American Literature / Unit 18 AML 1701 short lesson, about 20 seconds
What "Contemporary" Covers on This Exam
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The idea
The witness records that the close of the nineteen eighties and the start of the nineties saw minority writing become a major fixture on the American literary landscape, in drama as well as prose. The board's fifth period runs from nineteen forty-five to the present and includes these writers.
In practice
A canon widened, then tested.
Where people slip
Contemporary names a period, not a style.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
- Nothing. This is a starting point.
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