Latino/a Literature). Dr. Tanya Clark (African-American Literature; Women’s Literature). ure. Art. Music. Literature. Art. Hudson River School. – . A mid-19. th. century (1800s) American art movement influenced by romanticism. This style of painting consisted of natural images and landscapes of New England.. “The bland of American democracy displayed a rotten truth: the plight of the American Negro” (Hugh Brogan, . The Penguin History of United States of America. ). Antecedents. Slave . Narratives . Native American . Literature: Cultural Diversity. At . time . of . Columbus, . 350 distinct languages existed in . North America. Thousands of distinct cultural groups existed as well.. No . single Native American culture or . the Age of Reason . (1750-1800). The literary implications of the American Revolution. . Military victory and . p. olitical independence from Britain spanned nationalistic hopes for a great . national. Light Romanticism, Dark Romanticism, Transcendentalism . Romanticism as a Journey. Away from . Corruption of civilization. Limits of rational thought. Romanticism as a Journey. Toward. Integrity of nature. Intro . Huck. Favorite Quotes. Twain’s Autobiography. What stood out to you?. What were his influences (stated and implied)?. What type of writer is he based on what you read (stated and implied)?. Definition. Literature about the . sociocultural. experiences of underrepresented groups. This literature includes those who fall outside the “mainstream” of categories such as race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, language. This literature is written by those who are members of these underrepresented groups and those who fall within the category of “mainstream.”. Literary . Movements. September 8, 2014. Major themes . in American Literature. American individualism . Also known as . the self-made man. Celebration of ambition and achievement. Original colonists came for religious freedom. UNG. Anastasia Turner. Challenges. Consolidation: . UNG . = GSC NGCSU. New . 4-year classes . @ home campus. Proposed . M.A. in English . (Global . F. ocus). Chinese flagship program for Dept of Defense. Native American Literature Native American Literature: Cultural Diversity At time of Columbus, 350 distinct languages existed in North America Thousands of distinct cultural groups existed as well. Multicultural Literature Definition Literature about the sociocultural experiences of underrepresented groups. This literature includes those who fall outside the “mainstream” of categories such as race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, language. This literature is written by those who are members of these underrepresented groups and those who fall within the category of “mainstream.”