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Lima
2011-2012
American Literature Unit One:
Early American and Colonial Period through
1776
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Accounts of exploration and exploitationExplore:Exploit:
Early American Writing Part I:
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The first known and sustained contact between the Americas and the rest of the world began with the famous voyage of Italian explorer, Christopher Columbus in _____________The voyage was funded by Spanish rulers
Ferdinand and IsabellaColumbus kept a journal, “Epistola”, which was
printed in 1493Told of the trip’s drama, including the crew’s terrorNear-mutiniesColumbus’s trickeriesThe first sighting of land as they neared America
The first account…
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The first English colony was set up in 1585 in Roanoke, North Carolina
Disastrous!!! Thomas Hariot A Brief and True Report of the New-
Found Land of Virginia Scientific and accurate Widely translated and published for over 200 years
Jamestown, Virginia was established in 1607Starvation, brutality and misruleLiterary accounts pain America in glowing colors
as “the land of riches and opportunityJohn Smith – romantic exaggerator
Pocahontas
Attempts at Colonization
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DiariesLettersTravel JournalsShip LogsReports to financial backers
Literature of Exploration
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Historical Narratives: accounts of real-life historical experiences either given by someone who experienced the events first hand OR someone who has observed or studied them.
Slave Narrative: An American literary genre that portrays the life of slaves as written by the slaves themselves after having gained their freedom
Olaudah Equiano
Terms:
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Pirates, adventurers and explorers led to more permanent colonistsNot just English
Since England eventually took possession of North American colonies, the best known colonial-literature is English
Colonial Period in New England
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Creation myth- explains how the universe, earth and life beganEssentially religious and present the cosmic views
(how the world is organized) of the cultural groups that create them
Joseph Campbell – scholar and mythology expert Four Functions of Myth
Instill a sense of awe towards the mystery of the universe
Explain the workings of the natural world (cosmology) Support and validate social customs To guide people through the trials of living
Creation Myths, Continued