Lit Crit--American Literary Periods

Which period of American literature followed the Naturalistic and Symbolistic Period?

• Romantic Period

• Realistic Period

• Period of Conformity and Criticism

• Period of the Confessional Self

When did the Naturalistic and Symbolistic Period of American Literature begin?

• 1765

• 1830

• 1900

• 1930

When were the Beat Generation Writers active?

• eighteenth century

• 1860s and 1870s

• 1920s and 1930s

• 1950s and 1960s

A group writing in and about New York during the first half of the 19th century, a group whose association was one of geography and chance rather than of close organization, is the

• New York School

• Knickerbocker Group

• Angry Young Men

• Lost Generation

When did the Realistic Period of American Literature end?

• 1830

• 1865

• 1900

• 1930

With which movement of writers were Upton Sinclair and Lincoln Steffens identified between 1902 and 1911?

• Muckrakers

• Agrarians

• Angry Young Men

• Lost Generation

During which period of American literature were Charles Brockden Brown, Washington Irving, and James Fenimore Cooper important writers?

• Romantic Period

• Federalist Age

• Naturalistic and Symbolistic Period

• Realistic Period

Which dates best define the Colonial Period in American Literature?

• 1607-1765

• 1765-1830

• 1900-1930

• 1865-1900

During which period of American literature were Mark Twain, William Dean Howells, and Henry James important writers?

• Romantic Period

• Realistic Period

• Naturalistic and Symbolistic Period

• Period of Conformity and Criticism

The nineteenth-century period during which the United States experienced its first great creative wave, the period of Hawthorne, Melville, Poe, Thoreau, and Emerson, among others, is the

• Federalist Period, 1790-1830

• Realistic Period, 1865-1900

• Revolutionary/Early National Period, 1765-1830

• Romantic Period, 1830-1865