美国文学-Mark-Twain.ppt

Ultimate aim to create the illusion of an indigenous little world with qualities that tell it apart from the world outside. General Features of Local colorism A tendency to glorify and idealize and have a nostalgic feeling to the past Minutely accurate descriptions of the life of the regions and truthful depiction of the common people. Some representative local colorists Bret Harte (1836—1902), the first American writer of local color to achieve wide popularity. The Luck of Roaring Camp, Tennessees Partner Harriet Beecher Stowe, Oldtown Folks, Uncle Toms Cabin Hamlin Garland , Main-Traveled