5. A Brief Survey of American__ Literature课件.pptVIP

A Brief Survey of American Literature;I. Colonial Period (1607-1765) Background: Puritanism features of Puritanism Predestination: God decided everything before things occurred. Original sin: Human beings were born to be evil, and this original sin can be passed down from generation to generation. Limited atonement: Only the “elect” can be saved. Influence A group of good qualities – hard work, thrift, piety, sobriety (serious and thoughtful) influenced American literature.;Types of Writing;Important Writers;Edward Taylor 爱德华·泰勒 (1642--1729);II. Enlightenment and Revolution Period (1765- end of 18th century);Important Writers;Thomas Jefferson 托马斯·杰斐逊 Declaration of Independence 独立宣言 Thomas Paine 托马斯·潘恩 Common Sense 常识 William Hill Brown 威廉·希尔·布朗 The Power of Sympathy 同情的力量（第一部美国小说） Philip Freneau 菲利浦·弗瑞诺 --“Father of American Poetry” The Wild Honey Suckle 野忍冬花 ;III. Romantic Period (1800- 1865) Background: Independence of British government Array of ideas inherited from the romantic traditions of Europe Romanticism：moral enthusiasm, faith in the value of individualism and intuitive perception, and a presumption that the natural world was a source of goodness and man’s societies a source of corruption. Transcendentalism: as a moral philosophy, transcendentalism was neither logical nor systematized. It exalted feeling over reason, individual expression over the restraints of law and custom. ;III. Romantic Period (1800- 1865) Background The desire for an escape from society and a return to nature became a permanent convention of American literature. Nationalism stimulated a greater literary interest in America’s language. In 1828 Noah Webster published “An American Dictionary of the English Language”. American character types speaking local dialects appeared in poetry and fiction with increasing frequency. ;III. Romantic Period (1800- 1865) Literary forms： Novels, short stories, and poems replaced sermons and manifestos as America’s princ