4.美国文学选_课件Benjamin_Franklin.pptVIP

Lecture 4The Representatives of American Enlightenment: Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) If you would not be forgotten , as soon as you are dead rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth writing. --B. Franklin America has never forgotten Benjamin Franklin because he did both. Today, we honor Franklin as one of the Founding Fathers and as one of America’s greatest citizens. Life and works: p.18 Poor Richard’s Almanac kept publishing for many years; includes many classical sayings: Autobiography Autobiography It is regarded as one of the most important w