Transatlantic Literary History By Ethan.Wolfe Period: Jan 1, 1607 to Dec 31, 1776 American Colonial / Puritan Writing Period Guide Authors: John Winthrop and Benjamin Franklin May 24, 1607 First English Settlement at Jamestown Jan 1, 1611 Publication of the King James Version of the Bible Jan 1, 1620 First English Settlement at Plymouth Jan 1, 1630 Puritans arrive at Massachusetts Bay Dec 11, 1650 Anne Bradstreet: The Tenth Muse Dec 11, 1754 Edward Kimber publishes Mr. Anderson Period: Apr 18, 1775 to Sep 3, 1783 American War of Independence Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence Period: Jan 1, 1785 to Dec 31, 1832 British Romantic Period Jan 1, 1789 French Revolution Begins Jan 1, 1798 Lyrical Ballads: Wordsworth and Coleridge Photo credit: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/Lyrical_Ballads.jpg Jan 1, 1800 Preface to Lyrical Ballads Period: Jan 1, 1820 to Dec 31, 1860 American Romantic Period Period: Jan 1, 1832 to Dec 31, 1901 Victorian Period Period: Jan 1, 1914 to Dec 31, 1945 Modernist Era: British and American
