Next,I will give all of you some notice information about some famous authors Let begin with Edgar Allan Poe (He was called the “architect” of the modern short story) Poe was one of the countrys earl.
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begin with Edgar Allan Poe (He was called the “architect” of the modern short story) Poe was one of the country's earliest practitioners of the short story and considered to be the inventor of the detective fiction genre, as well as a significant contributor to the emerging genre of science fiction so, he had some Notable works such as “The Fall of the House of Usher” (1839) “The Black Cat” (1843)
“The Raven” (1845) and so on
Now, we moving to some more details of his works
The first is “The Black Cat” (1843) published in 1845 edition of The Saturday
Evening Post "The Black Cat" is one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous works,
and a powerful warning against the dangers of alcoholism The story is a study of the psychology of guilt, in which a murderer tries to hide his crime But in the end, his guilt makes him admit the crime
In 1845, Poe became largely popular through his poem The Raven, which showed
up in his last volume "The Raven" is a narrative poem by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in January 1845 It tells the story of a mysterious
talking raven who visits a lover; it shows how the lover is slowly going insane It is often called Poe's most famous poem, its publication made him famous in his day, and today it is still one of the most recognized and respected poems in American literature.
Moving on to another authors is Lydia Child She founded and published Juvenile
Miscellany, the first children's magazine in the United States Child also wrote on housekeeping and child rearing, slavery, abolitionism, religion, women's issues, and Native American rights She had many noticeable works but the most
prominent is "Over the River and Through the Wood", So now I will give you some summary information about this
"Over the River and Through the Wood" is a Thanksgiving poem It appeared in the second volume of her Flowers for Children in 1844 The original title of the poem is, "The New-England Boy's Song About Thanksgiving Day".
this poem is easily Child’s most famous work Child never revised the poem
herself, but the verses changed over time, especially when they were set to music.
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childhood memories of visiting her grandfather’s house on Thanksgiving Having gained notoriety for her ideas about race, Child kept her antislavery ideals out of this volume in an effort to avoid controversy and boost sales Flowers for Children contains only two stories involving race, and they both avoid addressing racial prejudice head on In this nostalgic poem, Child takes us back to the simple
pleasures of a family holiday."
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Edgar Allan Poe most vividly depicted, and inhabited, the role of the Romantic individual—a genius, often tormented and always struggling against convention— during the 1830s and up to his mysterious death in 1849
WOMEN WRITERS AND REFORMERS merican women endured many
inequalities in the 19th century: They were denied the vote, barred from
professional schools and most higher education, forbidden to speak in public and even attend public conventions, and unable to own property Despite these
obstacles, a strong women’s network sprang up Through letters, personal
friendships, formal meetings, women’s newspapers, and books, women furthered social change Intellectual women drew parallels between themselves and slaves
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slavery and women’s suffrage, despite social ostracism and sometimes financial ruin Their works were the vanguard of intellectual expression of a larger women’s literary tradition that included the sentimental novel Women’s sentimental novels, such as Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin, were enormously popular They appealed to the emotions and often dramatized contentious social issues, particularly those touching the family and A 42 women’s roles and responsibilities
Abolitionist Lydia Child (1802-1880), who greatly influenced Margaret Fuller,
was a leader of this network Her successful 1824 novel Hobomok shows the need for racial and religious toleration Its setting — Puritan Salem, Massachusetts — anticipated Nathaniel Hawthorne An activist, Child founded a private girls’ school, founded and edited the first journal for children in the United States, and published the first antislavery tract, An Appeal in Favor of that Class of Americans Called Africans, in 1833 This daring work made her notorious and ruined her financially Her History of the Condition of Women in Various Ages and Nations (1855) argues for women’s equality by pointing to their historical achievements