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    This document provides an overview of 18th century American literature, focusing on religious writings from the Great Awakening period, writings from the Revolutionary era including works by Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Paine, and the development of poetry. It highlights key works such as Cotton Mather's "Magnalia Christi Americana", Jonathan Edwards' "Freedom of Will", Franklin's "Poor Richard's Almanac" and "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin", Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" and "The Crisis Papers", and Phillis Wheatley's poem "T'was Mercy Brought Me From My Pagan Land".

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    This document provides an overview of 18th century American literature, focusing on religious writings from the Great Awakening period, writings from the Revolutionary era including works by Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Paine, and the development of poetry. It highlights key works such as Cotton Mather's "Magnalia Christi Americana", Jonathan Edwards' "Freedom of Will", Franklin's "Poor Richard's Almanac" and "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin", Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" and "The Crisis Papers", and Phillis Wheatley's poem "T'was Mercy Brought Me From My Pagan Land".

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    This document provides an overview of 18th century American literature, focusing on religious writings from the Great Awakening period, writings from the Revolutionary era including works by Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Paine, and the development of poetry. It highlights key works such as Cotton Mather's "Magnalia Christi Americana", Jonathan Edwards' "Freedom of Will", Franklin's "Poor Richard's Almanac" and "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin", Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" and "The Crisis Papers", and Phillis Wheatley's poem "T'was Mercy Brought Me From My Pagan Land".

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    THE 18TH CENTURY

    AMERICAN
    LITERATURE
    RELIGIOUS WRITINGS
     Cotton Mather Magnalia Christi Americana
    (1702)
     Jonathan Edwards – Freedom of Will (1754)

     “Great Awakening” (1720s-1740s) a religious


    revival stemming from Calvinistic doctrine
     It started the division between the
    traditionalist Protestants who insisted on the
    continuing importance of ritual and doctrine
    and the revivalists who encouraged
    emotional involvement.
    WRITERS OF THE REVOLUTION
     Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)- leading
    figure in the American Revolution and an
    author, printer, scientist, inventor, political
    theorist and public planner.
     Poor Richard’s almanac (1732-1757);
    among his practical proverbs are “God helps
    those who help themselves” and “Early to
    bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy,
    wealthy and wise”
     The Way to Wealth (1757) – a collection of
    Poor Richard’s advice on getting ahead in
    business and public life
     The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
    ( written between 1771 and 1788)- a
    model of the ideal American personality
     It contains 4 parts and covers Franklin’s life
    through about 1757
    THE AUTOBIOGRAFY OF B.F.

    Part 1 was written in England in


    1771 and describes Franklin’s
    ancestors, his birth and youth in
    Boston
    Part 2 was written in France in 1784
    and presents Franklin’s plan in life for
    “perfecting” his own character along
    with his list of virtues
    Part 3 and 4 were written in
    Philadelphia in the late 1780s; they
    narrate his business and political
    affairs through 1757.
    THOMAS PAINE (1737-1809)

    Common Sense(1776)- 50
    page pamphlet was sold in
    more than 500000 copies
    Crisis papers( 1776-1783) –
    important influences on the
    American Revolution
    Rights of Man
    The Age of Reason
    POETRY
     Poetry became a weapon during the
    American Revolution: stating arguments,
    urging forces on, celebrating heroes in verse
     Neoclassical

     Phillis Wheatly – the first African American


    woman poet of note
     Philip Freneau –poet of the American
    Revolution
     Connecticut Witts

     In 1793 the first anthology of American


    poetry was published
    TWAS MERCY BROUGHT ME FROM MY PAGAN LAND, 
    TAUGHT MY BENIGHTED SOUL TO UNDERSTAND 
    THAT THERE'S A GOD, THAT THERE'S A SAVIOUR TOO: 
    ONCE I REDEMPTION NEITHER SOUGHT NOR KNEW. 
    SOME VIEW OUR SABLE RACE WITH SCORNFUL EYE, 
    "THEIR COLOUR IS A DIABOLIC DIE." 
    REMEMBER, CHRISTIANS, NEGROS, BLACK AS CAIN, 
    MAY BE REFIN'D AND JOIN TH'ANGELIC TRAIN.   
     To whom is this addressed and what idea
    does it convey?
    Is the tone rebellious or apologetic?
    How do you think that readers of the time
    (1767?) would have read the poem?
     What would you consider the key words or
    phrases in the poem? 

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