American Literary Tradition (first Half)

This is a set of flash cards for American Literary Tradition. Christopher Columbus -- Walt Whitman.

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What is pathos?
An appeal to emotion.
What is ethos?
An appeal to ethics.
What is logos?
An appeal to logic.
What is a syllogism?
An if/then statement.
By what year was slavery in Hispanola?
1501
What year did Spain bring the first slaves to South Carolina?
1526
What year did 20 slaves arrive in Jamestown?
1619
Christopher Columbus
Authored "Letter to Louis Santangel Regarding the First Voyage" in 1493. Wrote "Letter to Ferdinand and Isabella Regarding the Fourth Voyage" in 1503.
What is the significance of Columbus' letters?
Acknowledges that he changed the name of the islands/inhabitants. Sees "nothing of importance"
Álvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca
Wrote "The Relation of Álvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca" (1542)
What is the significance of "The Relation of Álvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca" ?
Does not hate kidnappers. Sounds like an anthropological study, but not complete. Tells readers he has minimized the details.
Thomas Hariot
A Brief and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia (1588)
What is the signficance of "A Brief and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia"?
Propaganda to promote colonization. Critical view of Native Americans.
Mary Rowlandson
Wrote "A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson" (1682)
What is the significance of "A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson"?
Intro by Increase Mather. First captivity narrative. First Anglo-American woman published. Contradiction to Cabeza de Vaca's account.