American literature
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| {{Template}}'''American literature''' refers to written or [[literature|literary work]] produced in the area of the [[United States]] and [[Colonial America]]. It owes a debt to [[European literature]] and [[British literature]] but has a [[unique American style]] and its own epic, the [[Great American Novel]]. | {{Template}}'''American literature''' refers to written or [[literature|literary work]] produced in the area of the [[United States]] and [[Colonial America]]. It owes a debt to [[European literature]] and [[British literature]] but has a [[unique American style]] and its own epic, the [[Great American Novel]]. | ||
| ==Unique American style== | ==Unique American style== | ||
| + | In [[1832]], Poe began writing short stories -- including "[[The Masque of the Red Death]]," "[[The Pit and the Pendulum]]," "[[The Fall of the House of Usher]]," and "[[The Murders in the Rue Morgue]]" -- that explore previously hidden levels of [[human psychology]] and [[transgressive fiction|push the boundaries of fiction]] toward [[mystery fiction|mystery]] and [[fantasy]]. | ||
| == See also == | == See also == | ||
| *''[[Love and Death in the American Novel]]'' by [[Fiedler]] | *''[[Love and Death in the American Novel]]'' by [[Fiedler]] | ||
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In 1832, Poe began writing short stories -- including "The Masque of the Red Death," "The Pit and the Pendulum," "The Fall of the House of Usher," and "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" -- that explore previously hidden levels of human psychology and push the boundaries of fiction toward mystery and fantasy.
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