Project Gutenberg 2013-04-25 Public domain in the USA. 840 Pattee, Fred Lewis 1863 1950 33012811 A History of American Literature Since 1870 E-text prepared by Charlie Howard and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://archive.org/details/americana) "A History of American Literature Since 1870" by Fred Lewis Pattee is a scholarly analysis written in the early 20th century. This historical account focuses on the evolution and characteristics of American literature following the Civil War, categorizing the literary output into periods marked by significant cultural shifts. The book likely examines various authors and movements, emphasizing the growth of a national literature that reflects the American spirit and identity post-war. The opening of the text establishes a framework for understanding how the Civil War served as a pivotal turning point in American literature. It discusses the profound impacts of the war on societal structures, shifting from a provincial to a more unified national outlook. The author outlines the emergence of new literary figures and movements that arose in the wake of these changes, such as the rise of realism and the reflections of America’s varied landscapes and cultures in its literature. Pattee aims to illustrate how American writers began to cultivate their voices, drawing inspiration from their own experiences and surroundings rather than relying predominantly on European influences. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42593/42593-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 66.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism PS Text Category: American Literature Category: History - American 1332826 2025-07-17T08:22:18.572952 text/html 1313831 2013-04-25T17:18:54 text/html 617111 2025-07-17T08:22:41.057838 application/epub+zip 634862 2025-07-17T08:22:23.445924 application/epub+zip 574103 2025-07-17T08:22:21.101956 application/epub+zip 1046749 2025-07-17T08:22:52.143748 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 924815 2025-07-17T08:22:37.849907 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 864094 2022-09-19T12:49:37.989612 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1106204 2025-07-17T08:22:15.667939 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1105747 2013-04-25T17:13:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1105778 2013-04-25T17:13:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21155 2025-07-17T08:22:52.307800 application/rdf+xml 16409 2025-07-17T08:22:21.348971 image/jpeg 2214 2025-07-17T08:22:21.227944 image/jpeg 439693 2013-04-25T17:13:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 582789 2013-04-25T17:21:55 application/octet-stream application/zip 439449 2013-04-25T17:13:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 575204 2025-07-17T08:22:18.671902 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia