Fiche de révision : Littérature Puritaine et Religieuse Coloniale

📋 Plan du Cours

1. Influence puritaine et évolution religieuse en Nouvelle-Angleterre
2. Caractéristiques et impact des sermons puritains dans la littérature coloniale
3. Autobiographies, journaux et récits historiques puritains
4. Poésie puritaine et thèmes religieux dans les colonies
5. Benjamin Franklin : individualisme, almanachs et philosophie pratique
6. Prose politique révolutionnaire et plaidoyers pour l'indépendance
7. Poésie afro-américaine et néoclassicisme durant la Révolution
8. Poésie patriotique et néoclassique des années révolutionnaires
9. Romans, satire post-révolutionnaires et émergence du roman gothique américain

📖 1. Influence puritaine et évolution religieuse en Nouvelle-Angleterre

🔑 Notions clés & Définitions

• First Americans (1620-1800 : Période historique durant laquelle les premiers colons européens, notamment les Puritains, ont établi les bases de la société coloniale américaine en s'appuyant sur des valeurs religieuses et une littérature centrée sur la survie et la foi.

📝 Points essentiels

• La croissance démographique et la création de collèges ont favorisé la diffusion de la lecture, des journaux, des almanachs et d'ouvrages éducatifs comme The New England Primer.
• Les Puritains cherchaient à purifier l'Église d'Angleterre en s'appuyant uniquement sur la Bible comme guide.

💡 À retenir

Le puritanisme a structuré la société coloniale initiale en fondant ses valeurs sur la Bible et la croyance en une élection divine, mais son déclin au XVIIIe siècle a ouvert la voie à la diffusion des idées des Lumières et à une diversité religieuse accrue.

📖 2. Caractéristiques et impact des sermons puritains dans la littérature coloniale

🔑 Notions clés & Définitions

• Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God : Sermon célèbre de Jonathan Edwards prononcé en 1741, caractérisé par un style terrifiant et mélodramatique décrivant les peurs de l'enfer, qui a déclenché le Grand Réveil religieux dans les colonies.
• Sermons were : Le premier genre littéraire développé en Amérique, caractérisé par un style long, logique, simple mais aussi frappant et dramatique.

📝 Points essentiels

• Jonathan Edwards, par son sermon 'Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God' (1741), a déclenché le Grand Réveil, un renouveau religieux dans toutes les colonies.
• Les sermons furent le premier genre littéraire développé en Amérique, caractérisés par un style long, logique, simple mais aussi dramatique.

💡 À retenir

Les sermons puritains ont servi de levier religieux et social pour mobiliser les consciences dans la société coloniale, en initiant le Grand Réveil et en préparant la Révolution.

📖 3. Autobiographies, journaux et récits historiques puritains

🔑 Notions clés & Définitions

• Providential History : Histoire qui, selon la vision puritaine, se déroule selon un dessein divin supérieur, où chaque événement est considéré comme une manifestation de la providence divine agissant dans le monde.

• William Byrd : Figure de la colonie du Sud, auteur du journal intime Secret Diary of William Byrd of Westover (1709-1712), qui relate la société et les mœurs coloniales, avec un ton souvent humoristique et une moindre insistance sur la providence.

• Mary Rowlandson : Autrice du récit The Sovereignty and Goodness of God (1682), qui relate sa captivité parmi les Indiens Narragansett, illustrant la dimension spirituelle et morale de l’expérience coloniale.

📝 Points essentiels

• Les intellectuels puritains considéraient l’histoire comme un processus providentialiste, où leur présence en Amérique s’inscrivait dans un dessein divin supérieur. Leur écriture, souvent privée et religieuse, visait à conserver la mémoire de leur expérience pour la postérité. Par exemple, William Byrd II, dans son journal, décrit la société et les mœurs dans les colonies du Sud, mais sans insister sur la providence divine, contrairement à d’autres récits puritains.

• Les autobiographies et journaux, tels que ceux de Sarah Kemble Knight, mêlent descriptions sociales et réflexions personnelles, avec un ton parfois humoristique, comme dans son récit de voyage de Boston à New York (1825). Ces écrits offrent une vision vivante et souvent intime de la vie coloniale.

• Les récits historiques puritains, comme ceux d’Edward Johnson, John Winthrop, William Bradford et Cotton Mather, ont pour but de documenter la fondation et le développement de la Nouvelle-Angleterre en insistant sur leur rôle dans l’accomplissement de la volonté divine. Edward Johnson, par exemple, dans The Wonder Working Providence of Sion's Saviour in New England (1653), met en avant la providence dans l’histoire de la colonie. John Winthrop, dans son History of New England (1630-1649), offre un journal détaillé de sa traversée et de son arrivée, tout en réfléchissant à des enjeux politiques plus larges. William Bradford, dans Of Plymouth Plantation (1630-1651), raconte l’arrivée des Pilgrims et leur mission divine. Mary Rowlandson, quant à elle, relate sa captivité parmi les Indiens Narragansett, soulignant la dimension spirituelle de cette expérience. Enfin, Cotton Mather, à travers ses œuvres Wonders of the Invisible World (1692) et Magnalia Christi Americana (1702), documente l’histoire religieuse, notamment celle de l’Église en Nouvelle-Angleterre, ainsi que la vie de figures importantes telles que les gouverneurs et ministres.

💡 À retenir

Les écrits puritains, qu’ils soient autobiographiques, journaux ou récits historiques, mettent en avant une vision du monde où la providence divine guide et façonne l’histoire, tout en offrant des témoignages personnels et documentaires sur la fondation et l’évolution des colonies américaines. Ces textes illustrent la fusion entre expérience individuelle et conception religieuse de l’histoire.

📖 4. Poésie puritaine et thèmes religieux dans les colonies

🔑 Notions clés & Définitions

• The Day of Doom : A best- selling book in 17th century colonial England, describing Christ's second coming and the Day of Last Judgment.
• Colonies was pious : La caractéristique des colonies puritaines d'être profondément pieuses, ce qui se reflète dans leur production littéraire et poétique.
• Poetry in the new colonies : Une poésie essentiellement pieuse, didactique et stylistiquement simple, centrée sur des thèmes religieux, comme illustré par les œuvres d'Anne Bradstreet et Edward Taylor.

📝 Points essentiels

• Anne Bradstreet, première poétesse coloniale, mêlait thèmes religieux et intimes, notamment dans sa collection The Tenth Muse.
• Le Bay Psalm Book (1640) fut un ouvrage populaire de psaumes traduits pour la liturgie puritaine.
• • Michael Wigglesworth's The Day of Doom (1662) records the succession of his sins and his complete degeneracy.

💡 À retenir

Anne Bradstreet, première poétesse coloniale, mêlait thèmes religieux et intimes, notamment dans sa collection The Tenth Muse.

