Chronological Chart Transcriptions

Any dates have been derived from the graphs themselves.

CHRONOLOGICAL CHART I. AMERICAN LITERATURE, 1600–1800

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Thomas Morton(1575?-1646)

Nathaniel Ward(1578-1652?)

Roger Williams(1604-1683)

Michael Wigglesworth(1631-1705)

Anne Bradstreet(1612-1672)

Increase Mather(1639-1723)

Cotton Mather(1663-1728)

Samuel Sewall(1652-1730)

Sarah Kemble Knight(1666-1727)

Jonathan Edwards(1703-1758)

Benjamin Franklin(1706-1790)

Michel de Crèvecoeur(1731-1813)

Francis Hopkinson(1737-1791)

John Trumbull(1750-1831)

Philip Freneau(1752-1832)

Timothy Dwight(1752-1817)

Joel Barlow(1754-1812)

Brockden Brown(1771-1810)

Washington Irving(1783-1859)

Fitz-Greene Halleck(1790-1867)

Joseph Rodman Drake(1795-1820)

J. Fenimore Cooper(1789-1851)

Wm. Cullen Bryant(1794-1878)

Reigns of English Monarchs

JAMES I1603-1625

CHARLES I1625-1649

PROTECTORATE1649-1660

CHARLES II1660-1685

JAMES II1685-1689

WM.-MARY1689-1702

ANNE1702-1714

GEORGE I1714-1727

GEORGE II1727-1760

GEORGE III1760-1820

American Revolution1775-1780

James I

Charles I

Protect- orate

Charles II

Jas. II

Wm.- Mary

Anne

George I

George II

George III

1600

1610

1620

1630

1640

1650

1660

1670

1680

1690

1700

1710

1720

1730

1740

1750

1760

1770

1780

1790

Thomas Morton (1575?–1646)

Nathaniel Ward (1578–1652?)

Roger Williams (1604–1683)

Michael Wigglesworth (1631–1705)

Anne Bradstreet (1612–1672)

Increase Mather (1639–1723)

Cotton Mather (1663–1728)

Samuel Sewall (1652–1730)

Sarah Kemble Knight (1666–1727)

Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)

Michel de Crèvecœur (1731–1813)

Francis Hopkinson (1737–1791)

John Trumbull (1750–1831)

Philip Freneau (1752–1832)

Timothy Dwight (1752–1817)

Joel Barlow (1754–1812)

Washington Irving (1783–1859)

Fitz-Greene Halleck (1790–1867)

Joseph Rodman Drake (1795–1820)

J. Fenimore Cooper (1789–1851)

Wm. Cullen Bryant (1794–1878)

Dates for the English Reigns

Reign

James I(1603–1625)

Charles I(1625–1649)

Protectorate(1649–1660)

Charles II(1660–1685)

Jas. II(1685–1689)

Wm.-Mary(1689–1702)

Anne(1702–1714)

George I(1714–1727)

George II(1727–1760)

George III(1760–1820)

American Revolution(1775-1780)

CHRONOLOGICAL CHART II, American Literature in the Nineteenth Century

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The dates in the table below are derived from the printed chart and are limited to the period defined there.

