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Research Guide to American Literature Part II Study G uides Early American Literature on General Topics = 1776–1820 Z Research Guide to American Literature = Volume 1: Colonial Literature, 1607–1776 Volume 2: Early American Literature, 1776–1820 Volume 3: Romanticism and Transcendentalism, 1820–1865 Volume 4: Realism and Regionalism, 1865–1914 Volume 5: American Modernism, 1914–1945 Volume 6: Postwar Literature, 1945–1970 Volume 7: Contemporary Literature, 1970 to Present Research Guide to American Literature Part II Study Guides Early American Literature on General Topics 177=6–1820 Z Angela Vietto Eastern Illinois University A Bruccoli Clark Layman Book Research Guide to American Literature: Early American Literature, 1776–1820 Copyright © 2010 by Angela Vietto All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher. For information contact: Facts On File, Inc. An imprint of Infobase Publishing 132 West 31st Street New York NY 10001 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Research guide to American literature. -- New ed. p. cm. “A Bruccoli Clark Layman book.” Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8160-7861-5 (v. 1 : acid-free paper)—ISBN 978-0-8160-7862-2 (v. 2 : acid-free paper)—ISBN 978-0-8160-7863-9 (v. 3 : acid-free paper)—ISBN 978-0-8160-7864-6 (v. 4 : acid-free paper)—ISBN 978-0-8160-7865-3 (v. 5 : acid- free paper)—ISBN 978-0-8160-7866-0 (v. 6 : acid-free paper)—ISBN 978-0-8160- 7867-7 (v. 7 : acid-free paper)—ISBN 978-1-4381-3243-3 (v. 2: E-book) 1. American literature—Research—Methodology—Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2. American litera- ture—History and criticism. 3. Canon (Literature) I. Franklin, Benjamin, 1939– II. Vietto, Angela III. Habich, Robert D., 1951– IV. Quirk, Tom, 1946– V. Scharnhorst, Gary. VI. Anderson, George Parker, 1957– VII. Cusatis, John. VIII. Moser, Linda Trinh, 1964– IX. West, Kathryn, 1962– X. Facts on File, Inc. PS51.R47 2010 810.7’2—dc22 2009047815 Facts On File books are available at special discounts when purchased in bulk quantities for businesses, associations, institutions, or sales promotions. Please call our Special Sales Department in New York at (212) 967-8800 or (800) 322-8755. You can find Facts On File on the World Wide Web at http://www.factsonfile.com Text design by Erika K. Arroyo Composition by Bruccoli Clark Layman Cover printed by Art Print, Taylor, PA Book printed and bound by Maple Press, York, PA Date printed: February 2010 Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 This book is printed on acid-free paper. To Carla, with gratitude for Junto days = Contents = Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xi Series Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xiii Part I: OvervIew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Boundaries of the Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Dominant Genres and Literary Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Poetry 5 Nonfiction: Autobiography, Letters, Essays 6 Novels 6 Sentimental Fiction 7 Picaresque Fiction 7 Gothic Fiction 8 Historical and Social Context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Revolution and Confederation (1775–1787) 10 Constitution and Federalism (1787–1801) 11 Constitution and Bill of Rights 11 Washington Administration (1789–1797) 11 Adams Administration (1797–1801) 12 The Democratic-Republicans (1801–1825) 12 Jefferson Administration (1801–1809) 12 Madison Administration (1809–1817) 13 Monroe Administration (1817–1825) 13 Social Issues and Literature 13 The Material Conditions of Literary Production 15 Literary Influences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Evolution of Critical Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Part II: Study GuIdeS On General tOPIcS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Political Debate and Print Culture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Letters as Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Biography and Autobiography: Stranger Than Fiction . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Poetry and Social Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Travel: Nonfiction and Fiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Essays, Magazines, and Nation-Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Satire and Parody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Sentimental Novels: Love, Seduction, and Scandal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Plays: On the Stage and In the Closet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Writing about Race and Gender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Part III: Study GuIdeS On wOrkS and wrIterS . . . . . . . . .61 John and Abigail Adams Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail, During the Revolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 Joel Barlow, The Vision of Columbus, A Poem in Nine Books . . . . . . .65 Ann Eliza Bleecker and Margaretta Faugeres The Posthumous Works of Ann Eliza Bleecker in Prose and Verse. To which is added, A Collection of Essays, Prose and Poetical, by Margaretta V. Faugeres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 Hugh Henry Brackenridge, Modern Chivalry, Containing the Adventures of Captain John Farrago, and Teague Oregan, His Servant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73 Charles Brockden Brown, Arthur Mervyn, Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 Charles Brockden Brown, Edgar Huntly; or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81 Charles Brockden Brown, Wieland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85 William Hill Brown, The Power of Sympathy, or, The Triumph of Nature. Founded in Truth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89 William Clark, Meriwether Lewis, and others Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93 J. Hector St. John [de Crèvecoeur] Letters from an American Farmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96 Olaudah Equiano, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano or Gustavus Vassa, the African . . . . . . . .101 Hannah Webster Foster, The Coquette, or the History of Eliza Wharton; A Novel Founded on Fact . . . . . . . . . . . .104 Benjamin Franklin, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, A Genetic Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108 Benjamin Franklin, “Speech in the Convention at the Conclusion of Its Deliberations” ....................112 Philip Freneau, Poems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116 Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, The Federalist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120 Lemuel Haynes, Liberty Further Extended: Or, Free Thoughts on the Illegality of Slave-Keeping . . . . . . . . . . . .124 Washington Irving, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon .........................126 Washington Irving, “Rip Van Winkle,” The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon ......................................130 Thomas Jefferson, The Declaration of Independence . . . . . . . . . . .133 Thomas Jefferson, Notes on the State of Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137 John Marrant, A Narrative of the Lord’s Wonderful Dealings with John Marrant, a Black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141 Judith Sargent Murray, The Gleaner: A Miscellaneous Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145 Thomas Paine, The Age of Reason: Being an Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148 Thomas Paine, Common Sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152 Susanna Rowson, Charlotte Temple; Charlotte, A Tale of Truth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156 Rebecca Rush, Kelroy.....................................160 Tabitha Tenney, Female Quixotism: Exhibited in the Romantic Opinions and Extravagant Adventures of Dorcasina Sheldon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163 Royall Tyler, The Contrast, A Comedy, in Five Acts . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167 Mercy Otis Warren, History of the Rise, Progress and Termination of the American Revolution, Interspersed with Biographical, Political and Moral Observations . . . . . . . . . . . .171 Noah Webster, Grammatical Institutes of the English Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175

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