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Puritanism was part of the buliding blocks in American Literature. It included brillant authors like Johnathan Edwards, Anne Bradstreet, Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, And Thomas Payne. These great authors wrote about their ventures to the new world. Politcal documents were also recorded and founded our nation's principles. Religous writers wanted to instill the fear of God into people. These documents were Sinners in the hands of God, Speech in thee Convention, The declaration Of Independence.
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Rationalism included three visions. The transcndental, romantic, and social visions were all changed forever by authors like Edgar Allen Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Washington Irving, And Many others. They wrote novels like Moby Dick, The Scarlet Letter, The Devil And Tom Walker, etc. These novels promoted self- exploration, Religon and most of all Human Rights. these brought issuses such as woman rights, taxes, and immigration to the forefront
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The second half of the centruy saw the rise of a more objective attitude toward and human affiars. Famous authors included Stephen Crane, Mark Twain, Kate Chopin, Willa Cather, And Jack London. The wrote Famous novels like the Adv. Of Huckleberry Fin, The Red Badge Of Courage, The awakening, and Call of The Wild.The American romantic impulse had faded. Loss of idealism, Democracy, and Science were revealed through American literature.
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