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15 Cards in this Set
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What is American Literature?
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- Topical: about America and hispanic people
-Intellectual: what is it that distinctively 'American'? -Addresses contemporary issues :political, social, economic, etc -Is American writing rewriting? |
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What is literature?
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Things intended to be read by someone else or large audience.
Ex: Emily Dickinson: she had a small audience and her works were not read until after she died. (this questions what literature really is) |
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What is indirect?
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hidden authorical intent
( say something that is not direct; has a hidden meaning) |
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What is ambiguity?
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Uncertainty or inexactness of meaning in language.
Ex: Uncle Tom's Cabin |
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What is American?
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-Political designation (whether you are a citizen or not)
-Experiences |
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Is American writing only tied to one specific geographical place?
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No
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What is Comtemporary Popularity?
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- Popular writing from current era.
Ex: Twilight novels Can something be popular but not very good? Yes (Twilight books aren't that good but they are popular novels and movies) |
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Who wrotes "The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles?"
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John Smith
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Background on John Smith
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-written personal account by John Smith
-established the 'Jamestown colony' (was in Virginia) with the Virginia Company -president of the Jamestown colony (he oversaw most things) -he was a soldier (a captain) -His policy was "he who does not work shall not eat" - Jamestown was not built on religious principles but mostley for commerical purposes -Smith negociated with the Native Americans for food -he sent some of his men to learn Native American language and customs bc he knew that was key to their surival. - he wanted to be known as a great colonizer (wrote a lot of books on colonizing land) - Smith sought to intimidate and control the Native Americans because he saw they as inferior (less than) |
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Notes "from The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles" (page 273-280)
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- written by John Smith
-Smith believes that the Native Americans can't be converted because they were deceitful and devilish, etc -The Smith in the story is not the Smith in real life, bc he wants to be viewed as not being as deceptive as he really is. (written in third person) -Domestic Dependency - Smith believes the Native Americans are : Devilish and savages (negative) - Smith account with the Native American in Jamestown: * The Native Americans beat Smith, Pocahontas was remorseful for him *The Englishmen gave the Native Americans weapons (cannons) in exchange for food. |
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The Origin of Stories (Seneca) Notes
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- Theme: Stories originated from the earth or elsewhere beyond human understanding.
Ex 1: The rock speaking: illustrates how stories came from earth Ex 2: The magical talking roack Ex 3: The boy not knowing why he should give the rock tabbacco (illustrates how stories and their sources can come from beyond human understanding.) -suggest that the origin of stories is also oral stories (this selection is written as one) |
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Who was the author of "The Origin of Stories (Seneca) ?
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C. Parker
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Creation of the Whites (notes)
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- Yuchis is an indian tribe
- talk about the white's coming to their land - the whites took land and left whiskey - The Yuchis believed that white people originated from the sea. |
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"'Journal of the first Voyage to America" notes
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- an account of Christopher Columbus's discovery of indian land.
- he wrote about how things looked (different trees, green plants, different animals and good fruit) - he met the indians and gave them beads and hawk bells in return for water. |
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What is the background history on Christopher Columbus?
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