Colonial period and the Puritan tradition
Colonial period and the Puritan tradition
lecture 1
• American literature started before America was discovered
• There were very different colonies in America
Puritan tradition
* Salvation through faith alone
* The Word
* Christian utopia
* Covenant of grace
- John Winthrop (1587-1649)
- William Bradford „Of Plymouth Plantation“ (1630)
- conflict between the ideal and the real
- literacy and plain style
• Edward Taylor (1642-1729)
- meditative writing deeply grounded in faith
• Captivity narrative:
*Enemies inside and outside
*Satanic darkness outside Puritan settlement
*Lived allegory of salvation
*The Sovereignty and Goodness of GOD, Together with the Faithfulness of
His promises displayed: Being a Narrative of the Captivity and
Restauration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson
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