id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikiquote-org-1036 American literature - Wikiquote .html text/html 510 61 64 American literature Wikiquote Jump to navigation American literature is literature written or produced in the United States. This theme article is a stub. You can help Wikiquote by expanding it. It habitually exhibits, not a man of delicate organization in revolt against the inexplicable tragedy of existence, but a man of low sensibilities and elemental desires yielding himself gladly to his environment, and so achieving what, under a third-rate civilization, passes for success. His conflict is not with the inexplicable ukases of destiny, the limitations of his own strength, the dead hand upon him, but simply with the superficial desires of his elemental fellow men. External links[edit] American literature American literature Retrieved from "https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=American_literature&oldid=2728139" Categories: Theme stubs Personal tools Wikiquote links This page was last edited on 15 January 2020, at 22:03. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Privacy policy ./cache/en-wikiquote-org-1036.html ./txt/en-wikiquote-org-1036.txt