Colonial and Early American Literature
( 25 Modules )

Module #1
Introduction to Colonial Literature
Overview of the colonial period and its literary significance

Module #2
The Puritan Tradition
William Bradford, John Winthrop, and the Puritan experience

Module #3
Anne Bradstreet and the Feminine Voice
The first published American poet and her works

Module #4
John Smith and the Virginia Colony
The writings of John Smith and the early history of Virginia

Module #5
The Captivity Narrative
Mary Rowlandson and the genre of captivity narratives

Module #6
The American Enlightenment
Intellectual and cultural developments of the 18th century

Module #7
Benjamin Franklin and the Autobiographical Tradition
Franklins Autobiography and its significance

Module #8
Jonathan Edwards and the Great Awakening
Theology and literature of the Great Awakening

Module #9
Philip Freneau and the American Muse
The first American poet laureate and his works

Module #10
The Rise of Newspapers and Satire
The development of American journalism and satire

Module #11
Literature of the American Revolution
Writings of the Revolution, including Thomas Paine and others

Module #12
The Emergence of National Identity
Literary reflections of American identity and culture

Module #13
Washington Irving and the Knickerbocker School
The emergence of American romance and folklore

Module #14
Charles Brockden Brown and the Gothic Novel
The first American Gothic novelist and his works

Module #15
The American Renaissance
The flowering of American literature in the early 19th century

Module #16
Regionalism and the Frontier Experience
Literature of the American West and the frontier

Module #17
The Emergence of Realism
The shift from romance to realism in American literature

Module #18
Herman Melville and the American Sea Story
Melvilles works, including Moby-Dick

Module #19
Edgar Allan Poe and the Gothic Tradition
Poes poetry and short stories

Module #20
The Development of American Drama
The growth of American theater in the 19th century

Module #21
The Civil War and Reconstruction in Literature
Literary responses to the Civil War and Reconstruction

Module #22
The Rise of Local Color and Regionalism
The focus on regionalism and local color in late 19th-century literature

Module #23
Mark Twain and the Humorist Tradition
Twains works and the development of American humor

Module #24
The Legacy of Colonial and Early American Literature
The impact of early American literature on later American writers

Module #25
Course Wrap-Up & Conclusion
Planning next steps in Colonial and Early American Literature career

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Colonial and Early American Literature ( 25 Modules )

Colonial and Early American Literature
( 25 Modules )