to my mind they are many but the most dominant one is WILLIAM FAULKNER
Jay Parini has written: 'The Thomson Anthology of American Literature, Volume II' 'American Writers Supplement XVII' 'John Steinbeck a Biography' -- subject(s): Biography, American Authors 'British Writers Classics ll' 'Anthony Quinn's Eye' 'British Writers - Supplement VII (British Writers)' 'The passages of H.M.' -- subject(s): American Novelists, Biographical fiction, Fiction 'British Writers - Supplement VIII (British Writers)' 'The patch boys' -- subject(s): Fiction, Teenage boys, Italian Americans, Large type books 'Promised Land' -- subject(s): History, Historiography, Reviews, National characteristics, American, in literature, Literature and society, History and criticism, American literature, Books and reading, Books, In literature, Literature and morals, Literature and moral 'Anthracite country' 'British Writers Supplement XII (British Writers Supplements)' 'Town life' 'House of days' 'John Steinbeck' -- subject(s): Biography, American Novelists, 1902-1968, American Authors 'American Writers - Supplement X (American Writers)' 'Bay of Arrows' -- subject(s): Fiction 'American Writers - Supplement V (American Writers)' 'The Thomson Anthology of American Literature, Volume I' 'John Steinbeck Shelf Talkers' 'American Writers - Supplement VI (American Writers)' 'American Writers - Supplement XIII (American Writers)' 'British Writers - Supplement IX (British Writers)' 'The passages of H.M' -- subject(s): Fiction, American Novelists 'American Writers Classics, Vol. 2' 'British writers' -- subject(s): Commonwealth Authors, English literature, Bio-bibliography, Commonwealth literature (English), History and criticism, Biography, English Authors 'The Apprentice Lover' -- subject(s): OverDrive, Fiction, Literature
Some early American writers include Nathaniel Hawthorne, Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, and Ralph Waldo Emerson. These writers contributed significantly to American literature during the 18th and 19th centuries.
Romanticism originated in England and a bit later had a great influence on American writers such as Thoreau and Emerson.
Allison Amend has written: 'A nearly perfect copy' -- subject(s): Self-realization, Art dealers, Loss (Psychology), Fiction 'Things that pass for love' -- subject(s): American Short stories, Love stories 'Stations west' -- subject(s): Jewish pioneers, Fiction 'Hispanic-American writers' -- subject(s): Juvenile literature, Hispanic-American authors, American literature, Stories, plots, Intellectual life, History and criticism, Hispanic Americans, Hispanic Americans in literature, Themes, motives, Biography 'Asian-American writers' -- subject(s): Asian American authors, Asian Americans in literature, History and criticism, American literature 'Hispanic-American writers' -- subject(s): Stories, plots, Hispanic American authors, Intellectual life, History and criticism, American literature, Hispanic Americans, Hispanic Americans in literature, Themes, motives, Juvenile literature, Biography
Mark Twain
William A Titus has written: 'Wisconsin writers' -- subject(s): American Authors, American literature, Authors, American, Wisconsin
those writers are history of an American regime they are.cecilio apostolFernando maria GuerreroJesus balmoriclaro m. rectolope k. SantosJose corazon de Jesusamado v. hernandez
Alice G. Harvey has written: 'Nebraska writers' -- subject(s): American Authors, American literature, Bibliography, Homes and haunts, In literature, Intellectual life
Thomas Paine, Thomas Jefferson, Francis Scott Key are a few.
American literature gradually developed a sense of a national past and of an emerging national character.
William B. Cairns has written: 'Selections From Early American Writers, 1607-1800' -- subject(s): American literature 'British Criticisms Of American Writing' 'On the development of American literature from 1815 to 1833' -- subject(s): American periodicals, Bibliography, History and criticism, American literature, History, Intellectual life
Alice Katherine Merrick has written: 'Southern writers and their contribution to American literature'