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=American Literary Periods Resource Wiki= =Welcome!=



This wiki page has been created by a group of approximately 80 students in the AP Language Course. Its purpose is to capture the importance and variety of literature throughout different time periods and how the authors impacted society during these times. The liteature of a certain time period is characterized by the historical events that took place during that time, involving everything from society's morals to politics to the prominence of religion. Simply put, the essence of a time period is reflected in the literature that was written throughout it. It is important to analyze literature during different time periods to understand how it was affected by the events that occurred.