Life Span Active AuthorshipMost Important Period

Brockden Brown 1771–1810–1810–1801

Washington Irving 1783–18591807-18581819-1832

Fitz-Greene Halleck1790–18671819-18661819-1831

Joseph Rodman Drake1795–18201816-18201816-1820

J. Fenimore Cooper 1789–18511820-18501821-1831

Wm. Cullen Bryant 1794–18781811-18781831-1843

Edgar Allan Poe 1808–18491827–18491836–1849

Ralph Waldo Emerson1803–18821835–18701835–1848

Henry David Thoreau1817–18621839–1862 1849–1862

Nathaniel Hawthorne1804–18641829–1864 1850–1860

John G. Whittier 1807–18921829–1892 1849–1866

Henry W. Longfellow1807–18821824–1882 1847–1862

James R. Lowell 1819–18911838–1888 1848–1866

Harriet B. Stowe 1811–18961842–1881 1852–1861

Oliver W. Holmes 1809–18941836–1891 1859–1872

Richard H. Stoddard1825–19031849–1890 1851–1862

Thomas B. Aldrich 1836–19071855–1896 1861–1873

Edmund C. Stedman 1833–1908 1860–1862–1875

Henry Timrod 1829–18671857–1867 1858–1867

Paul Hamilton Hayne 1830–18861855–1880 1856–1872

Sidney Lanier 1842–18811869–1881 1869–1881

Walt Whitman 1819–18921855–1890 1855–1871

Bret Harte 1839–1902 1867– 1870–1880

Mark Twain 1835–1910 1867– 1869–1884

Edward Rowland Sill 1841–18871868–1888 1878–1883

“Joaquin” Miller 1841–1913 1869– 1881–1892

Richard Watson Gilder1844–1909 1875– 1889–1892

Wm. Dean Howells 1837– 1849– 1883–1895

Wm. Vaughn Moody 1869–1910 1891– 1899–

1800

1810

1820

1830

1840

1850

1860

1870

1880

1890

Brockden Brown (1771–1810)

Washington Irving (1783–1859)

Fitz-Greene Halleck (1790–1867)

Joseph Rodman Drake (1795–1820)

J. Fenimore Cooper (1789–1851)

Wm. Cullen Bryant (1794–1878)

Edgar Allan Poe (1808–1849)

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804–1864)

John G. Whittier (1807–1892)

Henry W. Longfellow (1807–1882)

James R. Lowell (1819–1891)

Harriet B. Stowe (1811–1896)

Oliver W. Holmes (1809–1894)

Richard H. Stoddard (1825–1903)

Thomas B. Aldrich (1836–1907)

Edmund C. Stedman (1833–1908)

Henry Timrod (1829–1867)

Paul Hamilton Hayne (1830–1886)

Sidney Lanier (1842–1881)

Walt Whitman (1819–1892)

Bret Harte (1839–1902)

Mark Twain (1835–1910)

Edward Rowland Sill (1841–1887)

“Joaquin” Miller (1841–1913)

Richard Watson Gilder (1844–1909)

Wm. Dean Howells (1837– )

Wm. Vaughn Moody (1869–1910)

Length of life, as far as included in this century

Period of authorship

Most important period of authorship

CHRONOLOGICAL CHART III, LEADING PERIODICALS ESTABLISHED SINCE 1800 WHICH HAVE SERVED AS VEHICLES FOR AMERICAN WRITINGS

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Years of Publication

New York Evening Post1801–

The Portfolio1806–1827

North American Review1815–

Saturday Evening Post1821–

New York Mirror1823–1846

New York Review and Athenæum Magazine1826–1827

Casket1826–1840

Godey’s Lady’s Book1830–1898

New England Magazine1831–1835

Liberator1831–1865

Baltimore Saturday Visiter1833–?

Western Monthly Magazine1833–1836

Knickerbocker Magazine1833–1865

Southern Literary Messenger1834–1865

Western Messenger1835–1841

Gentleman’s Magazine1837–1841

Democratic Review1837–1859

Dial (Boston)1840–1844

Graham’s Magazine1841–1859

Brooklyn Daily Eagle1841–

New York Tribune1841–

New Englander1843–1892

Littell’s Living Age1844–

Broadway Journal1845

Home Journal1847–

Independent1848–

Congregationalist1849–

Harper’s Magazine1850–

Putnam’s Magazine1853–1858, 1868–1870, 1906–1910

Russell’s Magazine1857–1860

Atlantic Monthly1857–

Saturday Press1858–1860

Round Table1864–1869

Every Saturday1865–1874

Nation1865–

Galaxy1866–1878

Overland Monthly1868–1875, 1883–

Lippincott’s Magazine1868–1916

Scribner’s Monthly1870–1881

Outlook1870–

Southern Magazine1871–1875

American Magazine1875–

Dial (Chicago–New York)1880–

Critic1881–1906

Century Magazine1881–

Scribner’s Magazine1886–

Poet–Lore1889–

Conservator1890–

Yale Review1892–

McClure’s Magazine1893–

Everybody’s Magazine1899–

Poetry Magazine1912–

New Republic1914–

1800

1810

1820

1830

1840

1850

1860

1870

1880

1890

1900

1910

New York Evening Post, 1801–

The Portfolio, 1806-1827

North American Review, 1815–

Saturday Evening Post, 1821–

New York Mirror, 1823–1846

New York Review and Athenæum Magazine, 1826–1827

Casket, 1826–1840

Godey’s Lady’s Book, 1830–1898

New England Magazine, 1831–1835

Liberator, 1831–1865

Baltimore Saturday Visiter, 1833–?

