2. Literature of Independent Revolutionary Period.ppt

---An emergent national literature Review 1.What is the Outline of American Literature?  2.What is the relation between Puritanism and American literature? 1.What is the Outline of American Literature? I Colonial Period (1607—1765) II Revolutionary Period (1765—1800) III The Age of Romanticism (1800—1865) IV The Age of Realism (1865—1918) V American Modernism (1918—1945) VI Contemporary Literature (1945-- ) 2.What is the relation between Puritanism and American literature? American literature is based on a myth , that is , the Biblical myth of the Garden of Eden. American literature is in good measure a literary expression of the pious idealism of the American Puritan bequest. Revolutionary period Historical background Politics-influenced literature Major writers Historical background The Great Awakening — Jonathan Edwards The Enlightenment— Benjamin Franklin The War of Independence (1775-1783) —Thomas Jefferson The Great Awakening (1730s—1740s) series of religious revivals, which began with the evangelicalism of Jonathan Edwards. His spiritual awakening occurred in two parts: He learned God’s sovereign greatness He learned his own sinfulness Thus, he is probably the last voice to re-assert Calvinism in America. Detailed information for Enlightenment Enlightenment is an intellectual revolution originated in the European Continent, and then its impact found expression in America. The Enlighteners advocated publicly to study “man” instead of “God”, and pointed out that the “evils” in human civilization stemmed from the social injustice, not from “original sin”. The Enlightenment emphasized on “reason”, required people to pay attention to the social reality, advocated education and scientific research, believed man could decide his own destiny. Meanwhile, they promote the views of the social progress, humanism and the ideas of equality. Now, can you name the difference between the Puritan writers and the Revolutionary writers? Revolutionary writers