Early Modern Literature

Study Milton & Others using Online Video

Using the literary works of Milton and other writers to report and comment on the era when European nations were becoming global powers, see how Europe's expansion to other continents gave writers new ideas in economics, education, philosophy, government, religion, science, and literature. Use our 5 online educational video titles to learn about some of the important events that happened in world history during the early modern era, between 1492 and 1700 and name some of the authors who lived and wrote during this time; while citing some important literary works. See some examples of how the events of the era were interpreted by writers and how writers affected historical events. Learn how the discovery of other cultures led American writers to new ideas in economics, government, science, and literature. Describe the mercantilist system and explain how it connected European manufacturing, the West African slave trade, and American colonization

Learning Objectives:

• Learn about some of the important events that happened in world history during the early modern era, between 1492 and 1700 and name some of the authors who lived and wrote during this time; while citing some important literary works.
• See some examples of how the events of the era were interpreted by writers and how writers affected historical events.
• Learn how the discovery of other cultures led American writers to new ideas in economics, government, science, and literature.
• Describe the mercantilist system and explain how it connected European manufacturing, the West African slave trade, and American colonization.

• Literature > History Through Literature > New Worlds And New Ideas
• Englands Return to Monarchy (Runtime: 03:32)
• Colonialism (Runtime: 04:18)
• Merchants and Monarchs (Runtime: 05:12)
• New Worlds and New Freedoms (Runtime: 03:36)
• From Monarchy to Majority (Runtime: 03:08)