Modern American Literature. A matter of style and mastery CONTENTPAGESINTRODUCTION3CHAPTER I EARLY INFLUENCES ON AMERICAN LITERATURE 8 1.1 Brief overview of its historical development8 1.2 Early American writers and their contributions to world literature 15CHAPTER II THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN AMERICAN LITERATURE 18 2.1 The rise of realism, romanticism, modernism and naturalism in Modern American literature18 2.2 A matter of style and mastery of Modern American literature 24CHAPTER III AMERICAN LITERATURE AND ITS PLACE IN WORLD CULTURE 29 3.1 Modern American literature's influence on global literary trends29 3.2 Significance of American literature in world culture32CONCLUSION37REFERENCE39