Neoclassicism In Uncle Tom's Cabin

The puritans emphasize hard work, piety and sobriety; and the earliest writings include diaries, travelling books, journals, letters, sermons and even government contracts. The two key figures of the puritan period are Anne Bradstreet (1612-1672) the first published American poet and Edward Taylor (1645-1729) considered to be the finest Puritan Poet and known for the series of short preparatory

“These chapters present a story of great difficulties and great determination, demonstrating the strength of character that later generations of Americans have wished to claim as their own.” (Johnston). Johnston stated the book, Of Plymouth Plantation, explained how much hardship the colony have faced, and how they are still determined to sail and settle in America. The Puritans were determined to fight for their religious freedom. William Bradford was well-known from this book because he wrote down the history of the Puritans and many situations they been

Beowulf has been read by millions of readers and critiqued by hundreds of scholars, yet it remains a popular classic worldwide; perhaps the very construct that weaves varying religious contexts has helped to create an enduring interest in this poem. Christian mores mingling with Germanic myth and nature’s religion create a distinctive relationship seldom seen in other literary works. One of literature’s earliest epic poems, Beowulf, contains a unique amalgamation of religious concepts that, at times, seem to contrast each other. Considering the time period and popular worldview of the time during which the poem was written, it is likely that the author was intentional in the style and content of his work Beowulf, written sometime between

Renaissance art is painted with very vibrant colors, King spends a great deal of time discussing the pigments for the colors, such as Aquamarine from Florace. Another characteristic is perspective, which is used notably in the painting “Noah and the Flood”. Perspective, like anatomical correctness, was something rediscovered in the 15th century from Greco-Roman works. The way the subtleties are painted is possibly the most Renaissance thing about the

It is also worth to notice that John Hawthorne, one of the Salem Witch Trial Judges, was his great grandfather (Concise Dictionary of American Literary Biography). Since Salem was his hometown, he developed his writing through the gospel of American Puritanism and intend to spread those principles through his literature which also gives the focus of his literature. Hawthorne’s writing style was unique and was well-regarded for several reasons. First of all, Hawthorne induces readers to use their own imagination to interpret the meaning of the tale, as it is evident in “The Minister’s Black Veil”. Moreover, he likes to present multi-fold and multi-perspective of a character.

Ezra Pound and his influence on modernism Ezra Weston Loomis Pound was an emigrant American poet and critic who was a key figure of the early modernist movement. Pound promoted, and also sporadically helped to shape, the work of different poets and novelists such as William Butler Yeats, Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce, D.H. Lawrence, Robert Frost, and T.S. Eliot. His influence on poetry began with his development of “Imagism”, a movement stressing clarity, carefulness and conciseness of language. Modernism is a movement that arose from wide-scale and far-reaching transformations in Western society in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Modernism rejected the certainty of Enlightenment thinking.

The publication of Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass was monumental, a rhetorical strategy in itself. Frederick Douglass establishes his credibility by being one of the first African slaves to write of the brutal nature of slavery. He also writes on a personal level, connecting to those who had the same experiences and appealing to those yearning to learn of the situation. Douglass’ personal affiliation with slavery can be seen at times when he shares that “slavery would not always be able to hold [him] within its foul embrace.” (Douglass

They also helped fund Harriet Tubman’s trips to free more slaves. William Lloyd Garrison and Lewis and Arthur Tappan started the abolition movement when they formed the American Anti-Slavery Society, “The organization created the Declaration of Anti-Slavery in which they gave reasons for the construction of the society and its goals,” (eiu.edu.) Frederick Douglass, who was an escaped slave, was another important abolitionist. He published two papers both about the abolition of slavery and his goals. He also made public speeches to inform people of abolitionists concerns.

Durante degli Alighieri, also known as Dante was born on either May or June in 1265. Dante was a great Italian poet of the late middle ages. His most notable work is “The Divine Comedy”, which is considered the greatest literary work to ever be written in the world of literature. To write The Divine Comedy, he used some characters which he has read about and people from his life. Virgil who was his guide in Hell, is an ancient Roman poet who wrote “The Aeneid”.

The story is told in three separate books, Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso and was wrote in first person to depict what Dante imagines each realm of the

In England, Stuart absolutism conflicted with parliamentary cases, and Anglican Protestantism with Puritanism. Amid this period, John Milton rose to unmistakable fame as an artist and humanist scholarly. After the English Civil War, he served as a Puritan official, his literary profession reaching a state of perfection with his clear verse stories, including Paradise Lost. In the midst of the Restoration, Bunyan proceeded with the Protestant artistic convention with his sacred moral story, Pilgrim 's Progress. John Bunyan proceeded with his Protestant literary tradition with his otherworldly fable Pilgrims Progress

Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin tried to help. Although they initially owned slaves, They were against slavery and tried to make and enforce laws and join abolition groups. Tom Paine and Harriet Beecher Stowe both wrote books that were against slavery. He wrote, African Slavery in America and she wrote, Uncle Tom’s Cabin.

In the initial days of colonization, community ministers were funded to start religious libraries. While the Bible was central reading in all households, it was supplemented by other printed material. The “Bay Psalm Book” published in 1640, is often referred to America’s first best-seller. Just as on the lecture circuit where print style oratory dominated in behind the pulpit also. Sermons consisted of written speeches, quite stately, cold, and distinguished, with an impersonal tone.

“The God that holds you over the pit of hell… he looks upon you as worthy of nothing else, but to be cast into the fire...” Jonathan Edwards addressed in 1741, about 100 years after Anne Bradstreet published “To my Dear and Loving Husband”, making herself the first Puritan women to be writing poetry. Edwards and Bradstreet both wrote for the Puritan community about their religion, making an impact on the world in different ways. Bradstreet and Edwards both had have religious views and used their different styles and personalities to make their impact on the Puritan community. Although Bradstreet and Edwards both expressed their religious views in the Puritan community, they both spoke of religion in different ways then each other.

Harriet Beecher Stowe 's novel, Uncle Tom 's Cabin, takes place in the southern United States before the Civil War. Stowe 's novel focuses on slavery in these southern states. Uncle Tom, the main character experiences both the ups and downs of slavery, having both good and cruel masters. Throughout the book, Stowe writes stereotypically of the slaves ' religion by writing, numerous times, of Tom and other slaves singing Negro spirituals. Stowe made Uncle Tom a very religious character, and reveals this side of him by constantly writing about him encouraging others to be Christians and stating that God loved everyone.