Category Archives: J. Hector St. John de Crèvecœur

In reading the first few pages of J. Hector St. John de Crevecour’s “From Letter III. What is an American,” I was reminded of the themes we discussed yesterday (i.e., the new world inhabitants as model citizens/Exceptionalism) when reviewing Winthrop’s … Continue reading →

We discussed Anne Bradstreet yesterday and the argument that there are two main voices that she employs in her writing. I was struck with a similar feeling regarding Crevecoeur. On page 314 he seems to turn in his praise, “He … Continue reading →