Western Monthly Magazine, 1833–1836

Knickerbocker Magazine, 1833–1865

Southern Literary Messenger, 1834–1865

Western Messenger, 1835–1841

Gentleman’s Magazine, 1837–1841

Democratic Review, 1837–1859

Dial (Boston), 1840–1844

Graham’s Magazine, 1841–1859

Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 1841–

New York Tribune, 1841–

New Englander, 1843–1892

Littell’s Living Age, 1844–

Broadway Journal, 1845

Home Journal, 1847–

Independent, 1848–

Congregationalist, 1849–

Harper’s Magazine, 1850–

Putnam’s Magazine, 1853–1858, 1868–1870, 1906–1910

Russell’s Magazine, 1857–1860

Atlantic Monthly, 1857–

Saturday Press, 1858–1860

Round Table, 1864–1869

Every Saturday, 1865–1874

Nation, 1865–

Galaxy, 1866–1878

Overland Monthly, 1868–1875, 1883–

Lippincott’s Magazine, 1868–1916

Scribner’s Monthly, 1870–1881

Outlook, 1870–

Southern Magazine, 1871–1875

American Magazine, 1875–

Dial (Chicago-New York), 1880–

Critic, 1881–1906

Century Magazine, 1881–

Scribner’s Magazine, 1886–

Poet-Lore, 1889–

Conservator, 1890–

Yale Review, 1892–

McClure’s Magazine, 1893–

Everybody’s Magazine, 1899–

Poetry Magazine, 1912–

New Republic, 1914–

CHRONOLOGICAL CHART II. AMERICAN LITERATURE IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY

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The dates in the table below are derived from the printed chart and are limited to the period defined there.

Life Span Active AuthorshipMost Important Period

Brockden Brown 1771–1810–1810–1801

Washington Irving 1783–18591807-18581819-1832

Fitz-Greene Halleck1790–18671819-18661819-1831

Joseph Rodman Drake1795–18201816-18201816-1820

J. Fenimore Cooper 1789–18511820-18501821-1831

Wm. Cullen Bryant 1794–18781811-18781831-1843

Edgar Allan Poe 1808–18491827–18491836–1849

Ralph Waldo Emerson1803–18821835–18701835–1848

Henry David Thoreau1817–18621839–1862 1849–1862

Nathaniel Hawthorne1804–18641829–1864 1850–1860

John G. Whittier 1807–18921829–1892 1849–1866

Henry W. Longfellow1807–18821824–1882 1847–1862

James R. Lowell 1819–18911838–1888 1848–1866

Harriet B. Stowe 1811–18961842–1881 1852–1861

Oliver W. Holmes 1809–18941836–1891 1859–1872

Richard H. Stoddard1825–19031849–1890 1851–1862

Thomas B. Aldrich 1836–19071855–1896 1861–1873

Edmund C. Stedman 1833–1908 1860–1862–1875

Henry Timrod 1829–18671857–1867 1858–1867

Paul Hamilton Hayne 1830–18861855–1880 1856–1872

Sidney Lanier 1842–18811869–1881 1869–1881

Walt Whitman 1819–18921855–1890 1855–1871

Bret Harte 1839–1902 1867– 1870–1880

Mark Twain 1835–1910 1867– 1869–1884

Edward Rowland Sill 1841–18871868–1888 1878–1883

“Joaquin” Miller 1841–1913 1869– 1881–1892

Richard Watson Gilder1844–1909 1875– 1889–1892

Wm. Dean Howells 1837– 1849– 1883–1895

Wm. Vaughn Moody 1869–1910 1891– 1899–