1. Colonial Period, 17th
Colonial Period, 17th
Century, Jhon Smith,
Century, Jhon Smith,
Phillis Weathley,
Phillis Weathley,
JamesFenimore.
JamesFenimore.
It began on 1 January 1601 and ended on 31
December 1700
17TH CENTURY
She was especially fond of writing in
the elegiac poetry style, perhaps
mirroring the genre of oration taught to
her through the women in her African
American tribal group.
PHILLIS WHEATLEY
He is considered to be the first American writer.
He was an explorer and colonist; he helped
found Jamestown in 1607. His a True Relation of
Virginia is said to be the first American book
written in English. It describes the problems of
colonising the area.
JOHN SMITH
Many Americans get the Pilgrims and
the Puritans mixed up. Common
thinking is: They were both groups of
English religious reformers. They both
landed in modern-day Massachusetts.
Pilgrims VS Puritans
The Colonial Period of American Literature spans the
time between the founding of the first settlement at
Jamestown to the outbreak of the Revolution.
James Fenimore Cooper was one of
America’s first great novelists because he
helped to first great novelists novelists
because because he helped to create a
sense of American history through his
writing.
JAMES FENIMORE
2. Colonial Period, 17th
Colonial Period, 17th
Century, Jhon Smith,
Century, Jhon Smith,
Phillis Weathley,
Phillis Weathley,
JamesFenimore.
JamesFenimore.
The century was strongly marked
by great crises and
transformations that made it a
time of retreat in Europe, since
the overall evolution of the
economy and the population was
negative and agricultural
production suffered successive
crises. This caused a series of
great famines that led to the
emergence of epidemics and
pestilences, causes of a series of
wars such as the Thirty Years.
17th Century
