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Index
Introduction………………………………………………………………………….…5
Native American literature……………………………………………………….……6
Characteristics………………………………………………………………………….8
Literary sample………………………………………………………………………...9
Early settlers and Puritans……………………………………………………..……..10
Characteristics …………………………………………………….……...…..11
Themes…………………………………………………………….………….12
Literary sample………………………………………………………………..13
Revolutionary Literature and Enlightenment……………………………..……...….15
Characteristics…………………………………………………………….…….….....16
Themes……………………………………………………………..….….…..16
Famous writer……………………………………………………………………........17
American Romanticism…………………………………………………………..…..20
Characteristics………………………………………………………..……….21
Themes……………………………………………………………….…….....21
Transcendentalism and dark romanticism…………………………………..…..…....22
Famous writers……………………………………………...………………...…..…..23
Realism……………………………………………………………………….....……24
Characteristics…………………………………………………….......………25
Themes………………………………………………………………………..26
Famous writers………………………………………………………………....….….27
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Regionalism and Naturalism…………………………………………….….…..30
Characteristics…………………………………………………………….…..31
Themes……………………………………………………….…………..……32
Famous writers……………………………………………………..………………….32
Conclusions……………………………………………………………….…………..34
References…………………………………………………………………….………36
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