American Literature - 黄淮学院精品课程建设平台.pptVIP

Lecture 1 Karen 2008.8--12 ? Can you define literature? What makes a literary writing? 孤灯，青卷，寂夜，香烟……我的每一天几乎都是这样地开始，然后，又这样地结束。 1.What is literature? Writings that are valued as works of art, esp. fiction, drama and poetry. 2.Forms (genres) of literature?Poetry, novel (fiction), drama, prose, essay, epic, elegy, short story, journalism, sermon, (auto) biography, travel accounts, novelette, etc. Why Learn Literature? Is it just a course to get scores? To make us more civilized, qualified and knowledgeable To amuse ourselves and others For further study 1.Postgraduate of English and American literature in FL institute 2. Postgraduate of literature of foreign countries in Chinese department research more 常识不具，难语专攻，集拢常识，加以条贯，便容易达到深湛。 ------毛泽东 What and How to Learn? Not merely satisfied with the textbook Learning literature is much more than reading famous works or knowing some schools of literature: history, philosophy and theories of literature and art at least Be an active reader: read, think and write sth on an author or work you are interested inmost. History, philosophy, psychology, aesthetics and other disciplines to help learn literature Our Aims Knowledge To form a brief outline of the history of the British literature up to the end of the 19th century. To acquire a better understanding of the nation through the cultural and literary study Fluency To further develop the ability to recognize and express emotional and moral attitudes on a higher level than about daily occurrences so as to facilitate our communication with educated native speakers; Appreciation To introduce the learners to imaginative and creative use of English and to help them towards an appreciation of literary language and literature; Preparation and growth To prepare us for the study of literature in English at a higher level and to help us to develop interest in and, hopefully, th