📖 5. Benjamin Franklin : individualisme, almanachs et philosophie pratique

🔑 Notions clés & Définitions

• First Americans (1620-1800) The Colonial : Période historique couvrant les débuts de la colonisation américaine jusqu'à la fin du XVIIIe siècle, caractérisée par une production littéraire et historique marquée par des œuvres documentant la vie coloniale et religieuse.

📝 Points essentiels

• Entre 1732 et 1758, Franklin publia Poor Richard's Almanack, un almanach mêlant calendrier, proverbes, science et aphorismes, très populaire.
• Benjamin Franklin incarne la transition entre l'héritage puritain et la nouvelle république américaine, alliant travail acharné et optimisme rationnel.

💡 À retenir

Benjamin Franklin a synthétisé l'héritage puritain et la pensée des Lumières pour forger un modèle d'individualisme pratique américain.

📖 6. Prose politique révolutionnaire et plaidoyers pour l'indépendance

🔑 Notions clés & Définitions

• Common Sense : Pamphlet écrit par Thomas Paine en 1776 qui défendait l'indépendance politique et la démocratie.
• Federalist Papers : Série d'essais philosophiques et politiques rédigés en 1787-88 par Alexander Hamilton, John Jay et James Madison pour soutenir la ratification de la Constitution américaine.
• General Prose : Genre littéraire englobant des écrits en prose qui traitent de sujets politiques, sociaux ou philosophiques, notamment durant la période révolutionnaire américaine.

📝 Points essentiels

• Thomas Paine, avec Common Sense (1776), a plaidé pour l'indépendance politique et la démocratie.
• Thomas Jefferson a rédigé la Déclaration d'indépendance, fondée sur le principe des droits naturels.
• Les Federalist Papers (1787-88), écrits par Hamilton, Jay et Madison, ont défendu la ratification de la Constitution américaine.
• Hector St John de Crevecoeur a décrit l'Amérique comme un pays de liberté, d'indépendance et d'autonomie dans Letters from an American Farmer.
• The First Americans (1620-1800) The Years of Revolution: General Prose
• Hector St John de Crevecoeur (1735-1813) wrote Letters from an American Farmer (1782) in which he described the new country as a country of freedom, independence and democracy, where men were self-reliant and hard-working.

💡 À retenir

Thomas Paine, avec Common Sense (1776), a plaidé pour l'indépendance politique et la démocratie.

📖 7. Poésie afro-américaine et néoclassicisme durant la Révolution

🔑 Notions clés & Définitions

• Jupiter Hammon : Poète afro-américain du XVIIIe siècle, premier à voir son œuvre publiée en 1760 avec Evening Thought, un poème composé de vingt-deux quatrains sur le salut par le Christ.
• Revolution in France : Événement politique européen influent à la fin du XVIIIe siècle, critiqué dans des œuvres telles que The Rights of Man, qui s'oppose aux systèmes monarchiques et défend la démocratie.

📝 Points essentiels

• Lucy Terry a écrit 'Bars Fight' dans la tradition orale afro-américaine durant la période révolutionnaire, mais l'œuvre n'a été transmise qu'en 1855.
• Jupiter Hammon est le premier poète afro-américain publié, avec Evening Thought en 1760, comprenant vingt-deux quatrains sur le salut par le Christ.
• Phillis Wheatley a publié en 1773 ses Poems on Various Subjects à Londres, adoptant les normes néoclassiques tout en offrant une critique de l'Afrique.

💡 À retenir

Lucy Terry a écrit 'Bars Fight' dans la tradition orale afro-américaine durant la période révolutionnaire, mais l'œuvre n'a été transmise qu'en 1855.

📖 8. Poésie patriotique et néoclassique des années révolutionnaires

🔑 Notions clés & Définitions

• Connecticut Wits : Groupe de poètes pro-fédéralistes du XVIIIe siècle qui écrivaient une poésie patriotique néoclassique mettant en contraste la vigueur de la nouvelle nation américaine avec la décadence de l'Europe.
• Timothy Dwight : Poète du XVIIIe siècle qui défendait dans ses poèmes un idéal d'autonomie et de suffisance modeste.
• First Americans (1620-1800) The Years : Période historique marquée par la Révolution américaine, durant laquelle la poésie patriotique néoclassique a contribué à forger une identité culturelle américaine.

📝 Points essentiels

• Philip Freneau a célébré l'imagination et la liberté dans ses poèmes, notamment The Power of Fancy en 1770.
• Timothy Dwight prônait l'autonomie et la suffisance modeste, tandis que Joel Barlow tentait de composer un poème épique américain.
• The First Americans (1620-1800) The Years of Revolution: Poetry
• Philip Freneau (1752 1832) began his poetic career as a celebrant of "Fancy, regent of the mind" and the powers Fancy gave him to roam for "Britain's fertile land" and "California's golden shore" in his poem "The Power of Fancy" (1770).

💡 À retenir

La poésie patriotique néoclassique a été un vecteur d'affirmation identitaire et politique durant la Révolution américaine.

📖 9. Romans, satire post-révolutionnaires et émergence du roman gothique américain

🔑 Notions clés & Définitions

• Modern Chivalry : Une satire des mœurs post-révolutionnaires en milieu rural, écrite par Hugh Henry Brackenridge entre 1792 et 1815, qui transpose le modèle de Don Quichotte dans le contexte américain de la Pennsylvanie.
• Charles Brockden Brown : Un auteur considéré comme le père du roman américain, qui intègre des éléments gothiques, sentimentaux ainsi que des préoccupations morales et politiques, notamment dans des œuvres comme Wieland (1798) caractérisées par la terreur, le surnaturel, l'irrationnel et des narrateurs à la fiabilité douteuse.
• Americans (1620-1800) The Years : Une période historique marquée par l'émergence d'une littérature américaine originale, distincte des modèles européens, qui combine satire sociale et éléments gothiques pour interroger la société post-révolutionnaire.

