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Introduction to British and American Literature Course Plan Purpose (1)? Give guiding ideas about literature and cultural values (2) Providing a general view of British and American literature (3) Experience great literary works through reading (4) Have basic knowledge of under- standing appreciating literature Textbook Zhang Dingquan, ed. A New Concise Hisotry of English Literature, Shanghai: Shanghai Foreign Language and Education Press, 2002 Tong Ming, ed. A History of American Literature, Yilin Publishing House, 2002 Requirements The principal written requirements of the course are one final examinations and a course paper. Requirements Short summaries and commentaries may also be written during the course. Beyond these requirements, attendance and active class participation are crucial to the course. You will make presentation from time to time. Seminars You are required to read some extremely important literary works before class and express your ideas in class so that you may understand the British and American literary history better. The final grade will be computed as follows: 学生最终成绩（P）= A*30%+ B*30%+ C*10%+ D*30% A=class discussion, class presentation B=small essays, course paper C= practical activities such as poem recitation, plays etc. D= final examination Why should we learn literature? What is literature? “文学者，以有文字著于竹帛，故谓之文；论其法式，谓之文学．” 　　　　　　　－－章炳麟 “文学是作家用语言塑造艺术形象来表达他对人生的审美感受和理解的一种艺术样式．” 　　　　　　　－－　《文学理论》 What is literature? Literature is the art of written works. Literally translated, the word means acquaintance with letters (from Latin littera -- letter). -- /wiki/Literature Websters Definition of Literature Learning; acquaintance with letters or books.  The collective body of literary productions, embracing the entire results of knowledge and fancy preserved in writing; … The class of writings distinguished for beauty of style or expression, as poetry, essays, or history, in distinction from scientific treatises and works whic