Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Class Consciousness in American Literature
This unit revolves around various social realist authors during the Gilded Age in America. Click the tabs for the list of authors, timeline, video and activities.
Washington State University
Washington State University: Literary Movements: American Realism, 1865 1890
This site from Washington State University provides a good definition of American realism and explains the literary time period it encompasses. There is also a section that lists the characteristics of realism, practitioners, and context...