CHICAGO LITERARY RENAISSANCE


Meaning of CHICAGO LITERARY RENAISSANCE in English

Flourishing of literary activity in Chicago 0441; 1912–25.

Its leading writers

Theodore Dreiser , Sherwood Anderson , Edgar Lee Masters , and Carl Sandburg

realistically depicted the contemporary urban environment, condemning the loss of traditional rural values in the increasingly industrialized and materialistic American society. Associated with the period were the Little Theatre, an outlet for young playwrights; the Little Room, a literary group; and magazines such as The Dial , Poetry , and The Little Review . The renaissance also encompassed a revitalization of newspaper journalism as a literary medium.

Britannica Concise Encyclopedia.      Краткая энциклопедия Британика.