4-460: The Sagebrush School was the literary movement written primarily by men of Nevada . The sagebrush shrub is prevalent in the state. It was a broad-based movement as it included various literary genres such as drama, essays, fiction, history, humor, journalism, memoirs, and poetry. The name Sagebrush School was coined by Ella Sterling Mighels , who stated: Sagebrush school? Why not? Nothing in all our Western literature so distinctly savors of
8-456: The members themselves, while other terms (for example, the metaphysical poets) emerged decades or centuries after the periods in question. Further, some movements are well defined and distinct, while others, like expressionism, are nebulous and overlap with other definitions. Because of these differences, literary movements are often a point of contention between scholars. This is a tablelist of modern literary movements: that is, movements after
12-923: The movement began with Joseph T. Goodman of the Virginia City , Nevada Territory 's Territorial Enterprise . The most notable of the Sagebrush School writers, and a Territorial Enterprise journalist, was Mark Twain . In 2009, the Sagebrush School was inducted into the Nevada Writers Hall of Fame. Literary movement Literary movements are a way to divide literature into categories of similar philosophical, topical, or aesthetic features, as opposed to divisions by genre or period. Like other categorizations, literary movements provide language for comparing and discussing literary works. These terms are helpful for curricula or anthologies . Some of these movements (such as Dada and Beat) were defined by
16-703: The soil as the characteristic books written by the men of Nevada and that interior part of the State where the sagebrush grows. The roots of the movement were in the American Old West . The Sagebrush School was the main contributor to American literature from Nevada's mining frontier during the period of 1859 to 1914. There were several characteristics of this movement that distinguished it from others, such as literary talent; these authors were known to be intelligent and accomplished writers. The style included hoaxes, wit, audacity, or an irreverent attitude. The inspiration for
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