美国文学Colonial Period.pptVIP

American Literature Colonial America Colonial Literature General features Types of writing: diaries, histories, letters etc. Content: serving either God or colonial expansion or both Form: imitating English literary traditions Writers P16-17 (1) Captain John Smith: the first American writer (P16) A Description of New England 《新英格兰叙事》 (2) William Bradford 布拉德福德: Of Plymouth Plantation Records 《普利茅斯种植园史》 (3) John Winthrop 温斯罗普: A Model of Christian Charity 《基督慈善的模式》 (4) Anne Bradstreet(安妮·布拉德斯特里特): the first American woman poet; a Puritan poet, once called “Tenth Muse”; her poems mainly about religious experience, family life and early settlers’ lives; most famous poems—“Contemplations”《沉思录》 (5) Edward Taylor 泰勒: poem “Huswifery” 《家务》 the authors who called for independence Roger Williams: P21“The Bloody Tenet of Persecution for the Cause of Conscience”《血腥的迫害教义》 John Woolman(伍尔夫): Some Considerations on the Keeping of Negroes 《续奴的思索》 A Plea for the Poor《为穷人请愿》 Journal《日记》: recording his spiritual experiences of inward communication with God 3) Thomas Paine(潘恩):P22 Common Sense 《常识》, attacked British monarchy , was received as a justification for their cause of independence and as an encouragement to the painfully fighting people. American Crisis《美国危机》 , a booklet, was read to Washington’s troops, These are the times that try mens souls, The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. The Rights of Man《人权论》, The Age of Reason《理性时代》 , spread the ideals of the French Revolution 4) Philip Freneau （佛瑞诺）(1752-1832) the most important poet in the 18th century. He was entitled “Father of American Poetry”. He wrote lots of poems supporting American Revolution and human liberty. His poems presented Romantic spirits but his form was mainly influenced by Classicism. Most famous poems: “The Indian Burying Ground”《垂死的印第安人》 and “The Wild Honey Suckle” 《野地里的忍冬》 * * 一种灌木