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Lima 2011-2012 American Literature Unit One: Early American and Colonial Period through 1776

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Lima

2011-2012

American Literature Unit One:

Early American and Colonial Period through

1776

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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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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