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PURITANISM (general)
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Started with pilgrims in 1620; wanted fundemental change in church of england
-withdrew, and settled in Plymouth County, Mass. -beliefs: *predestination * Humans exist for the glory of God * Bible is the sole expression of God's will * Originalism |
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examples of puritan writing
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No fiction or drama (sinful)
consisted of sermons, hymns, theological studies, etc. poetry ok for spiritual enlightenment more emphasis on the message God's will is plain and unadorned |
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AGE OF REASON
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18th century: american revolution
-emphasized reason over faith -did not believe in the afterlife -also believed people were good by nature as opposed to Puritans who saw all people as evil. -moved away from private writing/thinking and toward public/political. - Ex: Otis, Thomas Paine, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin (Ben Franklin and the Gout) |
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Arthur Miller
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Author of the Crucible (during the red scare)
people afraid of commies taking over america |
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ROMANTIC
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New York: becoming an american literary froneir
-all four major authors lived there (Irving, Cooper, Bryant, and Poe) |
