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Page 1: The Revolutionary Period American Literature. Overview End of 17 th Century End of 17 th Century Also known as “The Age of Reason” Also known as “The

The Revolutionary The Revolutionary PeriodPeriod

American Literature American Literature

Page 2: The Revolutionary Period American Literature. Overview End of 17 th Century End of 17 th Century Also known as “The Age of Reason” Also known as “The

OverviewOverview

End of 17End of 17thth Century Century Also known as “The Age of Also known as “The Age of

Reason” Reason” New ideas in Europe challenged New ideas in Europe challenged

ideas of the Puritansideas of the Puritans The age of “tinkerers and The age of “tinkerers and

experimenters”experimenters”

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RationalismRationalism

The belief that human beings can The belief that human beings can arrive at truth by using arrive at truth by using reasonreason, , rather than by relying on…rather than by relying on…– Authority of the pastAuthority of the past– Religious faithReligious faith– Intuition Intuition

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A New View of GodA New View of God

Contrast to Puritan belief that Contrast to Puritan belief that God is actively involved God is actively involved

Believed God created the Believed God created the universe and left it to run on its universe and left it to run on its own (like a clock)own (like a clock)

How does it run??? How does it run??? – on REASON! (logical thinking)on REASON! (logical thinking)

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Important ProgressImportant Progress

Revolutionary War Revolutionary War

Independence from Great Britain Independence from Great Britain

Huge emphasis on science and Huge emphasis on science and philosophy philosophy

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The Smallpox PlagueThe Smallpox Plague Came by ship in 1721Came by ship in 1721

½ of Boston’s population died½ of Boston’s population died

Cotton Mather: “Let us look upon Cotton Mather: “Let us look upon sin as the cause of sickness.” sin as the cause of sickness.”

Started controversial campaign Started controversial campaign for inoculation for inoculation – Conflict between science and religion Conflict between science and religion

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DeismDeism

Sought principles to unite all religionsSought principles to unite all religions

Beliefs Beliefs – The world is orderly and goodThe world is orderly and good– People are inherently goodPeople are inherently good– Humans are perfectible (through reason!)Humans are perfectible (through reason!)

Best form of worship is to do good for Best form of worship is to do good for others others – Origins of social welfare programsOrigins of social welfare programs

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Self-Made AmericansSelf-Made Americans

Belief in the American DreamBelief in the American Dream

Classic tale of rags to richesClassic tale of rags to riches

ALL people can be successful ALL people can be successful regardless of heredityregardless of heredity

Ideals:Ideals:– reason, industriousness, reason, industriousness,

perseverance, self-reliance, progressperseverance, self-reliance, progress

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WritingsWritings

EssaysEssays

PamphletsPamphlets

PERSUASIONPERSUASION

Personal narratives: Personal narratives: – Franklin’s Franklin’s AutobiographyAutobiography

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Important Writers Important Writers

Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin Patrick HenryPatrick Henry Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson Thomas Paine Thomas Paine


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