Regionalism and Realism in American Literature of the 19th Century CONTENTS: INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………...2 CHAPTER 1. REGIONAL AND NATIONAL FEATURES IN THE POETRY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN THE 19TH CENTURY……..5 1.1 English and American Poetry in the 19th Century: A Comparative Analysis….5 1.2 Specificity of regionalism in us literature: realities of the south in m. Twain's autobiographical trilogy…………………………………………………………...11 CHAPTER 2. "LOCAL COLOR" OF REALISM IN THE USA AND THE TASKS OF THE AMERICAN NOVEL REALISM IN AMERICAN LITERATURE…………………………………………………………………...17 2.1 Regional tradition and “local color literature ” of the USA…………………….17 2.2 American literary regionalism and realism in the 19th Century……………...21 CONCLUSION…………………………………………………………………..25 REFERENCES…………………………………………………………………..27