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美国文学重点整理 Outline of American Literature 1. The Literature of Colonial America 殖民地时期美国文学 (17thcentury) 2. The Literature of Reason and Revolution理性和革命时期文学（18th C） 3. The Literature of Romanticism浪漫主义文学（19th C） 4. The Literature of Realism理性主义文学（19th C） 5. Twentieth-century Literature 现代主义文学（20th C） Outline of English Literature 1. mediaeval literature中世纪文学（约5世纪—1485） 2. Renaissance literature文艺复兴时期文学（15世纪后期—17世纪初） 3. 17th Century Literature 17世纪文学 4. Literature Enlightenment period启蒙时期文学（17世纪后期—18世纪中期） 5. Romantic literature period浪漫主义时期文学1798-1832） 6. Realism period现实主义时期文学 (19世纪30年代- 1918） 7. Modern Literature period现代主义文学时期（1918-1945） 8. Contemporary Literature当代文学（1945— 今）  Part I. The Literature of Colonial America殖民地时期美国文学 1.Early in the 17th C., the English settlements in Virginia and Massachusetts began the main stream of American national history. 2.In 1607, the first permanent English settlement in North America was established at Jamestown, Virginia. This year is often considered as the beginning of American history. 3.Captain John Smith---first American writer, published 8 works in all. His reports of exploration have been described as the first distinctly American literature to be written in English. his description of America were filled with themes, myths, images, scenes, characters and events that were a foundation for the nation’s literature. Puritan writers：two Poets： Anne Bradstreet （The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung up in America--《美国新崛起的第十位缪斯女神 》）Her work serves as a document of the struggles of a Puritan wife against the hardships of New English colonial life Edward Taylor (Regarded as the best of the Puritan poets. (Religious themes. (Based directly on the Psalms(圣诗). Puritan values (enduring持久的 influence)stressed hard work, thrift, piety, sobriety（节制) They regarded themselves as chosen people of God. They embraced hardships, industry and frugality(节俭). They favored a disciplined, hard, somber, ascetic(禁欲的)and harsh life. They oppose