📝 Points essentiels

• Charles Brockden Brown est considéré comme le père du roman américain, mêlant gothique, sentimental et préoccupations morales et politiques.
• Americans (1620-1800) The Years of Revolution: Poetry
• Philip Freneau (1752 1832) began his poetic career as a celebrant of "Fancy, regent of the mind" and the powers Fancy gave him to roam for "Britain's fertile land" and "California's golden shore" in his poem "The Power of Fancy" (1770).
• The "Connecticut Wits" were Pro Federalist poets who wrote neo-classical patriotic verse, often contrasting the vigor of the new nation with the degeneracy of Europe.
• Timothy Dwight (1752-1817) advocated an ideal of self- reliance and modest sufficiency, while Joel Barlow (1754-1812) attempted to write an American epic. Week 7. The First Americans (1620-1800) The Years of Revolution: Poetry
• Hugh Henry Brackenridge's Modern Chivalry (1792-1815) is an American version of Don Quixote, set in rural Pennsylvania and satirizing the manners of post-Revolutionary America.
• Charles Brockden Brown (1771-1810) was the "father of the American novel" who drew on Gothic and sentimental novels as well as the moral and political concerns of the English Jacobin novel. His novels (Wieland; or The Transformation, 1798) are filled with terror, the supernatural, and the irrational, and his choice of unreliable first-person narrators is an original aspect of his work. Week 7. The First Americans (1620-1800) The Years of Revolution: Fiction

💡 À retenir

Charles Brockden Brown est considéré comme le père du roman américain, mêlant gothique, sentimental et préoccupations morales et politiques.

