THE EVOLUTION OF THE NOVELLA GENRE IN AMERICAN LITERATURE: FROM ROMANTICISM TO MODERNISM

The article analyzes the origin and evolution of the American short story genre in the era of Romanticism, a key period in the formation of the national literary tradition of the United States. The possible reasons for the appearance of this genre in America in the first half of the 19th century are considered. Special attention is paid to three prominent representatives of American Romanticism who played a crucial role in shaping the short story Washington Irving, Edgar Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne. In addition, the focus is on writers of the early 20th century, such as Sherwood Anderson and John Steinbeck, who significantly influenced the development of the novel genre and its further evolution.