美国文学Part one.ppt

Part One Early American Literature Chapter One: The Literature ofthe New World Chapter Two: The Literature of Colonial America (1620-1763) Chapter Three: Literature and American Revolution (1764-1815) Chapter One: The Literature of the New World Ⅰ “Discoveries”: Christopher Columbus, 1492, Amerigo Vespucci, 1501, a new land. name Natives and Asian hunters Ⅱ Native American Oral Literature 1. Origin Stories: Earth-Diver story (similar to Noah and the flood, but takes the animal form) Earth Mother Woman Creator 2. Trickster (民间故事中恶作剧的精灵) Tales 3. Historical Narratives Chapt