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AP English IShelley Kratzer, Deanna Rousseau,Shanna Desrochers, Victoria PodsiadloKayla Ingram, Jackie Purcell

American Realism

1865-1918

1Time In HistoryIncreased European immigrationReconstructionUrbanizationIndustrialization New technologyAmerican Penrose , Patricia . "American Realism: 1865-1910. American Collection Collectors Site.28 May 2009. .

2VocabularyDetailedTruthfulSimpleStraightforwardPreciseRegionalisms

LivelyRelatableSporadicMatter of factUncommonDialectLiteratureCharacteristicsExplores every day conflictsFocus on middle and lower classesIncludes regionalisms and dialoguesTone was often satiric or matter-of-factCharacters more important than the plot

Authors IncludeKate ChopinWilliam Dean HowellsMark TwainEdith WhartonHamlin Garland

Penrose , Patricia . "American Realism: 1865-1910. American Collection Collectors Site.28 May 2009. .

4Mark TwainBorn November 30, 1835 Died April 21, 1910Incorporate satire into much of his workMost famous for his works Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884) and Adventures of Tom Sawyer(1876)Also wrote many essays including On the Decay of the Art of Lying (1885)

Twain , Mark. "On The Decay Of The Art Of Lying." The Literature Network. 2009. 26 May 2009 .

5Tone: mocking, sarcastic, prejudiced, ignorantA lot of dialectRhetorical questionsSatireLong syntaxRepetition of government, voting and niggerShows relationship between a black man and a white boyThe Adventures of Huckleberry FinnTwain, Mark. Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Boynton: Percy Holmes, 1876.

6Kate ChopinFebruary 8, 1850- August 22, 1904 She was bilingual: French and EnglishHer first novel was At Fault and it was published in 1889.Work focuses on the traditional womens role in society and marriage.Influenced by French culture

PBS.org. "Desirees Baby. Kate Chopin, A Re-awakening.27 May 2009.

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7Desirees BabyChopin uses simple diction and complex sentencesSimilesThird person point of viewParallel ConstructionIronyRegional DialectExplores conflicts between husband and wife

PBS.org. "Desirees Baby. Kate Chopin, A Re-awakening.27 May 2009.

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8Realistic ArtPeople in natural environmentsMain focus of works are the peopleConcrete subjectsSubtle colorationNon abstractLittle embellishment or change

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Madame X by John Singer Sargent (1887)

Cliff Dwellers by George Bellows (1910)Art In The Picture, "George Bellows. Paintings and Works. 2008. 24 June 2009.

.John Singer Sargent. Madame X. 1884. Mark Hardens Artchive. 24 June 2009. .

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Young Girls Playing Checkers by Francis Coates Jones (1902)La Toilette by Mary Cassatt (1891)Hunt For.com, "Francis Coates Jones. Francis Coates Jones.2007. 25 May 2009. .Nicolas Pioch, Cassatt, Mary . Webmuseum, Paris. 19 Aug 2002 . 24 June 2009.< http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/cassatt/>.

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The Gross Clinic by Thomas Eakins (1875)Eakins, Thomas. The Gross Clinic. 1875. Mark Hardens Artchive. 24 June 2009. .12Realistic musicUpbeat, broken ( syncopated) notesRepeated refrains Rag time, marches, opera, and blues musicTones ranged from soft (mezzo-piano) to loud (mezzo-forte)Usually unaccompanied by a singerPiano TrumpetSaxophone Little percussion

13W.C. HandyNovember 16, 1873 March 28, 1958Made blues, a regional type of music, into an American stapleBroken, or, syncopated beatsInfused folk music and blues into famous worksSt. Louis Blues

Handy, W.C.. St. Louis Blues. W.C. Handys Memphis Blues Band, 1909.

Morgan, Tom. "W.C. Handy. Blues Net Readings.14 June 2009. .

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