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Colonial Period of American Literature

Colonial Period of American Literature. Time Period: Beginnings – 1750 Basics of Literary Time Period Native Americans were the first settlers in North America Colonists from Europe did not begin arriving until the late 1500s

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Colonial Period of American Literature

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  1. Colonial Period of American Literature • Time Period: Beginnings – 1750 • Basics of Literary Time Period • Native Americans were the first settlers in North America • Colonists from Europe did not begin arriving until the late 1500s • Religious reformers called Puritans sailed from England on the Mayflower in 1620

  2. American Literature Introduction to the Colonial Period

  3. Background on Native Americans • They were here first technically • Native American Myths • Explain customs, institutions, or religious rites • Natural landmarks • Events beyond people’s control

  4. Background on Puritans • Puritans/Pilgrims/Separatists • Pilgrims, or Separatists, wanted to withdraw from the Church of England • Puritans wanted to reform or “purify” the church from within; they wanted to create a theocracy (government through God) • Puritans’ Central Beliefs—Human beings exist for the glory of God and Bible is sole expression of faith • “Puritan Ethic”—thought they could accomplish good only through continual hard work and self-discipline • Theocracy—state under the immediate guidance of God

  5. Puritan Plain Style Literature produced by Puritans as an extension of their religion Few literary devices Simple, straightforward style Not intended to entertain Prayers, Psalms, Songs, Diaries, Journals

  6. Great Awakening • Early 1700s, Puritanism was in a decline • In 1720, religious revivals, known as The Great Awakening, were led by ministers, such as Jonathan Edwards • This was done in hopes of reviving the puritan ways and beliefs • It did little to revive old-fashioned Puritanism

  7. Southern Planters Settled Jamestown and South Came to grow crops and make money Lived on plantations (large farms) Literature was very different from that produced by New England Puritans

  8. Ornate Style Literature of Southern Planters Complex pieces using literary devices Intended to entertain Some of the first plays were performed in the homes of the wealthiest southerners Stories, Poems, Plays

  9. Writers and Works of the Period • Native Americans • “The Earth on Turtle’s Back • “When Grizzlies Walked Upright” • Explorers/Narrative Accounts • Christopher Columbus – “Journal of the First Voyage to America” • William Bradford – “Of Plymouth Plantation” • Puritans • Edward Taylor – “Huswifery” • Anne Bradstreet – “To My Dear and Loving Husband” • Jonathan Edwards – “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” • The Crucible (written in the 1950s, but about Puritans)

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