Study Guide for

The Norton Anthology of American Literature (shorter 7th edition)

American Literature 1865-1914

As you read, look for and take notes on the following:

1.) The Unites States after the Civil War

2.) “The Literary Marketplace”

3.) Definition(s) and Features of Realism in Literature

4.) Howells, Twain, and James / Other Writers of Realism

5.) Definition(s) and Features of Naturalism in Literature

6.) Darwin and Determinism / Different Forms of Naturalism

7.) Writers of Naturalism

8.) Regional Writing / Regionalism vs. Local Color

9.) Writers of Regionalism and/or Local Color

10.) “Realism as Argument”