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American Literary PeriodsAMERICAN LITERARY PERIODSPeriodsGenre & StyleCharacteristicsHistorical ContextExamplesCOLONIAL1620-1750Sermons, diaries, personal narrativesSermons written in plain style rather than ornateReligious poetryFocuses on daily life, moral attitudes, and political unrestLiterature is instructive, reinforces authority of the Bible and churchPredestination: fate determined by GodAll are sinful and must be saved by Christ“Puritan” began as an insult by traditional Anglicans.
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