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American Literature begins in the early 1600's with the written works of the new settlers coming from Europe to the New Land of America. Although the Indians lived in America before the first Europeans arrived; their literature was somewhat neglected due to it being transmitted orally with no written works. The American writings of the early seventeenth century possess no great artistic value; they are mainly valuable as a study in origins and understanding America's early experience. During its early history, America was a series of British colonies on its northern coast. Therefore, its literary tradition followed European models of style. However, it was somewhat modified by the new environment.
The first Puritan colonists who settled in New England exemplified the seriousness of Reformation Christianity. They were a small group of believers, known as the "Pilgrims", who migrated from England to Holland during the time of persecutions at 1608. But being dissatisfied with the......

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