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Christopher Columbus
He is an Italian explorer that discovered America in 1492.
Jamestown.
The first and permanent British Colony was established in?
Nature of American Literature
It is very diverse and unique
The Five Major Episodes of American Literature
The colonial and early national period
Romantic Age
Realism and Naturalism
The Modernist Period
The contemporary Period
The Colonial Period
It lasted from 1492 to 1776.
the American literary history begins the age of colonialism
The Native Americans
the first inhabitants of the continent, did not develop anything we call “literature” since their stories and poems were spread orally. Which means the American literary history begins the age of colonialism
The Early American Literature is based from
England, since the first writers brought mainly English ideas and ways of writing.
Pale Faces
They are the writers that adopted the English writing styles
Cooked Poetry
Are literary text that are based from other literary text
Redskins
They are the writers that explored new topics and helped shape “Americas” own literary tradition
Raw Poetry
These are poems or literary texts that are new topics and helped shape “America’s” own literary tradition.
Religion
Played an important part in writer’s lives
Pilgrims
They landed in the Massachusetts Bay in 1620 and had an immense influence on the culture of the newly developing colonial system. The topics were connected with the issues of living in a new land (agriculture, explorations, and relations with the native people) and travelling (travel logs, journal)
Almanac
It is a book that is popular among the children. The children loved to read the stories, weather forecast, poetry, news events, advice, and other assorted and useful information it contained.
Poor Richards Almanac
It is the most famous almanac of Benjamin Franklin in 1732.
Origin of Poor Richard
It was written because of Benjamin Franklins’s wife, his wife could not bear to see him do nothing and gaze at the stars, and has threatened him to burn all his works if he didn’t make a profit out of it.
Benjamin Franklins lasting sayings
“Eat to live, not live to eat”, “He that lies down with dogs, shall rise with the fleas”, “Little Stokes fell big oaks”, and :Early to bed and early to rise make a man healthy, wealthy, and wise”
John Smith (1580-1631)
He is an adventurer, soldier, explorer, and author.
John Smith
He is the reason of success in James town in 1607 and the establishment of its legacy as the first permanent English settlement in North America
John Smith
He is considered as the first American writer.
John Smith
He was an explorer and colonist; he helped found Jamestown in 1607.
A True Occurrences and Accidents of Note as Hath Happened in Virginia
It is the first American book to be written in English. It describes the problems of colonizing the area.
A True Occurrences and Accidents of Note as Hath Happened in Virginia
He written on 1608 as a personal letter to a friend in England while he was in Virginia. It was published as a pamphlet in the same year by his friend.
The True Travels, Adventures, and Observations of Captain John Smith, in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America (1630)
It is a book narrating his life joining the Austrian army fighting against the Turks and was promoted to captain while fighting in Hungary.
William Bradford (1590-1657)
A Puritan writer who described life un the early English settlement.
He was born in 1590, in Austerfeild, a farming community in Yorkshire, England.
PLYMMOUTH PLANTATION”
is full of religious topics and depictions of a difficult life in the colony.
Anne Bradstreet
a graduate of Cambridge University, at the age of 16.
Anne Bradstreet
She became one of the first poets to write English verse in the American colonies
Tenth Muse
the only collection of Bradstreet's poetry to appear during her lifetime
Contemplations*,*
Bradstreet's most highly regarded work
The Revolutionary Period (1700-1800)
The writers became more politically, anti-British and revolutionary oriented, rationalism and enlightenment prevailed. Essays, speeches and pamphlets became more important, the Puritans’ religious poetry fell out of favour as man was not considered naturally sinful any longer.
The Puritans
group of Protestants who broke with the Church of England; they believed that church rituals should be simplified and that people should follow strict religious discipline.
Autobiography
Franklin writes about his life, his successes and failures, \n individualism. His style is very plain. It is one of the first depictions of the American dream. \n
The Age of Reason
Thomas Paine produced his last great essay, which is?
THOMAS JEFFERSON
His greatest contribution8 to the history of America is that he is the main author of the Declaration of Independence
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