ACCTG 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Harper Lee, Jack Kerouac, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Document Summary
Genres: sermons, diaries, personal narratives (incl. captivity narratives), promotional texts, religious poetry. Style: texts written in decidedly plain rather than ornate style. Focus on daily life, moral attitudes, and political unrest. Literature is instructive, reinforces authority of the bible and the church, didactic. Non-puritan texts: exploration; attracting people to come to america. The new world as experiment: american exceptionalism (est. by winthrop), new eden, errand into the wilderness . Thomas harriot, brief and true report of the new found land virginia (naal) John smith, description of new england (naal) John winthrop, a model of christian charity (naal) Mary rowlandson, a narrative of the captivity and restoration of mrs. mary rowlandson (naal) Genres: political pamphlets and speeches, travel writing, historical novels, sketches. Style: political (incl. political rhetoric), rational, persuasive. Literature instills pride, patriotism, and common agreement. Literature underscores national mission (= liberty and independence) and the american character .
