The Puritan Legacy
Puritans, Rationalists, Romantics, Dark Romantics and Transcendentalists.
Background Information on the Puritans 1492 Christopher Columbus lands in the Bahamas 1607 – Jamestown established 1620-Pilgrims land 1636-Harvard College.
The Puritan Legacy American Literature’s Colonial Roots.
AMERICAN LITERATURE’S COLONIAL ROOTS THE PURITAN LEGACY.
Puritanism 1560-1770. What is a Puritan? The Puritans were single-minded visionaries convinced of the rightness of their beliefs, but they were also practical.
Puritans, Romantics, Realists, and Transcendentalists.
The Age of Reason
Who Were the Puritans?
Major Prophets
By 1640 they dominated New England Presentation covers pages 1,4 11-14, 27-29.
1. Wanted to return to a simpler form of worship and church organization.
