美文学要点1.pptVIP

Introduction to American literature 1.The Colonial Period 2.The Romantic Period (the  first half of 19th century) 3.The Age of Realism and Naturalism 4.The Period around WWI 5.The Modern Period I. The Colonial Period (the early 17th and 18th century) 1. Puritanism: idealism and opportunism 2. Benjamin Franklin本杰明·富兰克林 : → “The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin”自传 → Poor Richard’s Almanac穷查理历书 (containing witty maxims for achieving wealth as a result of hard work and thrift) 3.Philip Freneau (poem)菲利普·弗伦诺 The Rising Glory of America蒸蒸日上的美洲 American Puritani