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Early Explorers and the Puritan Influence

Early Explorers and the Puritan Influence. Unit 1 A Gathering of Voices (Beginnings to 1750). Significant Historical Events. EQ: How does the literature of Early America reflect the beliefs and culture of the people? 1492 – Columbus 1620 – Puritans 1700s- Great Awakening.

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Early Explorers and the Puritan Influence

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  1. Early Explorers and the Puritan Influence Unit 1 A Gathering of Voices (Beginnings to 1750)

  2. Significant Historical Events EQ: How does the literature of Early America reflect the beliefs and culture of the people? • 1492 – Columbus • 1620 – Puritans • 1700s- Great Awakening

  3. Early Explorers’ Literature • Exploration Narrative – • Narrative Account – • Firsthand accounts- • Secondhand accounts-

  4. Early Explorers’ Literature Continued… • Narrative Nonfiction Journal: Imagine finding yourself in a strange land among people whose customs were unknown to you. What if you had no way of sending for help and no way of knowing exactly how to get back home? How would it feel to spend several years in this land with no apparent hope of returning home? On whom could you depend for help?

  5. The Puritan Influence • Separatists/”purifiers”/”dissenters” • King James I • Return to the simple ways • Mayflower and Speedwell • Passenger on board • Difficult journey • Spiritual and Business pilgrimage

  6. Belief System • Bible – literal word of God • Covenant Theology – • Individual • Group • Elect vs. Unregenerate • Puritan Virtues:

  7. Belief System continued… • Church vs. individual • No national church • Pilgrim – pilgrimage • Journey for salvation • Puritan ethic:

  8. T U L I P (Calvinism) • Total Depravity • Unconditional election • Limited Atonement • Irresistible Grace • Perseverance of the saints

  9. Literature of the Puritans Purpose: Spiritual insight/instruction • Plain style • Inversion (think Yoda) • Apostrophe Ex. John Donne Busy old fool, unruly sun, Why dost thou thus, Through windows, and Through curtains call on us?

  10. Literature continued… • Conceit • Esoteric • Diaries/Journals • Drama/Fiction

  11. How God reveals his purpose… • The Bible • The natural world • Divine Providence -

  12. Great Awakening • 1734 – 1750 • Jonathan Edwards, George Whitefield, Gilbert Tennet • Purpose:

  13. Assignment • Read from Journal of the First Voyage to America pages 60-62 • Prepare the following assignment with your reading: Pretend you are someone else on the island besides Columbus. Retell the main events from your perspective.

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