Realism Regionalism OBJECTIVES Stylistics Characteristics of Regionalism STYLISTIC

Realism Regionalism

OBJECTIVES § Stylistics Characteristics of Regionalism

STYLISTIC CHARACTERISTICS § Focuses on a specific region (such as the South) § Portray the lives of realistic characters § Provides insight into the cultural characteristics § Uses vernacular language (dialect) § A subgenre of Realism and sharing many of the same traits. § Prominent from 1865 -1895.

STYLISTIC CHARACTERISTICS Popular Authors § Kate Chopin—South § Mary E. Wilkins-Freeman—New England § Mark Twain—West § Willa Cather—Midwest

FEATURED AUTHOR: Kate Chopin Accomplishments Short Story Writer, Novelist, and Poet Recorded lives of Louisiana Creole Culture From a Long line of Independent Women Lived with Great-grandmother, Grandmother, and Mother All either legally separated or widowed Marriage Life Relocated to Louisiana after marrying Oscar Chopin Husband loved her intelligence and independence Fascinated with Louisiana Creole culture Single mother, raised 6 children alone (after husband died) Popular Works “The Storm, ” “Story of an Hour”

FEATURED AUTHOR: ALICE DUNBAR NELSON ACCOMPLISHMENTS Poet Writer Journalist Teacher “I EARLY LIFE Louisiana EDUCATION Nursing Teaching MARRIAGES Paul Laurence Dunbar Henry Callis Robert Nelson WORKS Violets and Other Tales Goodness of St. Rocque Mine Eyes Have Seen

Writing Style § KATE CHOPIN § ALICE DUNBAR NELSON § ARTIST § HYBRIDIZED, LUCID STYLE § INCISIVE, MELODRAMATIC STYLE § MIXTURE OF CREOLE SPEAKERS § USUALLY LACKS A LOT OF CREOLE/DIALECT § CULTURALLY SPECIFIC CHARACTERS § CULTURALLY AMBIGUOUS CHARACTERS