exam 1 Flashcards
(40 cards)
known for Portrait of a Lady
Henry James
changed spelling of last name to avoid guilt
Nathaniel Hawthorne
wrote “The Open Boat”
Stephen Crane
endorsed grape juice
Jack London
wrote 1,000 words a day
Jack London
credited with establishing naturalism
Stephen Crane
wrote “Red Badge of Courage”
Stephen Crane
wrote “Ethan Fromme”
Edith Wharton
cited for bravery during Civil War
Ambrose Bierce
vanished in Mexico in 1913
Ambrose Bierce
wrote Moby Dick
Herman Melville
was an avid abolitionist
Ralph Emerson
“To be great is to be misunderstood.”
Ralph Emerson
jailed for not paying taxes
Henry Thoreau
wrote “Walden”
Henry Thoreau
follower of Emerson
Henry Thoreau
wrote “Billy Budd”
Herman Melville
wrote “Scarlet Letter”
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Samuel Clemmons was his real name
Mark Twain
died at age 28
Stephen Crane
Herman Melville (movement)
Anti-Trans
dealt with the question of evil (movement)
Anti-Trans
believed truths of existence are elusive (movement)
Anti-Trans
characters are more important than the plot (movement)
Realism