American Literature A literary introduction Raffaele Nardella Washington Irving http://www.brianjayjones.com/images/portraits/irvingBrady.jpg

A literature of one’s own A distinct voice Cultural tradition Freedom from the influence of England The American Renaissance 1820s – National literary tradition Against English cultural patterns Influence of early 19th century writers (Scott, Byron, Coleridge) Raffaele Nardella

A distinct voice

Cultural tradition

Freedom from the influence of England

The American Renaissance

1820s – National literary tradition

Against English cultural patterns

Influence of early 19th century writers (Scott, Byron, Coleridge)

A literature of one’s own The break away from European tradition New England, a workshop for a new literature Settings and subjects related to America Washington Irving ( The Legend of Sleepy Hollow ) James Fenimore Cooper ( The Last of the Mohicans ) Harriet Beecher Stowe ( Uncle Tom’s Cabin ) Americanness: rooted in nature http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:James_Fenimore_Cooper_by_Jarvis.jpg Raffaele Nardella

The break away from European tradition

New England, a workshop for a new literature

Settings and subjects related to America

Washington Irving ( The Legend of Sleepy Hollow )

James Fenimore Cooper ( The Last of the Mohicans )

Harriet Beecher Stowe ( Uncle Tom’s Cabin )

Americanness: rooted in nature

A literature of one’s own Two great masters Nathaniel Hawthorne Herman Melville Moby Dick The Scarlet Letter Raffaele Nardella

Two great masters