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- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Literature_and_Literacy/American_Literature/American_Literature_I_(Eidenmuller)/00%3A_Front_Matter/01%3A_TitlePageAmerican Literature I Anne Eidenmuller Columbia Basin College
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Literature_and_Literacy/American_Literature/American_Literature_I_(Eidenmuller)/04%3A_Romantic_Literature_(18201860)/4.09%3A_The_RavenAnd the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door; And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon’s that is dreaming And the lamp-...And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door; And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon’s that is dreaming And the lamp-light o’er him streaming throws his shadows on the floor; And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor Shall be lifted–nevermore!
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Literature_and_Literacy/American_Literature/American_Literature_I_(Eidenmuller)/06%3A_Assignments/6.05%3A_Assignment-_Defining_Characteristics_of_Early_American_WritingIn this Performance Assessment, you must create a PowerPoint of at least 20 slides demonstrating your understanding of the defining characteristics of the three major literary periods covered in this ...In this Performance Assessment, you must create a PowerPoint of at least 20 slides demonstrating your understanding of the defining characteristics of the three major literary periods covered in this class: Puritanism, the Enlightenment, and Romanticism (including Gothic, Transcendental, and slave writings). Include their defining characteristics, major authors, and famous works associated with each literary period. Assignment: Defining Characteristics of Early American Writing.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Literature_and_Literacy/American_Literature/American_Literature_I_(Eidenmuller)/06%3A_Assignments/6.07%3A_Assignment-_Comparison_of_Wakefield_and_WaldenUsing “Wakefield” and the “Conclusion” of Walden, write an essay (1,000–1,250 words long) in which you discuss how these experiments differ, what the two protagonists seem to gain from them, and why t...Using “Wakefield” and the “Conclusion” of Walden, write an essay (1,000–1,250 words long) in which you discuss how these experiments differ, what the two protagonists seem to gain from them, and why they decide to “go back.” What do the two accounts suggest about the relationship between the individual and society, as Hawthorne and Thoreau viewed them?
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Literature_and_Literacy/American_Literature/American_Literature_I_(Eidenmuller)/04%3A_Romantic_Literature_(18201860)/4.19%3A_Woman_in_the_Nineteenth_Century“The ministry of Man implies that he must be filled from the divine fountains which are being engendered through all eternity, so that, at the mere name of his master, he may be able to cast all his e...“The ministry of Man implies that he must be filled from the divine fountains which are being engendered through all eternity, so that, at the mere name of his master, he may be able to cast all his enemies into the abyss; that he may deliver all parts of nature from the barriers that imprison them; that he may purge the terrestrial atmosphere from the poisons that infect it; that he may preserve the bodies of men from the corrupt influences that surround, and the maladies that afflict them; st…
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- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Literature_and_Literacy/American_Literature/American_Literature_I_(Eidenmuller)/06%3A_Assignments/6.08%3A_Assignment-_Song_of_MyselfFocusing on one or two stanzas of the poem, write a short essay (750–1,000 words long) in which you answer and discuss the following questions: Suppose you were to lead Walt Whitman on a daylong tour ...Focusing on one or two stanzas of the poem, write a short essay (750–1,000 words long) in which you answer and discuss the following questions: Suppose you were to lead Walt Whitman on a daylong tour of America in 2015 to help him conduct research for a revised edition of “Song of Myself.” Answer and discuss the following questions in a short narrative essay (750–1,000 words long):
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Literature_and_Literacy/American_Literature/American_Literature_I_(Eidenmuller)/zz%3A_Back_Matter
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Literature_and_Literacy/American_Literature/American_Literature_I_(Eidenmuller)/03%3A_Enlightenment_Literature_(17601820)/3.01%3A_Introduction_to_Enlightenment_Literature“The sacred rights of mankind…are written, as with a sunbeam, in the whole volume of human nature, by the hand of the divinity itself.” – Alexander Hamilton Describe the major historical and cultural ...“The sacred rights of mankind…are written, as with a sunbeam, in the whole volume of human nature, by the hand of the divinity itself.” – Alexander Hamilton Describe the major historical and cultural developments of the Enlightenment; explain key concepts Describe the major conventions, tropes, and themes of Enlightenment literature; identify and discuss those features with regard to individual authors/works Defining Characteristics of Enlightenment Literature.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Literature_and_Literacy/American_Literature/American_Literature_I_(Eidenmuller)/01%3A_Reading_and_Interpreting_Literary_Texts/1.01%3A_Introduction_to_Reading_and_Interpreting_Literary_TextsWriting is not life, but I think that sometimes it can be a way back to life. ― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft Identify the key features of prose Identify the key features of poetry I...Writing is not life, but I think that sometimes it can be a way back to life. ― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft Identify the key features of prose Identify the key features of poetry Identify and describe the major critical approaches to literary interpretation: New Criticism/Formalism, Reader-Response, Feminism, and Marxism CC licensed content, Original Key Features of Literary Texts. CC licensed content, Shared previously Image of fridge poetry. License: CC BY: Attribution
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Literature_and_Literacy/American_Literature/American_Literature_I_(Eidenmuller)/01%3A_Reading_and_Interpreting_Literary_Texts/1.03%3A_A_Short_History_of_the_Early_American_NovelThe exponential growth in the production of novels paralleled that of the American literary marketplace, and both depended on the same socio-economic factors—increasing literacy rates due to the expan...The exponential growth in the production of novels paralleled that of the American literary marketplace, and both depended on the same socio-economic factors—increasing literacy rates due to the expansion of public education; improvements in printing technology, including the steam-powered press and the use of stereotype plates; and what has been called the transportation revolution, with roads, canals, and eventually railroads, tying far-flung urban publishing centers to the outskirts of the n…
