Puritan Period

PURITAN
PERIOD
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Learning Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to;
• Comprehend the overview of the different books

during the Puritan Period.
• Recognize the various literatures written during

Puritan Period.
• Classify the differences between between fairytales,

folktales, and legends.
Puritan Literature (1620-1750)
• was a literary movement started by Puritans that reached its
peak in the 17th century and focused on guiding others to
follow the word of God and uphold the Bible.
• Many Puritans fled England in the 16th and 17th centuries
when they were persecuted for rebelling against the Church
of England, which they felt still had too many ties to the
Catholic Church.
• The key characteristics of Puritan Literature include the use
of the First-Person Point of View, a focus on religious
themes such as predestination, a simple writing style,
incorporation of many Biblical allusions, and an instillment
of fear in the reader.
• Puritan writers include Anne Bradstreet, William Bradford,
and Rev. Jonathan Edwards, whose contributions to Puritan
Literature are still influential today.
Puritan Period
• In this period, the book stressed fear of
God, religious instruction and preparation
for death. Children read books that
interested them although the books were
for adults like John Bunyan's Pilgrim's
Progress (1678), Daniel Defoe's Robinson
Crusoe (1714), Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's
Travels (1726), Mallory's Death of King
Arthur, Reynard the Fox and Aesop's
Fables.
John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress
(1678)
• The Pilgrim's Progress from
This World, to That Which Is to
Come is a 1678 Christian
allegory written by John
Bunyan. It is regarded as one of
the most significant works of
theological fiction in English
literature and a progenitor of the
narrative aspect of Christian
media.
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
• The novel Robinson Crusoe
tells the story of a young and
impulsive Englishman that
defies his parents' wishes and
takes to the seas seeking
adventure. The young
Robinson Crusoe is
shipwrecked and castaway on
a remote tropical island for 28
years.
Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels
(1726)
• Gulliver's Travels is an adventure story (in
reality, a misadventure story) involving
several voyages of Lemuel Gulliver, a ship's
surgeon, who, because of a series of
mishaps en route to recognized ports, ends
up, instead, on several unknown islands
living with people and animals of unusual
sizes, behaviors, and philosophies, but
who, after each adventure, is somehow able
to return to his home in England where he
recovers from these unusual experiences
and then sets out again on a new voyage
Death of King Arthur (Thomas
Malory)
• Le Morte d'Arthur tells the story of
King Arthur and his Knights at the
Round Table. Arthur, who is son of
King Uther Pendragon but was raised
by another family, takes his rightful
place as king when, as a boy, he is
able to pull the sword called Excalibur
from the stone. Although he rules
wisely and is counseled by Merlin the
magician, Arthur makes enemies of
other kings and is often at war.
Reynard the Fox
• Reynard - a subversive, dashing, anarchic,
aristocratic, witty fox from the watery lowlands of
medieval East Flanders - is in trouble. He has been
summoned to the court of King Noble the Lion,
charged with all manner of crimes and
misdemeanours. How will he pit his wits against his
accusers - greedy Bruin the Bear, pretentious
Courtoys the Hound or dark and dangerous
Isengrim the Wolf - to escape the gallows?Reynard
was once the most popular and beloved character
in European folklore, as familiar as Robin Hood,
King Arthur or Cinderella. His character spoke
eloquently for the unvoiced and disenfranchised,
but also amused and delighted the elite, capturing
hearts and minds across borders and societal
classes for centuries. Based on William Caxton's
bestselling 1481
• English translation of the Middle Dutch, but expanded
with new interpretations, innovative language and
characterisation, this edition is an imaginative retelling
of the Reynard story. With its themes of protest,
resistance and duplicity fronted by a personable, anti-
heroic Fox making his way in a dangerous and cruel
world, this gripping tale is as relevant and
controversial today as it was in the fifteenth century.
• The story can be defined as a satire in which
cleverness triumphs over physical strength and social
power: Reynard the Fox is summoned to the court of
King Noble the Lion, because he has committed many
crimes: thievery, betrayal, abuse and rape. When he
does not turn up, Noble sends three messengers to
fetch him.
Aesop's Fables
• Aesop was a Greek storyteller born in approximately 620
BCE. Tradition says he was born as a slave, but
developed a real talent for fables that were used to teach
truths in a simple, understandable way. While Aesop was
revered for his abilities, it is almost certain that many of
the fables attributed to him were actually written by
countless people over the ages.
• The fame garnered by Aesop is such that some scholars
question whether he was a real person at all.
(Presumably, a slave in ancient Greece would have been
hard-pressed to attain the fame that Aesop did.) Be that
as it may, Aesop is referred to by ancient luminaries
such as Aristotle, Herodotus, and Plutarch. His fables (or
those attributed to him) have been translated around the
world and are the substance of numerous stories,
poems, and children's books.
Fairytales
• A fairy tale is a story, often
intended for children, that
features fanciful and wondrous
characters such as elves, goblins,
wizards, and even, but not
necessarily, fairies. The term
“fairy” tale seems to refer more to
the fantastic and magical setting
or magical influences within a
story, rather than the presence of
the character of a fairy within that
story.
Examples of Fairy Tale
• Snow White
• Cinderella
• The Twelve Dancing Princesses
• Rumpelstiltskin
• Thumbelina
Snow White
• The beautiful and kindhearted princess
Snow White charms every creature in the
kingdom except one - her jealous
stepmother, the Queen. When the Magic
