American Literary Periods: Display Charts

These American Literary Periods can be displayed in a number of ways. Each period includes: Genre; Style; Effects; Aspects; Historical Aspects; Historical Perspectives; and Literary Examples. This is a good resource for blending American Literature and U. S. History.

The areas included are:

Native American Traditions
Puritan Literature
The Enlightenment/The Age of Reason
Romanticism
The Transcendental Period
Realism
Naturalism
The Modern Age
The Harlem Renaissance
Postmodern Literature
Contemporary Literature