Eras of American Literature

This is a short introduction to the different eras of American literature. Here is basic information about important facets of and a general picture about the characteristics of each era. American Renaissance, Realism or Postmodernism, each period has its own significance.
This round-up can help you to adjust and organize your research in the literary list. Listed are the the dates, important authors, works and attributes.
The university uses this classification in its literature list.


Prose
Colonial Period
Early Republic
Romanticism
Realism/Naturalism
Modernism
Postmodernism


Ethnic Literature
Jewish-American Lierature
African American Literature
Asian American Literature
Hispanic Literature
Native American Literature