Colonialism and the Revolutionary Period, Beginnings - 1800
- ISBN-10
- 1438118538
- ISBN-13
- 9781438118536
- Category
- American literature
- Pages
- 96
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-01-01
- Publisher
- Infobase Publishing
- Author
- Karen Meyers
Description
As American literature developed, it was influenced by a number of factors, such as the wilderness, religious beliefs, ideas about morality, and Enlightenment philosophy. Covering the first 300 years of American literature as well as the literature of the Puritans, the American Enlightenment, the American Revolution, and more, this volume discusses the writers and works of the American colonial and revolutionary periods. Writers covered include: Joel Barlow, William Bradford, Anne Bradstreet, Hannah Webster Foster, Olaudah Equiano, Cotton Mather, Thomas Paine, Edward Taylor, Phillis Wheatley, Roger Williams, John Winthrop, and more.
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