An Outline of Literature

by Kathryn VanSpanckeren

2: Democratic Origins and Revolutionary Writers, 1776-1820

1. Introduction
2. The American Enlightment
3. The Political pamphlet: Thomas Paine (1737-1809)
4. Neoclassism: Epic, mock epic and satire
5. Poet of the American Revolution: Philip Freneau (1752-1832)
6. Writers of fiction
7. Women and minorities

• Authors