🧩 Compléments de couverture

1. Détail source à réviser : Literature During the Colonial and Revolutionary Periods Yves Gardes, Maître de conférences, Université de Rouen Normandie 1 Week 7 The First Americans (1620-1800) • "America is a poem in our eyes: its ample geography da (Source: "Literature During the Colonial and Revolutionary Periods Yves Gardes, Maître de conférences, Université de Rouen Normandie 1 Week 7 The First Americans (1620-1800) • "America is a poem in our eyes: its ample geography dazzles the imagination, and it will not wait long for metres." Ralph Waldo Emerson • Puritans were focused on subsistence and")
2. Détail source à réviser : de conférences, Université de Rouen Normandie 1 Week 7 The First Americans (1620-1800) • "America is a poem in our eyes: its ample geography dazzles the imagination, and it will not wait long for metres." Ralph Waldo Eme (Source: "de conférences, Université de Rouen Normandie 1 Week 7 The First Americans (1620-1800) • "America is a poem in our eyes: its ample geography dazzles the imagination, and it will not wait long for metres." Ralph Waldo Emerson • Puritans were focused on subsistence and survival, and their writing was private and religious, as they sought to record their")
3. Détail source à réviser : will not wait long for metres." Ralph Waldo Emerson • Puritans were focused on subsistence and survival, and their writing was private and religious, as they sought to record their history for posterity. • The Puritan in (Source: "will not wait long for metres." Ralph Waldo Emerson • Puritans were focused on subsistence and survival, and their writing was private and religious, as they sought to record their history for posterity. • The Puritan influence of the Massachusetts Bay Colony waned in the 18th century as population grew and immigrants came from different backgrounds,")
4. Détail source à réviser : their history for posterity. • The Puritan influence of the Massachusetts Bay Colony waned in the 18th century as population grew and immigrants came from different backgrounds, leading to the spread of deism, natural sc (Source: "their history for posterity. • The Puritan influence of the Massachusetts Bay Colony waned in the 18th century as population grew and immigrants came from different backgrounds, leading to the spread of deism, natural science, Newton and Locke, and the Enlightenment. • Population growth and the creation of colleges led to a growth in readership,")
5. Détail source à réviser : leading to the spread of deism, natural science, Newton and Locke, and the Enlightenment. • Population growth and the creation of colleges led to a growth in readership, newspapers, almanacs, and books such as The New En (Source: "leading to the spread of deism, natural science, Newton and Locke, and the Enlightenment. • Population growth and the creation of colleges led to a growth in readership, newspapers, almanacs, and books such as The New England Primer, which helped develop literacy. • Polemical and theoretical literature shaped America's future, inspiring colonists to")
6. Détail source à réviser : newspapers, almanacs, and books such as The New England Primer, which helped develop literacy. • Polemical and theoretical literature shaped America's future, inspiring colonists to rebel against British taxation and the (Source: "newspapers, almanacs, and books such as The New England Primer, which helped develop literacy. • Polemical and theoretical literature shaped America's future, inspiring colonists to rebel against British taxation and the monarchy. Week 7. The First Americans (1620-1800) Introduction • Puritans sought to purify the Church of England, based on a contract")
7. Détail source à réviser : to rebel against British taxation and the monarchy. Week 7. The First Americans (1620-1800) Introduction • Puritans sought to purify the Church of England, based on a contract between themselves and God, with the Bible a (Source: "to rebel against British taxation and the monarchy. Week 7. The First Americans (1620-1800) Introduction • Puritans sought to purify the Church of England, based on a contract between themselves and God, with the Bible as their only guide. • Puritans believed that only a few would be chosen and redeemed, and that reading the Bible, self-analysis")
8. Détail source à réviser : a contract between themselves and God, with the Bible as their only guide. • Puritans believed that only a few would be chosen and redeemed, and that reading the Bible, self-analysis and consciousness of sin could help, (Source: "a contract between themselves and God, with the Bible as their only guide. • Puritans believed that only a few would be chosen and redeemed, and that reading the Bible, self-analysis and consciousness of sin could help, but only God knew who would be chosen. • The Puritans' legacy is central to the American psyche, but is also blamed for materialism, rigid")
9. Détail source à réviser : and consciousness of sin could help, but only God knew who would be chosen. • The Puritans' legacy is central to the American psyche, but is also blamed for materialism, rigid morality, and limited art. Week 7. The First (Source: "and consciousness of sin could help, but only God knew who would be chosen. • The Puritans' legacy is central to the American psyche, but is also blamed for materialism, rigid morality, and limited art. Week 7. The First Americans (1620-1800) The Colonial Age: The Puritans • Sermons were the first literary genre developed in America, being long,")
10. Détail source à réviser : rigid morality, and limited art. Week 7. The First Americans (1620-1800) The Colonial Age: The Puritans • Sermons were the first literary genre developed in America, being long, logical and plain, but also striking and d (Source: "rigid morality, and limited art. Week 7. The First Americans (1620-1800) The Colonial Age: The Puritans • Sermons were the first literary genre developed in America, being long, logical and plain, but also striking and dramatic. • Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) was a Massachusetts minister who wrote sermons which started the Great Awakening, a religious")
11. Détail source à réviser : long, logical and plain, but also striking and dramatic. • Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) was a Massachusetts minister who wrote sermons which started the Great Awakening, a religious revival in colonial New England. • His (Source: "long, logical and plain, but also striking and dramatic. • Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) was a Massachusetts minister who wrote sermons which started the Great Awakening, a religious revival in colonial New England. • His best-known sermon, 'Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God' (1741), is a terrifying and melodramatic jeremiad describing the terrors of")
12. Détail source à réviser : a religious revival in colonial New England. • His best-known sermon, 'Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God' (1741), is a terrifying and melodramatic jeremiad describing the terrors of hell. • His sermons were received e (Source: "a religious revival in colonial New England. • His best-known sermon, 'Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God' (1741), is a terrifying and melodramatic jeremiad describing the terrors of hell. • His sermons were received enthusiastically and led to a movement of revival in all the colonies, leading to the American Revolution. Week 7. The First Americans")
13. Détail source à réviser : terrors of hell. • His sermons were received enthusiastically and led to a movement of revival in all the colonies, leading to the American Revolution. Week 7. The First Americans (1620-1800) The Colonial Age: Sermons • (Source: "terrors of hell. • His sermons were received enthusiastically and led to a movement of revival in all the colonies, leading to the American Revolution. Week 7. The First Americans (1620-1800) The Colonial Age: Sermons • Puritans sought to help others find Grace through self-help. • Michael Wigglesworth's The Day of Doom (1662) records the succession of his")
14. Détail source à réviser : (1620-1800) The Colonial Age: Sermons • Puritans sought to help others find Grace through self-help. • Michael Wigglesworth's The Day of Doom (1662) records the succession of his sins and his complete degeneracy. • In hi (Source: "(1620-1800) The Colonial Age: Sermons • Puritans sought to help others find Grace through self-help. • Michael Wigglesworth's The Day of Doom (1662) records the succession of his sins and his complete degeneracy. • In his Secret Diary of William Byrd of Westover (1709-12), William Byrd II records society and manners in the Southern colonies, but")
15. Détail source à réviser : of his sins and his complete degeneracy. • In his Secret Diary of William Byrd of Westover (1709-12), William Byrd II records society and manners in the Southern colonies, but with less of a sense of providence. • As for (Source: "of his sins and his complete degeneracy. • In his Secret Diary of William Byrd of Westover (1709-12), William Byrd II records society and manners in the Southern colonies, but with less of a sense of providence. • As for the Journal (pub. 1825) of Sarah Kemble Knight, the account of a trip from Boston to New York and back, it is full of lively,")
