HE11 authors test

Abolitionist literature

1842

• The Witnesses
• Paul Revere’s Ride

Was an abolitionist poem. Longfellow was part of the non-political Fireside poets.

Abolitionist Literature

1845

Narrative of the life of Fredrick Douglass

Talked about his experience with slavery.

Abolitionist literature

1901

Up from Slavery

Narrative. DuBois said he was too passive of accepting social reality. Liked hard work. Born a slave.

Abolitionist literature

1773

• To the King's Most Excellent Majesty
• On Being Brought from Africa to America

First af am women poet to have her poetry published. Wrote about religious and moral subjects. Written in honor of King George III on behalf of the American colonies for his repeal of the Stamp Act.

Civil War literature

1863

The Gettysburg Address (10 sent)

• Delivered on the Thursday b4 thanksgiving.
• All men created =. Didn’t use abolitionist, south, slavery, secession. Unity= good.

• Dark Romanticism
• Gothic

1845

• The Sleepers
• Annabel Lee

He hated transcendentalists. He died of mysterious causes in 1849.

Dark Romanticism

• 1850
• 1850
• 1835

• The Scarlet Letter
• The custom house
• Young Goodman Brown

Deep topics surrounding puritan society, morals, good vs bad/evil.

Dark Romanticism

1862

Poem 465


Lived in isolation. Free verse, dashes, capitalization. Concerned w/ nature/humans.

• Folk Tales
• Romanticism

1819

• Rip Van Winkle
• Legend of the sleepy hollow

Essayist. He and James cooper were some of the first to gain acclaim in Europe.

Folktales/ Folk mythology

1871

Johnny Appleseed: A Pioneer Hero

Was a legend. Johnny preached the bible and was charitable.

Folktales/ Folk mythology

1936

Who made Paul Bunyan from The People, Yes

Was a myth, Paul was static, didn’t change internally.

Humanism

1867

• I saw in Louisiana a Live-Oak growing
• Book: Leaves of Grass

Wrote free verse poems. Concerned w/ nature/humans.

• Humanism
• Abolitionist issues

1884

The adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Issues with slavery, racism, adventure.

Naturalism

1782

• What is an American?
• Letters from an American Farmer

Writing to euros about the amazing America, right after the amer rev. He was an aristocrat from France.

Benjamin Franklin

Rationalism

1758

• The Way to Wealth
• Poor Richard’s Almanac
• Letters from Silence Dogwood to the NE Current

Many short sayings imparting wisdom for life.

Romanticism

1823

• The Pioneers
• The Leatherstocking Tales

Man vs. nature = big theme. He and Irving were some of the first to gain acclaim in Europe.

Sermonizing/Puritanism/ the great awakening

• 1666
• 1678

• The Author to her book (1666, 1678)
• To my dear and loving husband

First female poet published in America (1650).

Sermonizing/Puritanism/ the great awakening

• 1692
• 1693

Ornaments for the Daughters of Zion Wonders of the Invisible World

He took things personally and allowed his biases to seep through into his writings. Abrasive feelings about women were revealed in those writings.

Sermonizing/Puritanism/ the great awakening

1741

Sinners in the hands of an angry god

Camp revivals

The Great Awakening

1776

• Common Sense
• The Crisis

• Helped rally support for the dec of indep.
• Helped motivate ams for war.

Transcendentalism

• 1841
• 1862

• Self-Reliance
• Nature
• Thoreau (eulogy for him, 1862)

Abide by immediate reactions/impressions. He rented the Old Manse to Hawthorne. He was an essayist.

Transcendentalism

1854

• Wrote Walden (1854).
• Quotes:

• He opposed the mex amer war.
• Simplify, march to a dif drummer, people fill their lives w/ busy things to fill empty space, epaulets are overrated.