AMERICAN LITERATURE REQUIRED TEXTS: Native American Literature: Zitkala-Ša: ’Why I am Pagan?’ Joe Harjo‚ poetry Sherman Alexie: ’Class’ Scott Momaday: The Way to Rainy Mountain Puritans: J. Smith‚ A Description of New England‚ A True Relation of... Virginia‚ handouts W. Bradford: Of Plimouth Plantation‚ handouts A. Bradstreet‚ poetry Awakening: J. Edwards ’Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God’‚ ’Freedom of the Will’‚ ’The Nature of True Virtue’ B. Franklin: The Autobiography‚ handouts
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of nomadic existence. This boy‚ Chris McCandless‚ never settled for the path that was laid before him‚ he understood his potential and felt that in order to make the most of it‚ he must live the life that was most important to him. This story of romanticism and individuality can be explained no better than through the use of
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THE SIGNIFICANCE OF INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS IN EARLY AMERICAN LITERATURE Early America experienced discrimination‚ slavery‚ segregation‚ and racism. In addition‚ individual rights are not equal and same for everyone. When American Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights timeline is analyzed‚ one can say that everything started with the slave trade. White people brought millions of black Africans to America in order to make them work as slaves. They worked in the gold mines and did the hardest works. As the
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Romanticism and Realism Romanticism: [pic] Francisco De Goya. “The Third of May 1808” Oil on Canvas - Imagination and emotion are more valuable than reason. The romantics championed the struggle for human liberty. They celebrated nature‚ rural life‚ common people‚ exotic subjects in art and literature. - Era: Industrial and French Revolutions - Technique: Dramatic scenes of nature or man and ideal landscapes. - Artists: Goya‚ Delacroix‚ Constable‚ Duncauson
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Pre-romanticism - preceded by Neoclassicism (1660-1780) - 1660 John Dryden - 1780 – deterioration‚ Johnson died - Prescribed forms‚ language – all artificial William Blake (1757-1827) - London - After Neoclassicism - Earlier than other writers - Left London only once in life - Son of lousier - Self-taught ; painter‚ illustrator for a living - Attended Royal Academy if Arts (not wanting to succumb ro tules Sir John Reynolds who set the rules for painters‚ WB didn’t obey‚ left)4 -
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30 Famous Names in American Literature Though the history of American literature is comparatively not so long‚ it has given the world many outstanding literary names. Washington Irving was the first US writer to gain an international reputation. In 1819 he published his volume of stories with such classic American stories as the “Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “Rip Van Winkle”. Only 2 years after another American writer began to attract attention - James Fenimore Cooper‚ the first
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in 1818‚ at a time when society was embracing romanticism in its emerging‚ it was a beloved experience for the reader and still is today. During the 17th and 18th century Romanticism “has crossed all social boundaries” (Lowy‚ 1998. 76) and it was during this time that it found Itself in many niches of the literary world. Romantic writers are typically concerned with compassion for mankind‚ feelings‚ nature‚ freedom for the individual and rebellion from society. Frankenstein is a thoroughly accurate
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1. After reviewing the Romanticism resource page‚ list three characteristics of Romanticism. Also‚ identify three authors of the Romantic period. * Three characteristics of Romanticism are appreciation of nature‚ idealism and nationalism. Three authors of the Romantic Era: Edgar Allan Poe‚ William Cullen Bryant and Lord Byron. 2. Using the Transcendentalism resource page‚ list three characteristics of Transcendentalism * Three characteristic of Transcendentalism are nature‚ intuition
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Survey of American Literature I You will write 3 researched essays for this course. Each paper should consist of your own thoughts as well as at least 2 secondary sources that enhance your ideas. Please use reliable‚ academic sources. Do NOT use Wikipedia or other non-academic sources. Your paper should include examples from the texts to support your thesis. MLA format must be used‚ including a Works Cited page. Papers must be 4-5 pages‚ typed and double-spaced‚ using 12-point type and
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English & American Literature: An Overview Alfred Renz Dorego. Jacob Jr I ENGMA6 (English and American Literature)‚ BSEd3A Ms. Kris Crismundo October 15‚ 2012 CHAPTER I – INTRODUCTION A. INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPHS Literature is said to be one of the passages of emotions and feelings to the environment – an expression of thoughts‚ opinions and the things they want to aspire and change and to all things a person is sensing. It is also a way to make a passive way of expression
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