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39 Cards in this Set
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What was each authors main contribution
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Poe- detective story, short story, altered mental states of mind
Irving- Father of american literature cooper- first great american artist hawthorne- first psychological author |
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When did american literature start
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1492
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When was huck finn written beggining all modern american literature
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1885
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How did puritans feel about fiction?
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they beleived telling a story was telling a lie and that it stimulated unhealth emotions
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How did the authors of early american literature treat their own work
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they tried to play it off as non fiction stories including psuedonyms and fake manuscripts
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What was a reoccuring them in stories of early american literature?
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using verisimilitude to put their stories into a realistic setting and making their stories have morals or fables
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When was washington irving's lifespan and who was he named after.
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(1783-1859) George Washington
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What was the last book Irving published?
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George washington biography 5th edition
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What was irvings psuedonym
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Jonothan Oldstyle
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what was irvings beleif on literature
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it had to move beyond instruction, ratification, and patriotism
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leviathan
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anything of immense size
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brickbat
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a brick used for throwing
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pathos
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something that brings forth emotion
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odious
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disgusting or highly offensive
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decorus
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proper behavior
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eschew
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to keep away from something as though it was wicked
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lucid
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clear
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punctilious
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exact and strict in observing standards of behavior
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What is the devil and tom walker a spin off of what german tale
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"The Faust Legend"
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Who is Rufus Griswold
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wrote a slanderus obituary about Poe
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What are poes tales called
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Tales of Ratiocination
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Which two poe stories represent detective
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Murders in Rue Moreg and Purloined Letter
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Which poe stories represent Horror
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Black Cat and Casque of Amontillado
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When and where was Hawthorne born and when did he die
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1804 in salem and died in 1864
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What are 4 key elements of Poe's work
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Sin
Guilt isolation pride |
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Who was the detective Poe invented
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Dupin
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What are the conventions of a mystery
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People are dying
people resent detective crime seems unsolvable unjustly accused suspect totally rational solution based on meaningless clues and a detailed explanation by detective |
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What did poe seek to perfect
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the short story
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What shaped poes life at age of 3
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mothers death
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What did poe write about
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the reality of death
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What did poe not write about
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his experiences
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Who is hawthornes model for hester
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his mom
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Who are hawthornes famous classmates
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Frankline pierce(Who got him jobs) Henry Wadsworth longfellow
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When was the scarlet letter written
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1850
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How many novels did hawthorne write
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4
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List two theories of detection that dupin uses
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1.) See through the mind of the opponent
2.) dont ignore the obvious |
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What is an allegory
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story where everything is a symbol
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What are the seven trends of romanticism
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Imagination
Individualism Idealism Nature National Life Supernatural Past |
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ratiocination
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formal process of step by step reasoning
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