EN 2220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: The Deserted Village, Iambic Pentameter, Quebec Act
3 Dec 2016
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French exploration and alliance with indigenous groups in the early 1600s. France cedes acadia" in the early 1700s then the plains of abraham in 1759 are taken over by the english: pontiac"s rebellion - 1760s. Indigenous rebellion with the french against the british: quebec act of 1774. American revolution in 1776 - british loyalists: by black loyalists but slavery stayed legal until 1833. Lord durham"s report - 1839: combining upper and lower canada. Civilization of the indigenous tribes act - 1857. Shift from exploration to emigration: a place you could actually live in - canada. Although the shift changes, it"s in a north american context and with british readers. Literary societies and the rise of newspapers that become discussions of literature. A lot of the text hosts a great deal of social and political commentary. The deserted village: written by goldsmith"s grandfather, the decline of britain. It was written in heroic couplets, similar to epic poetry.
