The Realism literary movement at the end of the nineteenth century helped shape American theater by emphasizing truthful representation of everyday life on stage. Playwrights like Henrik Ibsen and Anton Chekhov influenced American playwrights to write about social issues and psychological realism in their works. This movement paved the way for a more honest and socially relevant approach to theater in America.
One of the most popular American literary styles in the nineteenth century was Romanticism. This movement highlighted emotions, nature, and individualism in literature, with writers such as Edgar Allan Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne contributing to its popularity.
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Transcendentalists believe that work should be meaningful and contribute to personal growth and self-realization rather than just a means to achieve material success. They emphasize the importance of following one's passion and inner calling to achieve a sense of fulfillment and purpose in life, rather than pursuing success defined by societal standards.
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the movement of most women into the work force.
In the early nineteenth century, American Protestants had a major evangelizing movement to attract members. Retention was accomplished by making churches the center of social life.
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Frank Norris captured the literary movement of the late nineteenth century through his naturalistic novel "McTeague". The novel explores themes of determinism, social Darwinism, and the struggle of individuals against external forces. Norris's work exemplifies the emphasis on realism, social commentary, and deterministic view of human nature that characterized the literature of this period.
Transcendentalism was a philosophical and religious movement developed in the Eastern part of the United States. The followers of this movement believed that society corrupt the purity of the individual and it was essentially a reaction against rationalism and promoted the individualism.
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