PPT-American literature 2 Drama between the wars

T he beginnings of American drama For Puritans drama was the work of devil the 1767 Philadelphia production of Thomas Godfreys The Prince of Parthia I774 the Continental Congress banned plays. Things to Get:. Notebook page . Things to Do:. Turn in last self portrait. Finish Music – Rhapsody in Blue and Jazz Rap. Opener: Modern American Drama. Class work: 1) Notes. Closure: Scene Analysis. ure. Art. Music. Literature. Art. Hudson River School. – . A mid-19. th. century (1800s) American art movement influenced by romanticism. This style of painting consisted of natural images and landscapes of New England.. Native American . Literature: Cultural Diversity. At . time . of . Columbus, . 350 distinct languages existed in . North America. Thousands of distinct cultural groups existed as well.. No . single Native American culture or . the Age of Reason . (1750-1800). The literary implications of the American Revolution. . Military victory and . p. olitical independence from Britain spanned nationalistic hopes for a great . national. . . MIDDLE ENGLISH DRAMA. RELIGIOUS DRAMA – important part of Middle English Literature.. NOT created for reading. ORIGINS OF DRAMA:. bound up with worship. few could read. Christian Story And Lessons of The Bible brought to people by Simple Dramatic Scenes.. Conquering America's. Frontier. Frederick Jackson Turner’s . Frontier Thesis. “American social development has been continually beginning over again on the frontier. This perennial rebirth, this fluidity of American life, this expansion westward with its new opportunities, its continuous touch with the simplicity of primitive society, furnish the forces dominating American character....In the crucible of the frontier the immigrants were Americanized, liberated, and fused into a mixed race, English in neither nationality nor characteristics...." . Light Romanticism, Dark Romanticism, Transcendentalism . Romanticism as a Journey. Away from . Corruption of civilization. Limits of rational thought. Romanticism as a Journey. Toward. Integrity of nature. Romeo and Juliet. By: William Shakespeare. Elizabethan Terms:. The Elizabethan Era . was named after Queen Elizabeth I of England (who reigned from 1558-1604).. Renaissance. : A period of rebirth, originating in Italy in the 1300’s. This was a time during which great accomplishments were made in science, art and literature (lots of change). Early American Drama. The American . Company, managed . by David . Douglass. ,. . was the first professional company to produce plays in the American colonies. .. The first . production was . The Prince of Parthia. Definition. Literature about the . sociocultural. experiences of underrepresented groups. This literature includes those who fall outside the “mainstream” of categories such as race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, language. This literature is written by those who are members of these underrepresented groups and those who fall within the category of “mainstream.”. UNG. Anastasia Turner. Challenges. Consolidation: . UNG . = GSC NGCSU. New . 4-year classes . @ home campus. Proposed . M.A. in English . (Global . F. ocus). Chinese flagship program for Dept of Defense. This was a unit of the government funded by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which was established to combat unemployment.. Headed by Hallie Flanagan Davis, at its peak it employed 10,000 people in 40 states.. Native American Literature Native American Literature: Cultural Diversity At time of Columbus, 350 distinct languages existed in North America Thousands of distinct cultural groups existed as well. Multicultural Literature Definition Literature about the sociocultural experiences of underrepresented groups. This literature includes those who fall outside the “mainstream” of categories such as race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, language. This literature is written by those who are members of these underrepresented groups and those who fall within the category of “mainstream.”