Williams, Roger
(1604-1676) American writer. Roger Williams was born in London, England. Because of his controversial ideas about freedom of worship, he sailed for America with his wife, Mary, in 1630. He founded Providence, Rhode Island. He also wrote "Key into the Languages of America," and other works.
Books About Roger Williams
(1603-1683) Roger Williams was born in London, and he was ordained as a minister after completing his studies at Cambridge. His "Key into the Languages of America" (1643) is his best-known work. Read more about the life and works of Roger Williams.
(1603-1683) Roger Williams was born in London, and he was ordained as a minister after completing his studies at Cambridge. His "Key into the Languages of America" (1643) is his best-known work. Read more about the life and works of Roger Williams.
Colonial Period
An era in American literary history spanning the years 1607, when English settlers founded Jamestown, Virginia, to 1765, when the passing of the Stamp Act enraged the colonists of America and led to the American Revolution.
An era in American literary history spanning the years 1607, when English settlers founded Jamestown, Virginia, to 1765, when the passing of the Stamp Act enraged the colonists of America and led to the American Revolution.
I, Roger Williams
It's often easier to write about how much we don't know about the lives of early American writers than to discuss the few fragments of the past that have survived. Roger Williams was an early American writer, but we have very little real detail about his life and works.
It's often easier to write about how much we don't know about the lives of early American writers than to discuss the few fragments of the past that have survived. Roger Williams was an early American writer, but we have very little real detail about his life and works.
A Plea for Religious Liberty
Here, Professor Brockunier is quoted: "Earliest of the fathers of American democracy, he owes his enduring fame to his humanity and breadth of view, his untiring devotion to the cause of democracy and free opportunity, and his long record of opposition to the privileged and self-seeking." Also find the text for Roger Williams's "A Plea for Religious Liberty."
Here, Professor Brockunier is quoted: "Earliest of the fathers of American democracy, he owes his enduring fame to his humanity and breadth of view, his untiring devotion to the cause of democracy and free opportunity, and his long record of opposition to the privileged and self-seeking." Also find the text for Roger Williams's "A Plea for Religious Liberty."
Roger Williams Biography
Read the biography of Roger Williams, from the Roger Williams Family Association. The page also includes a drypoint etching of Roger Williams.
Read the biography of Roger Williams, from the Roger Williams Family Association. The page also includes a drypoint etching of Roger Williams.
City on the Hill: Colonial American Literature
John Winthrop used the phrase "City upon a Hill" to describe the new settlement, with "the eies of all people" upon them. And with those words, he laid a foundation for a new world.
John Winthrop used the phrase "City upon a Hill" to describe the new settlement, with "the eies of all people" upon them. And with those words, he laid a foundation for a new world.