19th century literary movements : Realism and Naturalism photo

19th Century Literary Movements : Realism and Naturalism

This is post 5 of 6 in the series “Literary Movements” The 18th Century: the Age of Enlightenment The Gothic and the Fantastic The 19th Century : Romanticism in Art and Literature English Romanticism (1798-1832) 19th Century Literary Movements : Realism and Naturalism British Civilisation and Literature: 19th and 20th centuries Introduction Realism and Naturalism …

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Wanderer above the Sea of Fog, an oil painting composed in 1818 by the German Romantic artist Caspar David Friedrich

The 19th Century : Romanticism in Art and Literature

This is post 3 of 6 in the series “Literary Movements” The 18th Century: the Age of Enlightenment The Gothic and the Fantastic The 19th Century : Romanticism in Art and Literature English Romanticism (1798-1832) 19th Century Literary Movements : Realism and Naturalism British Civilisation and Literature: 19th and 20th centuries Definition of Romanticism Romanticism …

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English : guide to good writing photo

English : guide to good writing

My several years in the word game have learnt me several rules: A writer must not shift your point of view. A writer should not alienate half his readers by using gender-specific language. Also, always avoid annoying alliteration. Always pick on the correct idiom. Analogies in writing are like feathers on a snake. And don’t …

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An authentically American Literature photo

An authentically American Literature

This is post 2 of 5 in the series “History of American Literature” History of American Literature Puritanism : a New World Vision An authentically American Literature American Literature: a Declaration of Literary Independence The American Renaissance American Modernism in literature Writing the territory: the literature of discovery and exploration Started as a vision in …

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