Poe's short stories horror story Specific genre; Poe's associated with as a classic author of horror stories Horror fiction can be seen as a continuation of tradition which began as a gothic novel journals Especially such genres were published i...
POETRY AFTER WW II WW II - America was the only true winner in the sense that it didn't suffer any domestic destruction. Late 40s and 50s - time of prosperity - had social consequences: Strengthened social roles - male (working) and female (inclined domestically) Traditional family model - seen a...
POST-MODERNISM A variety of different fields Difficult to contain post-modernism to one poetic field One of the three great literary models that emerged in the canon of literary history We can place post-modernism to realism and modernism Post-modernism - departure from realism and modernism Re...
realism First appeared in Europe and was used by American writers. European Realism developed several decades before American Realism. In Europe - Charles Dickens's - 1st novels - 1830s. The growing significance of various local communities - created for a specific kind of literature - local colour...
Science fiction Chooses the motif of travel Poe's intent on science was not limited to the stories Poe's interest in science is reflected in his works of fiction (astronomy, mathematics) Tells us what is the fiction Incorporation of scientific elements into his fiction Herman Melville (1819-91...
The Enlightenment - the second half of the 18th century; not so important for literary development. It was the time of: Shift from religious interests to secular interests Rationalism - highlighting the potential of man Transcendentalism w...
The Philosophy of Composition "The Philosophy of Composition" is an essay written by American writer Edgar Allan Poe that elucidates a theory about how good writers write when they write well. He concludes that length, "unit...
Trascendentalism (1836) Representatives: Henry David Thoreau Ralph Waldo Emerson appears by the publication of Emerson's “
