The ancient Norwegian language of the sagas, virtually identical to modern Icelandic. The middle region of the United States that slopes eastward from the Rocky Mountains to the Prairie. The level, unforested farm region of the midwestern United States. Primitivism Belief that nature provides truer and more healthful models than does culture. Providence God s will, as expressed through events on Earth.
Fate is seen as revelation.
Puritans English religious and political reformers who fled their native land in search of religious freedom, and settled and colonized New England in the 17th century. A literary work is reflexive when it refers to itself. Regional writing Writing that explores the customs and landscape of a region of the United States. The War of Independence, 1775-1783, fought by the American colonies against Great Britain. Romance Emotionally heightened, symbolic American novels associated with the Romantic period.