American Literature from the 1850s to 1945
The Britannica Guide to World Literature
Deviating from the romanticism of earlier works, American literature that emerged after the mid-19th century adopted a distinct realism and an often critical view of American society. With penetrating analyses, writers such as Henry Adams and Upton Sinclair exposed fundamental flaws in government and industry, while Mark Twain and H.L. Mencken incisively satirized social ills such as prejudice and intolerance. Readers will encounter these and other great minds whose fluid pens challenged the status quo.
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Series Review: The Britannica Guide to World Literature"This informative series will be of use to those engaged in in-depth literature studies and students in high school English and AP literature courses...Detailed bibliographies make resources for further reading or research easily accessible from multiple starting points, which will be helpful to students...a series that is a worthy addition to any high school or academic library."
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