Anoka Ramsey Community College -- Coon Rapids Campus
English 2230: American Literature to 1865
Course Handouts -- The Enlightenment Period
(a.k.a. The Age of Reason and Revolution; The Neoclassical Period)
General Information:
"Buzzwords" of the Enlightenment
Slavery Narratives -- Shorter Version
Slavery Narratives -- Longer Version
American Contexts: "To Begin the World Over Again": The Emerging Idea of "America"
American Contexts: "Who Reads an American Book?": Calls for a National Literature
Literature for a New Nation -- Lecture Notes
Specific Authors (alphabetical by last name):
Questions about Early American Women Authors (Bradstreet, Rowlandson, Knight, Adams, Wheatley)
Elizabeth Ashbridge
Olaudah Equiano -- Rhetorical Information
Olaudah Equiano -- Issues and Questions
Olaudah Equiano -- Scott's Reading Notes and Study Ideas
Olaudah Equiano -- Scott's Responses to Two Discussion Questions (Fall 2006)
A Selection Written by Silence Dogood (a Franklin "persona") -- get copy from professor
Another Selection by Benjamin Franklin -- get copy from professor
An Excerpt from F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby to Use with Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography -- get copy from professor
Philip Freneau -- Notes
Sarah Kemble Knight
Samson Occom -- Biographical Notes and Text Outline
Samson Occom -- Studying the Text
Samson Occom -- Discussion Questions
Susanna Rowson -- Charlotte Temple (novel)
Royall Tyler -- The Contrast (play)
Phillis Wheatley -- Issues and Questions
Phillis Wheatley -- Notes and Questions
Phillis Wheatley -- More Notes
Biblical References Used to Justify Slavery
John Woolman