Download Native American Poetry vs. Colonial Narratives: Indigenous Voices & Explorers - Prof. Alic and more Study notes American literature in PDF only on Docsity! “1491” Middle Passage-Leg between Africa and America/Caribbean/South America Amazon is manmade: 1) controlled burns 2) middens 3) terra preta Indigenous (Native) Voices and “Christian” Conquistadors Native American Poetry Lyric Poetry-Individual Ritual-Community p. 104 Aztec Song “2 Songs” p. 106,7 Eskimo Inuit “Moved”, “Improvised Greeting”, “Song”, “Widow’s Song”: Talks about Life and Nature. There is Good and Bad in ALL poems. New Spain p. 157 Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca: p. 163 is about Provision. p. 167 is about “Christians”. p. 173,5,6 is about Colonizing. Colonial America: “History” John Smith—A Description of New England (pub. 1616) John’s description of America is really bias. He is trying to get people to come live in America so he exaggerated the place to be more appealing. It is not really a description. It’s more like a deceiving advertisement. He also uses their religion as a weapon against then (281-2). 1614-went to New England 1st settlement: left from England 1606 and landed 1607 Virginia Company initial came for gold. 1608-Elected President of the Colony. His major goal was to survive. 1609-Returned because of a gunpowder wound and came back to New England. Textual genocide-verbal violence p.281 end of the page to the next page: “taste of virtue and magnanimitie”: morals. “Posteritie”: descendents. “prejudice”: harm. “If hee have…charge and paines.” : Notice the use of the words “Salvages”, “Christ”, and “humanitie”. He is trying to obtain money from England by using their religion as a luring mechanism to help convert the Indians to Christianity. Basically, he is saying, “If you are REAL Christians, then you will want to give money.” William Bradford—Of Plymouth Plantation (written 1630) (pub. 19th century) Bradford’s is not as exaggerated as Smith’s, it seems. He points out irony. He has made the Puritans seem like the founders of holiness. He talks in third person. 1606-joined Separatist believers (Pilgrims) He believed that the Church of England didn’t separate from the Catholic Church. They made their own church and went to the Netherlands to avoid persecution. Eventually, they decided to go to America. 1620-Mayflower landed 1607-Jamestown Typology-compared events to events or characters in the Bible Aporia-gap of meaning As reflected in the Mayflower Compact he believed in Church and State. He is talking in 3rd person. p. 359 The fact that he is Anglican and maintains a School of Atheism doesn’t make sense. Maybe he is just trying to fit into the “crowd”. Thomas Morton—New English Canaan (pub. 1637) I can assume that Morton was a fun laid back kind of guy. He has some sarcasm (326) about drinking at the perfect time. He even weites a song about drinking. He also talks in third person. 1622-Arrived in England New English Canaan was a mock-heroic epic (ironic) His occupation was a lawyer. p. 326 1st paragraph from “with other good…and present occasion: sarcasm p. 328 1st paragraph “Mole”: Pilgrims are “burying” themselves. Roger Williams—A Key into the Language of America (1643) At first, I assume that Williams has respect for the Native people. However, when I kept reading it was apparent that he was making fun of the very thing they worshiped. patriarchy-male dominance He was deeply professed religious (Separatist) 1636-banished He bought what is now known as Providence, RI. He believed in separation of Church and State. 1643-sailed to England to established a settlement under a charter. 1644-got a patent