16. Détail source à réviser : but with less of a sense of providence. • As for the Journal (pub. 1825) of Sarah Kemble Knight, the account of a trip from Boston to New York and back, it is full of lively, humorous descriptions of people and landscape (Source: "but with less of a sense of providence. • As for the Journal (pub. 1825) of Sarah Kemble Knight, the account of a trip from Boston to New York and back, it is full of lively, humorous descriptions of people and landscapes. Week 7. The First Americans (1620-1800) The Colonial Age: Autobiographies & Diaries • Puritan intellectuals believed in the")
17. Détail source à réviser : humorous descriptions of people and landscapes. Week 7. The First Americans (1620-1800) The Colonial Age: Autobiographies & Diaries • Puritan intellectuals believed in the medieval conception of providential history and (Source: "humorous descriptions of people and landscapes. Week 7. The First Americans (1620-1800) The Colonial Age: Autobiographies & Diaries • Puritan intellectuals believed in the medieval conception of providential history and believed their enterprise in the New World was part of a higher purpose, as exemplified by Edward Johnson's history, The Wonder")
18. Détail source à réviser : the medieval conception of providential history and believed their enterprise in the New World was part of a higher purpose, as exemplified by Edward Johnson's history, The Wonder Working Providence of Sion's Saviour in (Source: "the medieval conception of providential history and believed their enterprise in the New World was part of a higher purpose, as exemplified by Edward Johnson's history, The Wonder Working Providence of Sion's Saviour in New England (1653). • John Winthrop’s History of New England from 1630 to 1649 is a detailed journal of his crossing and arrival in")
19. Détail source à réviser : Wonder Working Providence of Sion's Saviour in New England (1653). • John Winthrop’s History of New England from 1630 to 1649 is a detailed journal of his crossing and arrival in America, as well as reflections on broade (Source: "Wonder Working Providence of Sion's Saviour in New England (1653). • John Winthrop’s History of New England from 1630 to 1649 is a detailed journal of his crossing and arrival in America, as well as reflections on broader political issues. • William Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation (1630-51) recounts the Pilgrims' arrival in New England and their role in")
20. Détail source à réviser : in America, as well as reflections on broader political issues. • William Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation (1630-51) recounts the Pilgrims' arrival in New England and their role in carrying out God's plans. • Mary Rowla (Source: "in America, as well as reflections on broader political issues. • William Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation (1630-51) recounts the Pilgrims' arrival in New England and their role in carrying out God's plans. • Mary Rowlandson wrote The Sovereignty and Goodness of God: Being a Narrative of the Captivity and Restauration of Mrs Mary Rowlandson (1682) to")
21. Détail source à réviser : role in carrying out God's plans. • Mary Rowlandson wrote The Sovereignty and Goodness of God: Being a Narrative of the Captivity and Restauration of Mrs Mary Rowlandson (1682) to give an account of her captivity among N (Source: "role in carrying out God's plans. • Mary Rowlandson wrote The Sovereignty and Goodness of God: Being a Narrative of the Captivity and Restauration of Mrs Mary Rowlandson (1682) to give an account of her captivity among Narragansett Indians. • Cotton Mather’s Wonders of the Invisible World (1692) and Magnalia Christi Americana (1702) documented the")
22. Détail source à réviser : to give an account of her captivity among Narragansett Indians. • Cotton Mather’s Wonders of the Invisible World (1692) and Magnalia Christi Americana (1702) documented the history of the Church in New England, Harvard C (Source: "to give an account of her captivity among Narragansett Indians. • Cotton Mather’s Wonders of the Invisible World (1692) and Magnalia Christi Americana (1702) documented the history of the Church in New England, Harvard College, and prominent governors and ministers. Week 7. The First Americans (1620-1800) The Colonial Age: Historical Works • Poetry in")
23. Détail source à réviser : the history of the Church in New England, Harvard College, and prominent governors and ministers. Week 7. The First Americans (1620-1800) The Colonial Age: Historical Works • Poetry in the new colonies was pious, didacti (Source: "the history of the Church in New England, Harvard College, and prominent governors and ministers. Week 7. The First Americans (1620-1800) The Colonial Age: Historical Works • Poetry in the new colonies was pious, didactic and flat, but The Bay Psalm Book (1640) was popular. • Michael Wigglesworth's The Day of Doom was a best- selling book in 17th century")
24. Détail source à réviser : • Poetry in the new colonies was pious, didactic and flat, but The Bay Psalm Book (1640) was popular. • Michael Wigglesworth's The Day of Doom was a best- selling book in 17th century colonial England, describing Christ' (Source: "• Poetry in the new colonies was pious, didactic and flat, but The Bay Psalm Book (1640) was popular. • Michael Wigglesworth's The Day of Doom was a best- selling book in 17th century colonial England, describing Christ's second coming and the Day of Last Judgment. • Anne Bradstreet’s collection of poems The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America (1650)")
25. Détail source à réviser : century colonial England, describing Christ's second coming and the Day of Last Judgment. • Anne Bradstreet’s collection of poems The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America (1650) deals with a variety of subjects, but he (Source: "century colonial England, describing Christ's second coming and the Day of Last Judgment. • Anne Bradstreet’s collection of poems The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America (1650) deals with a variety of subjects, but her most intimate poems are devoted to her family life. • Edward Taylor’s poetry addresses questions of Puritan belief, such as personal")
26. Détail source à réviser : (1650) deals with a variety of subjects, but her most intimate poems are devoted to her family life. • Edward Taylor’s poetry addresses questions of Puritan belief, such as personal salvation, sin and the existence of de (Source: "(1650) deals with a variety of subjects, but her most intimate poems are devoted to her family life. • Edward Taylor’s poetry addresses questions of Puritan belief, such as personal salvation, sin and the existence of devils and witches. Week 7. The First Americans (1620-1800) The Colonial Age: Poetry • Benjamin Franklin’s (1706-1790) was a self-made man")
27. Détail source à réviser : personal salvation, sin and the existence of devils and witches. Week 7. The First Americans (1620-1800) The Colonial Age: Poetry • Benjamin Franklin’s (1706-1790) was a self-made man who bridged the colonial age and the (Source: "personal salvation, sin and the existence of devils and witches. Week 7. The First Americans (1620-1800) The Colonial Age: Poetry • Benjamin Franklin’s (1706-1790) was a self-made man who bridged the colonial age and the new republic, uniting the Puritan legacy of hard work with an optimistic belief in natural rights and reason. • Between 1732 and 1758,")
28. Détail source à réviser : man who bridged the colonial age and the new republic, uniting the Puritan legacy of hard work with an optimistic belief in natural rights and reason. • Between 1732 and 1758, he published Poor Richard's Almanack, which (Source: "man who bridged the colonial age and the new republic, uniting the Puritan legacy of hard work with an optimistic belief in natural rights and reason. • Between 1732 and 1758, he published Poor Richard's Almanack, which contained a calendar, proverbs, science and aphorisms, and became extremely popular. • Franklin's Autobiography, published in")
29. Détail source à réviser : and 1758, he published Poor Richard's Almanack, which contained a calendar, proverbs, science and aphorisms, and became extremely popular. • Franklin's Autobiography, published in 1757, reflects his philosophy of individ (Source: "and 1758, he published Poor Richard's Almanack, which contained a calendar, proverbs, science and aphorisms, and became extremely popular. • Franklin's Autobiography, published in 1757, reflects his philosophy of individualism and optimism. • It offers a practical approach to life, recommending hard work and temperance, and presents his life as a model to")
30. Détail source à réviser : in 1757, reflects his philosophy of individualism and optimism. • It offers a practical approach to life, recommending hard work and temperance, and presents his life as a model to be imitated. Week 7. The First American (Source: "in 1757, reflects his philosophy of individualism and optimism. • It offers a practical approach to life, recommending hard work and temperance, and presents his life as a model to be imitated. Week 7. The First Americans (1620-1800) The Years of Revolution: General Prose • Thomas Paine (1737-1809) wrote Common Sense (1776), which argued for political")
