PPT-Puritan Writing

Early American Literature Puritan is a broad term referring to a number of Protestant groups that sought to purify the Church of England which was corrupt and closely tied to the British government. Colonial New England. I. Intro Stuff: . A. Can We Agree . . . . ? . B. Nonetheless, Puritans did NOT Agree with us. They believed in a corporeal Satan who walked the earth and thus he may have had minions/witches to do his bidding. . By: Alex Turner. Richardson’s 6. th. Period. The Roots of Puritanism. Started in England. A Church Reform straying away from Catholicism . Caused for splits in the Church. Some Puritans stayed in England . What’s a Puritan?. Had a problem with the church in England (late 1500’s - think Shakespeare). Wanted the church to be more “pure”. They felt the Church leadership (bishops) were too greedy and not spiritual enough.. . THE SCARLET LETTER. Hawthorne: 1804-1864. The Scarlet Letter. : 1850. PURITAN ERA. : Mid-late 1600s. Salem Witch Trials: 1692 (Judge . Hathorne. ). Puritan “Religious Enlightenment. ”: Mid 1700s, Jonathan Edwards. 1620-1758. Literature in Early America. Early colonists did not call themselves “Americans” until the mid 18. th. century. Roanoke Island, 1580. Jamestown, 1607. Pilgrims landed at Plymouth, 1620. Life in the Chesapeake. Illnesses. Life expectancy. Men to Women Ratio 6:1. HOW SLAVERY CAME TO THE U.S.. Indentured Servants. Indentured servants became the first means to meet this need for labor. In return for free passage to Virginia, a laborer worked for four to five years in the fields before being granted freedom. The Crown rewarded planters with 50 acres of land for every inhabitant they brought to the New World. Naturally, the colony began to expand. That expansion was soon challenged by the Native American confederacy formed and named after Powhatan. Review and Must Knows for the IOC. Themes. There are many subthemes within the novel; however, the most important theme is “Sin. ”. Adultery. Traditionalist perspective. Man made law. Sin of passion. dynasty. Charles I. 1625 - 1649. Charles I. Charles I (1625 – 1649). Divine right of kings to rule . subjection . of Parliament to the . king’s. will. . and opposition to all forms of religious dissent. The Scarlet Letter. Puritanism/. Scarlet Letter. Timeline. 1620-1628. 1638. 1642. 1645. 1649. 1655. 1692. 1850. In the novel:. . -Ch. 1-4 public scaffold scene Pearl=baby in mother’s arms. -Scene at Governor Bellingham’s . EARLY AMERICAN LITERATURE. Who were they?. A group of Protestants who sought to purify the Church of England. Pur. itan --- . Pur. ify. Not very popular in England. Imprisoned, tortured, killed, etc.. 1625 - 1649. Charles I. Charles I (1625 – 1649). Divine right of kings to rule . subjection . of Parliament to the . king’s. will. . and opposition to all forms of religious dissent. Take EVERYTHING OFF YOUR DESK aside from the paper and something to write with. . Two Columns- Good Room/Bad Room. Where do these symbols/images come from?. The Puritans. Overview. 16. th. Century. More extreme Protestants within the church of England . Stefan Brandt – . stefan.brandt@uni-graz.at. Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz . Guest Professor. Università. . Ca. ‘ . Foscari. , . Venice. Time Travel. First . encounters. between European . settlers. Puritan Meditation. Meditation for the Puritans was central to all the means of grace or what we might call spiritual disciplines. Meditation enhanced and “improved” public worship, sermons, Bible study, baptism, the Lord’s Supper, prayer,...