Essays Tagged: "James Fenimore Cooper"

James Fenimore Cooper and the growth of American Literature

terature became the vessel of thought for most of the American writers at this time. Among them was James Fenimore Cooper, whose contributions of American literature is unarguable, as his novels were ... During this time, writers, such as: Washington Irving, William Cullen Bryant, Edgar Allen Poe, and James Fenimore Cooper emerged. Romantic writers emphasized intuition, an inner perception of truth t ...

(4 pages) 124 1 4.6 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

"Deerslayer" by James Fenimore Cooper

James Fenimore Cooper was born on September 15, 1789 in Burlington, New Jersey. He was the son of Wi ... l his ignorance and he loses credibility as a character.The book The Deerslayer is a story in which James Fenimore Cooper presents a view of the Native Americans. His idea is that they were natural ow ... deas, through the thoughts and actions of Hurry and Natty, are clearly presented.Works CitedCooper, James Fenimore. The Deerslayer. New York: The Heritage Press, 1961.Kelly, William P. Plotting Americ ...

(9 pages) 82 0 4.5 Oct/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

"The last of the Mohicans" James Fenimore Cooper

major theme in the book. Hawkeye and Uncas fight for their loves. In this fight Uncas and Cora die. James Fenimore Cooper brings the issues of Indian and European relations and how the coming of the w ...

(2 pages) 115 0 3.7 Mar/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Frienship and Heterosexual Love in Cooper's The Deerslayer

James Fenimore Cooper is often considered to be the "father" of the western genre. Cooper's novel, T ...

(7 pages) 45 0 4.5 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Historical Research Report: The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper

The Last of the Mohicans Historical ReportThe novel, The Last of The Mohicans, by James Fenimore Cooper is set in late July through mid-August in 1757 during the French Indian War, a ... gnificant characters to know include General Montcalm, Tamenund, and General Webb.About the Author: James Fenimore CooperJames was born in Burlington, New Jersey in 1789 near Ostego Lake. He grew up i ... d is considered founder and builder of the settlement and also became a judge there. Later in life, James married a Woman named Susan and they lived together in Scarsdale, New York. In 1790, James mov ...

(9 pages) 79 0 3.7 Aug/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

The Last of the Mohicans F.Cooper

nd kill. That is the great mistake of history that the "empire" of Indian tribes was destroyed. But James Fenimore Cooper has immortalised them for ever, and I consider this novel to be a possession of the mankind.

(3 pages) 46 0 3.0 Sep/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper - links to romanticism.

James Fenimore Cooper, the author of the Leather stocking Tales that included five historical novels ... e to understand, and respect nature and each other in order to survive. The Last of the Mohicans by James Fennimore Cooper has been a very popular book not only in America, but Europe. This is due to ... clude quest and excitement, his stories are "based" on real life events, or events that can happen. James Fennimore Cooper contributed a lot to American and World Wide literature.

(7 pages) 59 0 4.5 Dec/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

The Difference in the Mix: "The Last of the Mohicans" by James Fenimore Cooper

In The Last of the Mohicans, a book by James Fenimore Cooper written in 1826 has as part of its plot a kidnapping of two pioneer women. The ... n out of purity and love; hence, the spared life to continue in the new frontier.Works CitedCooper, James Fenimore. The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757. Reprinted1993. New York: Penguin Pres ...

(7 pages) 32 0 5.0 Jun/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

The Last Of The Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans is a popular story ever since James Fenimore Cooper wrote the novel in the early 1800s. It has been adapted as a movie and revised ...

(1 pages) 1311 0 0.0 Sep/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Hawthorne And Poe

is said to have been developed by 19th century American writers. Writers like Nathaniel Hawthorne, James Fenimore Cooper, and Edgar Allan Poe have displayed this dichotomy time and again in various w ...

(8 pages) 32 0 0.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

The nobel savage in the last o

in the Novel The Last of the Mohicans The novel The Last of the Mohicans is said to be the worst of James Fenimore Coopers novels but it establishes the concept of the Nobel savage by expressing the e ... ng they got captured, the Mohicans put off their journey to Kentucky and begun and search for them. James Fenimore Cooper attempts to prove the reader how these people are different from the rest by p ...

(4 pages) 4 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

The american hero

oth Indiana Jones and Natty Bumppo. "An American novelist, travel writer, and social critic, James Fenimore Cooper is regarded as the first great American writer" (Groliers NP). "Cooper began w ...

(9 pages) 38 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Herman melville

73 and also had worked as a New York importer. The other, General Peter Gansevoort, was a friend of James Fenimore Cooper and famous for leading the defense of Fort Stanwix, in upstate New York, again ... cial and social recovery. Gansevoort had become a persuasive orator in the presidential campaign of James Polk. Allan, long the problem child of the family, was making good as a lawyer on Wall Street. ...

(12 pages) 1471 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Early American Authors: Knight, Byrd, Cooper, Irvi

lp but laugh. I honestly like Benjamin Franklin, conceited as he was.Washington Irving & James Fenimore Cooper I have always been fond of Washington Irving's classic "Rip Van Winkle." I thi ... people insist on naming the film after the literature to increase ratings. As for James Fenimore Cooper, I made the grievous mistake of reading Mark Twain's essay condemning the auth ...

(5 pages) 12 0 3.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry

Response to a question

f Plymouth Plantation, by William Bradford = The Crucible, directed by N. Hytner The Deerslayer, by James Fenimore Cooper = The Last of the Mohicans, dir. M. Mann (R) The Civil War: The Killer Angels ...

(2 pages) 1 0 0.0 Sep/2014

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History