31. Détail source à réviser : a model to be imitated. Week 7. The First Americans (1620-1800) The Years of Revolution: General Prose • Thomas Paine (1737-1809) wrote Common Sense (1776), which argued for political independence and democracy. • He wen (Source: "a model to be imitated. Week 7. The First Americans (1620-1800) The Years of Revolution: General Prose • Thomas Paine (1737-1809) wrote Common Sense (1776), which argued for political independence and democracy. • He went on to write The Rights of Man (1791-1792), an answer to Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France and an attack against")
32. Détail source à réviser : political independence and democracy. • He went on to write The Rights of Man (1791-1792), an answer to Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France and an attack against monarchical systems, and The Age of Reason (17 (Source: "political independence and democracy. • He went on to write The Rights of Man (1791-1792), an answer to Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France and an attack against monarchical systems, and The Age of Reason (1794), a deist treatise and critique of established religion. • Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) wrote the Declaration of Independence, which")
33. Détail source à réviser : monarchical systems, and The Age of Reason (1794), a deist treatise and critique of established religion. • Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) wrote the Declaration of Independence, which was based on the principle of natural (Source: "monarchical systems, and The Age of Reason (1794), a deist treatise and critique of established religion. • Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) wrote the Declaration of Independence, which was based on the principle of natural rights. • His Notes on the State of Virginia (1787) is a study of the natural resources, economy, system of government and culture of the")
34. Détail source à réviser : which was based on the principle of natural rights. • His Notes on the State of Virginia (1787) is a study of the natural resources, economy, system of government and culture of the state, celebrating its agrarian econom (Source: "which was based on the principle of natural rights. • His Notes on the State of Virginia (1787) is a study of the natural resources, economy, system of government and culture of the state, celebrating its agrarian economy. Week 7. The First Americans (1620-1800) The Years of Revolution: General Prose • Hector St John de Crevecoeur (1735-1813) wrote")
35. Détail source à réviser : of the state, celebrating its agrarian economy. Week 7. The First Americans (1620-1800) The Years of Revolution: General Prose • Hector St John de Crevecoeur (1735-1813) wrote Letters from an American Farmer (1782) in wh (Source: "of the state, celebrating its agrarian economy. Week 7. The First Americans (1620-1800) The Years of Revolution: General Prose • Hector St John de Crevecoeur (1735-1813) wrote Letters from an American Farmer (1782) in which he described the new country as a country of freedom, independence and democracy, where men were self-reliant and hard-working. •")
36. Détail source à réviser : wrote Letters from an American Farmer (1782) in which he described the new country as a country of freedom, independence and democracy, where men were self-reliant and hard-working. • The Federalist Papers (1787-88) were (Source: "wrote Letters from an American Farmer (1782) in which he described the new country as a country of freedom, independence and democracy, where men were self-reliant and hard-working. • The Federalist Papers (1787-88) were a series of philosophical and political essays written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison to advocate for the")
37. Détail source à réviser : • The Federalist Papers (1787-88) were a series of philosophical and political essays written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison to advocate for the ratification of the Constitution. Week 7. The First Ame (Source: "• The Federalist Papers (1787-88) were a series of philosophical and political essays written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison to advocate for the ratification of the Constitution. Week 7. The First Americans (1620-1800) The Years of Revolution: General Prose • Lucy Terry's poem "Bars Fight" was written in the oral tradition of")
38. Détail source à réviser : ratification of the Constitution. Week 7. The First Americans (1620-1800) The Years of Revolution: General Prose • Lucy Terry's poem "Bars Fight" was written in the oral tradition of African American poets during the rev (Source: "ratification of the Constitution. Week 7. The First Americans (1620-1800) The Years of Revolution: General Prose • Lucy Terry's poem "Bars Fight" was written in the oral tradition of African American poets during the revolutionary years, but not handed down until 1855. • Jupiter Hammon (1711-1806) was the first African American poet to have his work")
39. Détail source à réviser : of African American poets during the revolutionary years, but not handed down until 1855. • Jupiter Hammon (1711-1806) was the first African American poet to have his work published with Evening Thought: Salvation by Chr (Source: "of African American poets during the revolutionary years, but not handed down until 1855. • Jupiter Hammon (1711-1806) was the first African American poet to have his work published with Evening Thought: Salvation by Christ, With Penitential Cries, a series of twenty-two quatrains, in 1760. • Phillis Wheatly (1753-1784) published her Poems on")
40. Détail source à réviser : work published with Evening Thought: Salvation by Christ, With Penitential Cries, a series of twenty-two quatrains, in 1760. • Phillis Wheatly (1753-1784) published her Poems on Various Subjects in 1773 in London, reflec (Source: "work published with Evening Thought: Salvation by Christ, With Penitential Cries, a series of twenty-two quatrains, in 1760. • Phillis Wheatly (1753-1784) published her Poems on Various Subjects in 1773 in London, reflecting neoclassical norms and painting a less than flattering picture of Africa. Week 7. The First Americans (1620-1800) The Years of")
41. Détail source à réviser : on Various Subjects in 1773 in London, reflecting neoclassical norms and painting a less than flattering picture of Africa. Week 7. The First Americans (1620-1800) The Years of Revolution: Poetry • Philip Freneau (1752 1 (Source: "on Various Subjects in 1773 in London, reflecting neoclassical norms and painting a less than flattering picture of Africa. Week 7. The First Americans (1620-1800) The Years of Revolution: Poetry • Philip Freneau (1752 1832) began his poetic career as a celebrant of "Fancy, regent of the mind" and the powers Fancy gave him to roam for "Britain's fertile")
42. Détail source à réviser : American Literature During the Colonial and Revolutionary Periods Yves Gardes, Maître de conférences, Université de Rouen Normandie 1 Week 7 The First Americans (1620-1800) • "America is a poem in our eyes: its ample geo (Source: "American Literature During the Colonial and Revolutionary Periods Yves Gardes, Maître de conférences, Université de Rouen Normandie 1 Week 7 The First Americans (1620-1800) • "America is a poem in our eyes: its ample geography dazzles the imagination, and it will not wait long for metres")
43. Détail source à réviser : • The Puritan influence of the Massachusetts Bay Colony waned in the 18th century as population grew and immigrants came from different backgrounds, leading to the spread of deism, natural science, Newton and Locke, and (Source: "• The Puritan influence of the Massachusetts Bay Colony waned in the 18th century as population grew and immigrants came from different backgrounds, leading to the spread of deism, natural science, Newton and Locke, and the Enlightenment")
44. Détail source à réviser : 7. The First Americans (1620-1800) Introduction • Puritans sought to purify the Church of England, based on a contract between themselves and God, with the Bible as their only guide (Source: "7. The First Americans (1620-1800) Introduction • Puritans sought to purify the Church of England, based on a contract between themselves and God, with the Bible as their only guide")
45. Détail source à réviser : 1620-1800) Introduction (Source: "1620-1800) Introduction")
46. Détail source à réviser : 7. The First Americans (1620-1800) The Colonial Age: The Puritans • Sermons were the first literary genre developed in America, being long, logical and plain, but also striking and dramatic (Source: "7. The First Americans (1620-1800) The Colonial Age: The Puritans • Sermons were the first literary genre developed in America, being long, logical and plain, but also striking and dramatic")
47. Détail source à réviser : • His best-known sermon, 'Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God' (1741), is a terrifying and melodramatic jeremiad describing the terrors of hell (Source: "• His best-known sermon, 'Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God' (1741), is a terrifying and melodramatic jeremiad describing the terrors of hell")
48. Détail source à réviser : 7. The First Americans (1620-1800) The Colonial Age: Sermons • Puritans sought to help others find Grace through self-help (Source: "7. The First Americans (1620-1800) The Colonial Age: Sermons • Puritans sought to help others find Grace through self-help")
