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American Literature Unit One: Early American and Colonial Period through 1776

American Literature Unit One: Early American and Colonial Period through 1776. Lima 2011-2012. Early American Writing Part I:. Accounts of exploration and exploitation Explore: Exploit:. The first account….

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American Literature Unit One: Early American and Colonial Period through 1776

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

  2. Early American Writing Part I: • Accounts of exploration and exploitation • Explore: • Exploit:

  3. The first account… • 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 Isabella • Columbus kept a journal, “Epistola”, which was printed in 1493 • Told of the trip’s drama, including the crew’s terror • Near-mutinies • Columbus’s trickeries • The first sighting of land as they neared America

  4. Attempts at Colonization • The first English colony was set up in 1585 in Roanoke, North Carolina • Disastrous!!! • Thomas HariotA 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 1607 • Starvation, brutality and misrule • Literary accounts pain America in glowing colors as “the land of riches and opportunity • John Smith – romantic exaggerator • Pocahontas

  5. Literature of Exploration • Diaries • Letters • Travel Journals • Ship Logs • Reports to financial backers

  6. Terms: • 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 • OlaudahEquiano

  7. Colonial Period in New England • Pirates, adventurers and explorers led to more permanent colonists • Not just English • Since England eventually took possession of North American colonies, the best known colonial-literature is English

  8. Creation Myths, Continued • Creation myth- explains how the universe, earth and life began • Essentially 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

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