Comparing/Contrasting - Time Periods

What is the Classical Period?

• Myths - Stories about gods/goddesses. Heroes were children of the gods - with supernatural powers.

• Literature about real people. Pre-America, Wars, (ex. George Washington)

• Hero on a journey for self-discovery/love.

• Writers wrote about the ordinary - quest might be for survival or finding happiness in everyday life.

What is a hero?

What is the Colonial/Early National Period?

• They can mix and match styles and stories from any literary period in order to create new plots and characters.

• Writers wrote about the ordinary - quest might be for survival or finding happiness in everyday life.

• Literature about real people. Pre-America (wars, George Washington)

• Hero on a journey for self-discovery/love

What is the romantic period?

• Literature about real people. Pre America (wars, George Washington)

• wrote about the experiences of African Americans. A common theme of feeling like an outsider

• The can mix and match styles and stories from any literary period in order to create new plots and characters.

• Hero on a journey for self discovery/love

What is the realist/naturalist period

• wrote about the ordinary. quest might be for survival or finding happiness in everyday life. 

• Hero on a journey for self discovery/ love

• Literature about real people, Pre America (wars, George Washington)

• Wrote about the experiences of African Americans. A common theme of feeling like an outsider

What is the moderist/harlem renaissance

• Wrote about the experiences of African Americans. A common theme of feeling like an outsider.

• Wrote about the ordinary. The quest might be for survival or finding happiness in everyday life.

• Literature about Pre America (wars, George Washington)

• Hero on a journey for self discovery/love

What is the contemporary period?

• Writers wrote about the ordinary - quest might be for survival or finding happiness in everyday life.

• Myths -stories about gods/goddesses. Heroes were children of the gods - with supernatural powers.

• They can mix and match styles and stories from any literary period in order to create new plots and characters

• Hero on a journey for self discovery/ love