49. Détail source à réviser : 7. The First Americans (1620-1800) The Colonial Age: Autobiographies & Diaries • Puritan intellectuals believed in the medieval conception of providential history and believed their enterprise in the New World was part o (Source: "7. The First Americans (1620-1800) The Colonial Age: Autobiographies & Diaries • Puritan intellectuals believed in the medieval conception of providential history and believed their enterprise in the New World was part of a higher purpose, as exemplified by Edward Johnson's history, The Wonder Working Providence of Sion's Saviour in New England (1653)")
50. Détail source à réviser : • John Winthrop’s History of New England from 1630 to 1649 is a detailed journal of his crossing and arrival in America, as well as reflections on broader political issues (Source: "• John Winthrop’s History of New England from 1630 to 1649 is a detailed journal of his crossing and arrival in America, as well as reflections on broader political issues")
51. Détail source à réviser : 1630-51) recounts the Pilgrims' arrival in New England and their role in carrying out God's plans (Source: "1630-51) recounts the Pilgrims' arrival in New England and their role in carrying out God's plans")
52. Détail source à réviser : 1692) and Magnalia Christi Americana (1702) documented the history of the Church in New England, Harvard College, and prominent governors and ministers (Source: "1692) and Magnalia Christi Americana (1702) documented the history of the Church in New England, Harvard College, and prominent governors and ministers")
53. Détail source à réviser : 7. The First Americans (1620-1800) The Colonial Age: Historical Works • Poetry in the new colonies was pious, didactic and flat, but The Bay Psalm Book (1640) was popular (Source: "7. The First Americans (1620-1800) The Colonial Age: Historical Works • Poetry in the new colonies was pious, didactic and flat, but The Bay Psalm Book (1640) was popular")
54. Détail source à réviser : 7. The First Americans (1620-1800) The Colonial Age: Poetry • Benjamin Franklin’s (1706-1790) was a self-made man who bridged the colonial age and the new republic, uniting the Puritan legacy of hard work with an optimis (Source: "7. The First Americans (1620-1800) The Colonial Age: Poetry • Benjamin Franklin’s (1706-1790) was a self-made man who bridged the colonial age and the new republic, uniting the Puritan legacy of hard work with an optimistic belief in natural rights and reason")
55. Détail source à réviser : 1706-1790) was a self-made man who bridged the colonial age and the new republic, uniting the Puritan legacy of hard work with an optimistic belief in natural rights and reason (Source: "1706-1790) was a self-made man who bridged the colonial age and the new republic, uniting the Puritan legacy of hard work with an optimistic belief in natural rights and reason")
56. Détail source à réviser : 7. The First Americans (1620-1800) The Years of Revolution: General Prose • Thomas Paine (1737-1809) wrote Common Sense (1776), which argued for political independence and democracy (Source: "7. The First Americans (1620-1800) The Years of Revolution: General Prose • Thomas Paine (1737-1809) wrote Common Sense (1776), which argued for political independence and democracy")
57. Détail source à réviser : 1791-1792), an answer to Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France and an attack against monarchical systems, and The Age of Reason (1794), a deist treatise and critique of established religion (Source: "1791-1792), an answer to Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France and an attack against monarchical systems, and The Age of Reason (1794), a deist treatise and critique of established religion")
58. Détail source à réviser : 7. The First Americans (1620-1800) The Years of Revolution: General Prose • Hector St John de Crevecoeur (1735-1813) wrote Letters from an American Farmer (1782) in which he described the new country as a country of free (Source: "7. The First Americans (1620-1800) The Years of Revolution: General Prose • Hector St John de Crevecoeur (1735-1813) wrote Letters from an American Farmer (1782) in which he described the new country as a country of freedom, independence and democracy, where men were self-reliant and hard-working")
59. Détail source à réviser : 1787-88) were a series of philosophical and political essays written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison to advocate for the ratification of the Constitution (Source: "1787-88) were a series of philosophical and political essays written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison to advocate for the ratification of the Constitution")
60. Détail source à réviser : 7. The First Americans (1620-1800) The Years of Revolution: General Prose • Lucy Terry's poem "Bars Fight" was written in the oral tradition of African American poets during the revolutionary years, but not handed down u (Source: "7. The First Americans (1620-1800) The Years of Revolution: General Prose • Lucy Terry's poem "Bars Fight" was written in the oral tradition of African American poets during the revolutionary years, but not handed down until 1855")
61. Détail source à réviser : 1711-1806) was the first African American poet to have his work published with Evening Thought: Salvation by Christ, With Penitential Cries, a series of twenty-two quatrains, in 1760 (Source: "1711-1806) was the first African American poet to have his work published with Evening Thought: Salvation by Christ, With Penitential Cries, a series of twenty-two quatrains, in 1760")
62. Détail source à réviser : 7. The First Americans (1620-1800) The Years of Revolution: Poetry • Philip Freneau (1752 1832) began his poetic career as a celebrant of "Fancy, regent of the mind" and the powers Fancy gave him to roam for "Britain's f (Source: "7. The First Americans (1620-1800) The Years of Revolution: Poetry • Philip Freneau (1752 1832) began his poetic career as a celebrant of "Fancy, regent of the mind" and the powers Fancy gave him to roam for "Britain's fertile land" and "California's golden shore" in his poem "The Power of Fancy" (1770)")
63. Détail source à réviser : he First Americans (1620-1800) The Years of Revolution: General Prose • Lucy Terry's poem "Bars Fight" was written in the oral tradition of African American poets during the revolutionary years, but not handed down until (Source: "he First Americans (1620-1800) The Years of Revolution: General Prose • Lucy Terry's poem "Bars Fight" was written in the oral tradition of African American poets during the revolutionary years, but not handed down until 1855. • Jupiter Hammon (1711-1806) was th")
64. Détail source à réviser : 1737-1809) wrote Common Sense (1776), which argued for political independence and democracy (Source: "1737-1809) wrote Common Sense (1776), which argued for political independence and democracy")
65. Détail source à réviser : 1753-1784) published her Poems on Various Subjects in 1773 in London, reflecting neoclassical norms and painting a less than flattering picture of Africa (Source: "1753-1784) published her Poems on Various Subjects in 1773 in London, reflecting neoclassical norms and painting a less than flattering picture of Africa")
66. Détail source à réviser : The First Americans (1620-1800) The Years of Revolution: General Prose • Thomas Paine (1737-1809) wrote Common Sense (1776), which argued for political independence and democracy (Source: "The First Americans (1620-1800) The Years of Revolution: General Prose • Thomas Paine (1737-1809) wrote Common Sense (1776), which argued for political independence and democracy")
67. Détail source à réviser : 1703-1758) was a Massachusetts minister who wrote sermons which started the Great Awakening, a religious revival in colonial New England (Source: "1703-1758) was a Massachusetts minister who wrote sermons which started the Great Awakening, a religious revival in colonial New England")
68. Détail source à réviser : 1743-1826) wrote the Declaration of Independence, which was based on the principle of natural rights (Source: "1743-1826) wrote the Declaration of Independence, which was based on the principle of natural rights")
69. Détail source à réviser : 1620-1800) The Colonial Age: The Puritans (Source: "1620-1800) The Colonial Age: The Puritans")
70. Détail source à réviser : 1620-1800) The Colonial Age: Sermons (Source: "1620-1800) The Colonial Age: Sermons")
71. Détail source à réviser : 1620-1800) The Colonial Age: Autobiographies & Diaries (Source: "1620-1800) The Colonial Age: Autobiographies & Diaries")
72. Détail source à réviser : 1620-1800) The Colonial Age: Historical Works (Source: "1620-1800) The Colonial Age: Historical Works")
73. Détail source à réviser : 1620-1800) The Colonial Age: Poetry (Source: "1620-1800) The Colonial Age: Poetry")
74. Détail source à réviser : 1709-12), William Byrd II records society and manners in the Southern colonies, but with less of a sense of providence (Source: "1709-12), William Byrd II records society and manners in the Southern colonies, but with less of a sense of providence")
