1. The civil war and
the “Gilded Age”
Jin, Ha-young

2. Contents
Background
Authors
Key words

3. Background The Gilded Age:
The era was called the Gilded Age because although life in the U.S looked bright and shiny, underneath the surface, was lots of poverty and corruption.
-The civil war : The war between North and South caused by argument slavery. After the victory of North, Abraham Lincoln announced emancipation of salves.
-Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe united Northern feelings against slavery.

4. Authors - Walt Whitman [1819-1892]
-Walt Whitman was an American poet, essayist, and journalist.
-He was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism.
-He often called the father of free verse.
-His work was very controversial in its time, particularly his poetry collection Leaves of Grass, which was described as obscene for its overt sexuality.
-He was a volunteer nurse during the American Civil War.

5. Authors - Emily Dickinson [1830-1886]
Emily Dickinson was New England woman who wrote during the Civil war era.
-She lived a quiet, very private life in her little hometown. So, any mention of the war or any other great national event was not found in her poetry.
-Her writings were influenced by Transcendentalist.
-Her poetry is filled with images and themes

6. Authors - Mark Twain [1835-1910]
Mark Twain was raised on the river in hannibal, Missouri. There, He could hear many Indian legends and listen to the stories of the black slaves.
-His work is filled with stories about how ordinary people trick experts, or how the weak succeed in “hoaxing” the strong.
-In The Gilded Age, he tried to describe the new morality of post-Civil War America.

7. Key Words
Free verse- Poetry without a regular rhythm or rhyme influence of transcendentalist idea- Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson.
Realism- In America literature, the term of “realism” encompasses the period of time from the civil war.
Mississippi river- The river is important as a route of trade and travel.

8. Reference Google- Wikipedia
Text book- An outline of American literature

9. Thank you