what is American literature 什么是美国文学.pptVIP

American Literature The history of literature Polite learning through reading (14th century) The practice and profession of writing (18th century) The high skill of writing in the special context of high imagination (19th century) When comes literature Performance in words (Robert Frost) The desire to express and share experience An art, a creation Oral (songs, prayers, spells, charms, omens or riddles) and written (a story, a poem, a play, or an essay) What is literature Language artistically used to achieve identifiable literacy qualities and to convey meaningful messages Literature is char