1. American Literature
The events of American history are very much connected to the influence of American literature and what it has become today. ... THE COLONIAL PERIOD, from 1620-1720, was based upon the Puritan lifestyle. ... This new writing influence can be found in the works of William Bradford, who wrote OF PLYMOUTH PLANTATION, and Anne Bradstreet, author of HERE FOLLOW SOME VERSES UPON THE BURNING OF OUR HOUSE, JULY 10, 1666. It was the Puritans who most powerfully influenced the course of American literature and the formation of the American imagination. ... The AMERICAN ROMANTICISM PERIOD exis...
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