1.Early American Literature N(童明版).pptVIP

An Outline of American Literature 1607-1765 Colonial American Literature 1765-1815 Revolutionary American Literature 1815-1865 Romanticism 1865-1918 Realism 1918-1945 Modernism 1945- Contemporary American Literature 1607 The first permanent settlement in north America was established at Jamestown, Virginia. 1765 The Stamp Act 1815 ?Defeat of the?British?at New Orleans. (Feb. 8,?1815.) 1865 The Civil War ended 1918 The end of WWI 1945 The end of WWII Puritan Contemplations (9)Anne Bradstreet I heard the merry grasshopper then sing. The black-clad cricket bear a second part; They kept one tune and played on the same string. Seeming to glory in their little art. Shall creatures abject thus their voices raise And in their kind resound their Maker’s Praise Whilst I, as mute, can warble forth no higher lays? Grasshopper Cricket To My Dear and Loving HusbandAnne Bradstreet If ever two were one, then surely we, If ever man were loved by wife, then thee; If ever wife was happy in a man, Compare with me, ye woman, if you can. I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold Or all the riches that the East doth hold. My love is such that rivers cannot quench. Nor ought but love from thee, give recompense. The love is such I can no way repay, The heavens reward thee manifold, I pray. Then while we live, in love let’s so persevere That when we live no more, we may live ever. Edward Taylor (1642-1729) came from England as a young man and attended Harvard the most accomplished puritan poets of the early years most works deal with religious themes Huswifery Upon a Spider Catching a Fly Preparatory Meditation Huswifery (part)Edward Taylor Make me, O Lord, thy spinning wheel complete. Thy holy word my distaff make for me. Make mine affections thy swift flyers neat, And make my soul thy holy spool to be. My Conversation make to be thy reel,