The Romantic Movement
The Norton Anthology frames the Romantic period between 1785 and…
Lecture 9: The American Gothic
The writers of the late 1700s and the…
Lecture 6: Witchcraft
The Accusers:
Betty Parris, 9 years old, daughter of pastor…
Lecture 5: The Influence of the Puritans
The Puritan influence in the United…
Lecture 3: The Explorers and the Colonists
Europeans had been exploring the world…
Lecture 11: Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne was born on July 4, 1804. His ancestors…
Discussion Question 7
"Self-Reliance" by Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Resistance to Civil Government" by…
Lecture 8: Slavery
The first slaves were brought to the New World in…
Lecture 7: The Democratic Revolution
The growth of the population and wealth of…
Lecture 4: The Puritans
By the late 1500s and early 1600s, people were…