《美国文学》课件三.pptVIP

Lecture Three The Literary Scene in Colonial America ;The First American Writer in Colonial America; Captain John Smith is best known for his excellent leadership in the colonys early years. He arrived at Jamestown still imprisoned for dissent during the voyage and was eventually released. While exploring the Chickahominy River region, he was captured by Powhatan in December 1607. ;Captain John Smith: Life experiences;Captain John Smith: Life experiences;John Smith remained in Virginia until fall of 1609, when he sailed back to England. Smith was instrumental in disseminating knowledge about Virginia, publishing such works as True Relation of Virginia in 1608, Map of Virginia in 1612, General Historie of Virginia beginning in 1624 (there were six editions in eight years), and True Travels in 1630. ;Captain John Smith: Contributions;约翰.斯密斯的作品《关于弗吉尼亚的真实叙述》：;Anne Bradstreet (1612-1672) ;Anne Bradstreet: Contributions;Anne Bradstreet: Contemplations (9);就是那只蟋蟀 ___余光中 ;就是那只蟋蟀 ___余光中 ;就是那只蟋蟀 ___余光中 ;Edward Taylor: A Great Puritan Poet;Edward Taylor: Contributions;Edward Taylor: Huswifery ;Jonathan Edwards: The Countrys last Medieval Man;Jonathan Edwards: Position and Education;Jonathan Edwards: Position and Education; He holds that God is the source of all being, the substance of all life. God created the world out of Himself by diffusing Himself into time and space. God manifests Himself in nature and man, and man, being a part of God, is divine.; In a word, God is omnipotent and immanent. His ideas asserted deep influence upon the Transcendentalist doctrines of such great Transcendentalists as Emerson, and in this sense, he was a forerunner of New England Transcendentalism in the 19th century. Of Edwards’ writings the famous which reveal Edwards’ doctrines are “Personal Narrative” and “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.” ;Jonathan Edwards: Personal Narrative;Jonathan Edwards: Personal Narrative;Jonathan Edwards: Personal Narrati