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Counterculture  Writing
,  continued  the  literary  ideals  of  the 
Beat 
Movement
, but in a more extreme and fevered manner. Currently, the contemporary American literary scene 
is crowded and varied. 
 
 
QUESTIONS: 
1.
 
Who were the early colonists of America and what did they bring with them? 
2.
 
What are the early literary forms that existed in America? 
3.
 
What is the Indian name for “America” and where does it come from? 
4.
 
What is the place of the American Literature in the World Culture? 
5.
 
What are the main characteristics of the American Literature? 
6.
 
Why was the nationalism of the American Literature considered problematic? 
7.
 
Whose names are connected with the formation of the national American Literature? 
8.
 
What are the characteristic features of Walt Whitman and Washington Irving’s literary styles? 
9.
 
Who is the author of “Rip Van Winkle” and what is the essence of this work? 
10.
 
Give the summary of “Rip Van Winkle”. 
11.
 
What is Walt Whitman and Washington Irving’s contribution to the American Literature? 
12.
 
How many periods is the American Literature divided into and what are they? 
13.
 
Which period is considered the Colonial Period and who are its representatives? 
14.
 
What years does the Revolutionary Age comprises and who are its representatives? 
15.
 
What changes happened at the Early National Period of the American Literature? 
16.
 
What years does the Romantic Period comprises and what kind of literature was produced at that 
time?  
17.
 
What was produced during the Realistic Period and who are the major writers of the period? 
18.
 
How did Naturalistic writers present their writings? 
19.
 
What are the features of the American Modernist Literature? 
20.
 
What do you know about subclasses among the basic periods of the American Literature? 
 
 
LECTURE 7