Mirror proclaims Snow White as the fairest
one of all, she must flee into the forest,
where she befriends the lovable seven
dwarfs - Doc, Sneezy, Grumpy, Happy,
Bashful, Sleepy, and Dopey. But when the
Queen tricks Snow White with a poisoned
apple and falling into a deep sleep, only the
magic of true love's kiss can awaken her.
The Importance of using Fairy
Tales
• Fairy tales are important because they spark
the imagination. They give us an outlet for
experiencing things in our minds before we
experience them in the real world. It is where
the troubles of the real world can meet the
supernatural and mix things up. In a fairy
tale anything can happen and any kind of
creature can exist, and when anything can
happen, we can find solutions to things in
our real lives.
Folktales
Folktales are a kind of story that gets
passed on from generation to generation.
True folktales do not have a single author.
They develop as different people tell them
over time.
Folktales tell about many different parts of
life. They may tell about joys and sorrows,
animals and magic beings, and heroes and
villains. They can be scary, funny, or
exciting. Different types of folktales may
entertain, teach a lesson, or try to explain
things that people do not understand.
The Gingerbread Man
• The story begins with a little old man and a little old woman who live
in cottage. They would have been happy except for the fact that they
did not have a child. One day, when the old lady was making
gingerbread, she cut a piece in the shape of a boy and put it into the
oven. When she opened the oven again, the little gingerbread boy
jumped out and proceeded to run away as fast as he could. The
woman called her husband and they went after him but could not
catch him. The gingerbread man runs by a barn full of threshers and
says "I've run away from a little old woman, a little old man, and I can
run away from you, I can!" The barn full of threshers joined the chase,
but could not catch him as well. Next, the gingerbread man came to a
field full of mowers, again boasting that they couldn't catch him. Then
came a cow, then a pig, but no one was close to catching the
gingerbread man. Then the gingerbread man came across a fox. He
boasted like usual, but the fox was fast. The fox caught him and
began to eat him up, with the gingerbread man stating "Oh dear, I'm a
quarter gone!" And then, "Oh, I'm half gone." Then, "I'm three-quarters
gone!" And finally, "I'm all gone!"
Types of Folk Tales
• A fable is a type of folktale that teaches a lesson.
Fables are usually entertaining tales featuring animals
that talk and behave as people do.
• Fairy tales are a kind of folk story about magical
events and creatures. They often tell about a young
person meeting fantastic beings such as fairies,
witches, giants, or dragons. Stories such as
“Cinderella,” “Little Red Riding Hood,” and “Sleeping
Beauty” began as spoken folktales with no one author.
Two German brothers called the Brothers Grimm
collected and wrote down many fairy tales in the 1800s.
Some modern writers, such as Hans Christian
Andersen, invented their own fairy tales.
Legends
• are traditional stories sometimes
popularly regarded as historical but
unauthenticated. It is a narrative of the
popular type, which generally contains
magical or supernatural elements. They
are presented as an explanation for the
origin of certain natural elements or as
part of real, historical or at least
plausible events. They often include a
moralizing ending. Along the way its
content gradually changes. Details are
removed or added .
Types of Legend
• Rural legends. They are generally born in feudal
times, such as the European Middle Ages, or
also within rural societies. They are always
closely linked to folklore and traditional imagery,
religious or not. That is why they are usually set
in forests, farms or places where human beings
are exposed to nature.
• Urban legends. They develop within the city
population and therefore belong to a more
modern or industrialized imaginary. Therefore,
they usually tell of supernatural events that go
unnoticed in the midst of modernity .
The Legend Of Mount Mayon
In a place called ibalon, there is a maiden called Magayon, who is the
daughter of the chief of the tribe named Makusog. Her beauty attracted
several men in different places. One of the said men was Pagtuga, who is
a warrior and chief of Iraga. He tried to woo Magayon several times but to
no avail. One day, Magayon bathed in her favorite spot called the Yawa
river. She suddenly slipped on the rocks and cried for help.This caught
the attention of Pangaronon, who happened to be nearby, and saved her
from drowning. They began creating a very close relationship and even
asked Makusog for her hand in marriage.The news spread of Magayon’s
marriage, even Pagtuga, who kidnapped Magayon and threatened her to
marry him or his father will die. Pangaronon went to the place and try to
take her lover back, hence, a battle ensued. Pangaronon eventually won,
but as he was about to embrace Magayon, she was struck with a poisoned
arrow. Pangaronon knelt over his dying lover and eventually got stabbed
by one of Pagtuga’s men. Makusog buried his daughter and her lover
together after the battle.Years passed and the land where they buried rose
higher and higher, which was eventually called Mayon.
Characteritics of Legend
Legends are generally characterized by:
• Narrate events that occur in a specific and real place,

in a precise place and time . In this it differs from the
fable.
• Focus on a character and their adventures, usually
triggered by their flaws, their way of being or their
actions.
• They contain a warning or moralizing ending, although
it is not made explicit as it is in the case of fables.
• They are of anonymous authorship, since there are
usually different versions of the same legend.
• They are mostly transmitted orally .

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PURITAN

• Comprehend the overview of the different books

• Recognize the various literatures written during

• Classify the differences between between fairytales,

• Narrate events that occur in a specific and real place,

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