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Lecture One;THE COLONIAL PERIOD (1620-1763);Historical Background;Historical Background;丢淮辟茎姥拘惩掩冉把番江圣朔竿返泳笼瘁廖液否哼新撰韧慌盲委泣原喧american+literature美国文学讲义课件american+literature美国文学讲义课件;General description: Documents (utilitarian) other than Literary Creation Desire for identity: description/ definition of an Americanness Cultural diversity: the North vs. the South “Citty upon a Hill” vs. “vale of plenty”: two earliest versions of the American dream ;The Southern Colonies included: Maryland (MD), Virginia (VA), North Carolina (NC), South Carolina (SC), and Georgia (GA). ;06/04/2006;06/04/2006;The South: Planters;Planter Elite of the South;Northern Society;The Frontier;GENERAL FEATURES;;PURITAN LITERATURE;The schisms of the Christendom ;Puritanism Calvinism;Doctrines of Puritans;What was a New England Puritan?;American Puritanism;American Puritanism;American Puritanism;American Puritanism;Puritan Writing: The Purpose of Literature is to Edify;Anne Bradstreet (1612-1672);Example;Example;Edward Taylor (ca. 1642-1729);Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758);Main works: The Freedom of the Will The Great Doctrine of Original Sin Defended The Nature of True Virtue Main features: Represents piety, religious passion and idealism beauty of nature: a manifestation of spiritual excellence. Everything is an image or shadow of the divine. ;LITERATURE AROUND THE REVOLUTION OF INDEPENDENCE (1764-1820);Outline;Causes of the American Revolution;The Enlightenment: Political Theories;General Enlightenment Beliefs: ;The Industrial Revolution ;Major Types of Literature;Two Major Groups of Literature;Pure Literature;Literary Features;;Benjamin Franklin: Evaluation;St. Jean Crevecoeur (1736-1813);“Letter III: What’s an American”