ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -James Fenimore Cooper, (born September 15, 1789, Burlington, New Jersey, U.S.-died September 14, 1851, Cooperstown, New York), first major American novelist, author of the novels of frontier adventure known as the Leatherstocking Tales, featuring the wilderness scout called Natty Bumppo, or Hawkeye.

Detailed explanation-2: -James Fenimore Cooper (September 15, 1789 – September 14, 1851) was an American writer of the first half of the 19th century, whose historical romances depicting colonial and indigenous characters from the 17th to the 19th centuries brought him fame and fortune.

Detailed explanation-3: -Natty Bumppo, fictional character, a mythic frontiersman and guide who is the protagonist of James Fenimore Cooper’s five novels of frontier life that are known collectively as The Leatherstocking Tales.

Detailed explanation-4: -James Fenimore Cooper introduced the themes of the frontier, white/Indian conflict, and America’s westward expansion as proper subjects for literary works. Perhaps even more importantly, he began to shape the romantic idea of the American West.

Detailed explanation-5: -In 1821, Cooper published The Spy, critically acclaimed as the first important historical novel in American literature. Cooper described the adventures of a romantic hero, Harvey Birch, during the American Revolution around Westchester County.