《美国文学》课件3.pptVIP

Lecture ThreeLiterature and the American Revolution:1764-1815 I. HISTORICAL OVERVIEW In a period of fifty years, the American nationhood transformed from its colonial status to that of independence and federation. Literature in the period of American Revolution was predominantly public and utilitarian. LECTURE THREE Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) 1. Franklin’s life and career: A genius in human history; in Herman Melville’s words, “master of each and mastered by none—the type and genius of his land”; a jack of all trades ; regarded as the father of his country, the symbol of Am