|
List of years in literature: Information From Answers.com (2801 words) |
 | 1950 in literature - The Bald Soprano - Eugène Ionesco; The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis |
| 1923 in literature - Duino Elegies - Rainer Maria Rilke; Babbitt - Sinclair Lewis |
| 1921 in literature - The Mistress of Husaby - Sigrid Undset |
| American Literature: Prose - MSN Encarta (1339 words) |
| Calls for an American literature began during the Revolution and became more frequent and urgent as independence was assured. |
| Pioneering lexicographer Noah Webster led a call for uniquely American traditions in language and literature, and he undertook the massive project of developing an American dictionary. |
| What made this work radical was his insistence on defining words based not only on traditional English usage but also on American variations in usage, called Americanisms, and his inclusion of at least 5000 new words not previously recognized by English dictionaries. |
Feeds |
Contact