75. Détail source à réviser : The First Americans (1620-1800) The Colonial Age: Poetry • Benjamin Franklin’s (1706-1790) was a self-made man who bridged the colonial age and the new republic, uniting the Puritan legacy of hard work with an optimistic (Source: "The First Americans (1620-1800) The Colonial Age: Poetry • Benjamin Franklin’s (1706-1790) was a self-made man who bridged the colonial age and the new republic, uniting the Puritan legacy of hard work with an optimistic belief in natural rights and reason")
76. Détail source à réviser : • Phillis Wheatly (1753-1784) published her Poems on Various Subjects in 1773 in London, reflecting neoclassical norms and painting a less than flattering picture of Africa (Source: "• Phillis Wheatly (1753-1784) published her Poems on Various Subjects in 1773 in London, reflecting neoclassical norms and painting a less than flattering picture of Africa")
77. Détail source à réviser : 1732 and 1758, he published Poor Richard's Almanack, which contained a calendar, proverbs, science and aphorisms, and became extremely popular (Source: "1732 and 1758, he published Poor Richard's Almanack, which contained a calendar, proverbs, science and aphorisms, and became extremely popular")
78. Détail source à réviser : 1630 to 1649 is a detailed journal of his crossing and arrival in America, as well as reflections on broader political issues (Source: "1630 to 1649 is a detailed journal of his crossing and arrival in America, as well as reflections on broader political issues")
79. Détail source à réviser : The First Americans (1620-1800) The Colonial Age: Historical Works • Poetry in the new colonies was pious, didactic and flat, but The Bay Psalm Book (1640) was popular (Source: "The First Americans (1620-1800) The Colonial Age: Historical Works • Poetry in the new colonies was pious, didactic and flat, but The Bay Psalm Book (1640) was popular")
80. Détail source à réviser : • Jupiter Hammon (1711-1806) was the first African American poet to have his work published with Evening Thought: Salvation by Christ, With Penitential Cries, a series of twenty-two quatrains, in 1760 (Source: "• Jupiter Hammon (1711-1806) was the first African American poet to have his work published with Evening Thought: Salvation by Christ, With Penitential Cries, a series of twenty-two quatrains, in 1760")
81. Détail source à réviser : The First Americans (1620-1800) The Colonial Age: Autobiographies & Diaries • Puritan intellectuals believed in the medieval conception of providential history and believed their enterprise in the New World was part of a (Source: "The First Americans (1620-1800) The Colonial Age: Autobiographies & Diaries • Puritan intellectuals believed in the medieval conception of providential history and believed their enterprise in the New World was part of a higher purpose, as exemplified by Edward Johnson's history, The Wonder Working Providence of Sion's Saviour in New England (1653")
82. Détail source à réviser : • He went on to write The Rights of Man (1791-1792), an answer to Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France and an attack against monarchical systems, and The Age of Reason (1794), a deist treatise and critique of (Source: "• He went on to write The Rights of Man (1791-1792), an answer to Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France and an attack against monarchical systems, and The Age of Reason (1794), a deist treatise and critique of established religion")
83. Détail source à réviser : The First Americans (1620-1800) The Years of Revolution: General Prose • Lucy Terry's poem "Bars Fight" was written in the oral tradition of African American poets during the revolutionary years, but not handed down unti (Source: "The First Americans (1620-1800) The Years of Revolution: General Prose • Lucy Terry's poem "Bars Fight" was written in the oral tradition of African American poets during the revolutionary years, but not handed down until 1855")
84. Détail source à réviser : The First Americans (1620-1800) Introduction • Puritans sought to purify the Church of England, based on a contract between themselves and God, with the Bible as their only guide (Source: "The First Americans (1620-1800) Introduction • Puritans sought to purify the Church of England, based on a contract between themselves and God, with the Bible as their only guide")
85. Détail source à réviser : The First Americans (1620-1800) The Colonial Age: The Puritans • Sermons were the first literary genre developed in America, being long, logical and plain, but also striking and dramatic (Source: "The First Americans (1620-1800) The Colonial Age: The Puritans • Sermons were the first literary genre developed in America, being long, logical and plain, but also striking and dramatic")
86. Détail source à réviser : • Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) was a Massachusetts minister who wrote sermons which started the Great Awakening, a religious revival in colonial New England (Source: "• Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) was a Massachusetts minister who wrote sermons which started the Great Awakening, a religious revival in colonial New England")
87. Détail source à réviser : The First Americans (1620-1800) The Colonial Age: Sermons • Puritans sought to help others find Grace through self-help (Source: "The First Americans (1620-1800) The Colonial Age: Sermons • Puritans sought to help others find Grace through self-help")
88. Détail source à réviser : 1825) of Sarah Kemble Knight, the account of a trip from Boston to New York and back, it is full of lively, humorous descriptions of people and landscapes (Source: "1825) of Sarah Kemble Knight, the account of a trip from Boston to New York and back, it is full of lively, humorous descriptions of people and landscapes")
89. Détail source à réviser : 1650) deals with a variety of subjects, but her most intimate poems are devoted to her family life (Source: "1650) deals with a variety of subjects, but her most intimate poems are devoted to her family life")
90. Détail source à réviser : • Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) wrote the Declaration of Independence, which was based on the principle of natural rights (Source: "• Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) wrote the Declaration of Independence, which was based on the principle of natural rights")
91. Détail source à réviser : 1787) is a study of the natural resources, economy, system of government and culture of the state, celebrating its agrarian economy (Source: "1787) is a study of the natural resources, economy, system of government and culture of the state, celebrating its agrarian economy")
92. Détail source à réviser : ies of twenty-two quatrains, in 1760. • Phillis Wheatly (1753-1784) published her Poems on Various Subjects in 1773 in London, reflecting neoclassical norms and painting a less than flattering picture of Africa. Week (Source: "ies of twenty-two quatrains, in 1760. • Phillis Wheatly (1753-1784) published her Poems on Various Subjects in 1773 in London, reflecting neoclassical norms and painting a less than flattering picture of Africa. Week")
93. Détail source à réviser : 1741), is a terrifying and melodramatic jeremiad describing the terrors of hell (Source: "1741), is a terrifying and melodramatic jeremiad describing the terrors of hell")
94. Détail source à réviser : • William Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation (1630-51) recounts the Pilgrims' arrival in New England and their role in carrying out God's plans (Source: "• William Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation (1630-51) recounts the Pilgrims' arrival in New England and their role in carrying out God's plans")
95. Détail source à réviser : 1682) to give an account of her captivity among Narragansett Indians (Source: "1682) to give an account of her captivity among Narragansett Indians")
96. Détail source à réviser : 1640) was popular (Source: "1640) was popular")

📅 Repères chronologiques

📊 Tableaux de Synthèse

Puritan Literature and Religious Themes

Key Figures and Works

⚠️ Pièges & Confusions Fréquentes

1. Confusing Puritan religious themes with secular themes in colonial literature
2. Misattributing the first literary genre in America to other genres besides sermons
3. Overgeneralizing the impact of sermons without specific examples like Edwards' 'Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God'
4. Confusing the chronological order of key figures' works and contributions
5. Misunderstanding the influence of Puritanism on later American literature and culture
6. Overlooking the diversity within Puritan writings, such as autobiographies, sermons, poetry
7. Confusing the themes of poetry from different periods, e.g., Puritan vs. revolutionary poetry

✅ Checklist Examen

1. Review the characteristics of Puritan sermons and their role in society
2. Memorize key dates and figures associated with Puritan literature
3. Compare the themes of Puritan poetry with later revolutionary poetry
4. Understand the influence of religious revival on American literature
5. Identify the main features of autobiographies and historical narratives puritains
6. Differentiate between Puritan and neoclassical literary norms
7. Recall the significance of 'Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God' in American religious history
8. Analyze the impact of Puritanism on American cultural identity