2. Part 3: Realism & Regionalism Regionalism: Mark Twain – Huckleberry Finn Realism: O’Henry – A Retrieved Reformation The Short Story: O’Henry – the Caliph and the Cad How much do you Remember?

3. American Regionalist Literature Old Kentucky Home Life

4. Regionalism Also known as Local Colorism – focused on Local Features & Including Setting, Culture, Language, Nostalgia – Popular after Civil War Tension between New & Old Common in mostly Oral stories – examples in Mark Twain & Bret Harte for Mississippi & Far West

5. Realism Movement in reaction to Romanticism for Representation of Ordinary Behaviour of Real People with Typical Characters created Focused on lower classes in Newspapers with Vernacular & Short Language connected to Photos – including O’Henry, Kate Chopin

6. The Short Story Most popular form of Literature in America – focused on Emotions & Reactions – often including Surprises, Suspense & Twists Mostly published in Newspapers & Magazines of big cities with Character types common – including O’Henry, Henry James, Hemingway

7. American Realism

8. Part 4: Modernism Modernist Literature: Scott Fitzgerald – the Great Gatsby Modernist Poetry: T. S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, etc. The Harlem Renaissance: Langston Hughes How much do you Remember?

9. Modernism

10. Modernist Literature Literary Movement in Reaction to Modernism – against Traditions & with Fragmented style – making sense of Subjective Experiences Reaction against Realism with Theme of Finding Order or Reality – Lost Generation of writers including Fitzgerald & Hemingway

11. Modernist Poetry New & Experimental Form of Poetry including High Modernism & Imagism – Revolutionizing Poetry with new Language, Form, Cultures Make it new! No clear Structures with new influences & Generally hostile to Modernity – including Ezra Pound, T. S. Eliot, H. Doolittle

12. The Harlem Renaissance African-American Cultural Movement focused on African spirit, Identities & Racism in US with Jazz & Blues Music for Inspiration Mostly Optimistic Poetry with White Patrons but by Black Community in Harlem – including Langston Hughes & Countee Cullen

13. The Roaring Twenties

14. Summary Part 3: Realist & Regionalist Literature Part 4: American Modernist Literature What are the Similarities & Differences between Realist, Regionalist & Modernist Literature?

15. Questions & Answers What are your Questions about Modern American Literature? Include the Following: Realist Literature Regionalist Literature Modernist Literature Final Examination Questions (Type)

16. More Information Realist & Regionalist Literature: Mark Twain – Huckleberry Finn O’Henry – A Retrieved Reformation O’Henry – The Caliph and the Cad

17. More Information American Modernist Literature: Scott Fitzgerald – The Great Gatsby Modernist Poems Ernest Hemingway – For Whom the Bell Tolls

18. Next Time Final Examinations Place: Ke Ji Lou, Room 600/605/602/609 Time: Tuesday, 19:00