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美国文学课件1（word版）。IntroductionWritings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas and concerns of universal and apparently permanent interest, are essential features. The term is correctly reserved for prose and verse of acknowledged excellence, the value of which lies in its intense, personal, and superb expression of life in its varied meanings.II。 What is literature?1. Encyclopedia Britannica? A body of written works, often applied to those imaginative works of poetry and prose distinguished by the intentions (ideas the author intends to express) of their authors and the excellence of their execution (style and techniques).2. Dictionary of Literary Terms--H. ShawWritings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas and concerns of universal and apparently permanent interest, are essential features. The term is correctly reserved for prose and verse of acknowledged excellence, the value of which lies in its intense, personal, and superb expression of life in its varied meanings. III. Classification of Literature Language form: Prose and VerseGenre: Poetry, fiction, short story, drama, nonfictionVI. Factors in LiteratureText, Author, Reader, and Context1. ? ?Text: a literary work or part of itTheme: The central and dominating idea in a literary work.Style: the characteristics of a literary section that concern form of expression rather than the thought conveyed a lot of others, such as rhyme, meter, imagery, etc. 2) Importance of Ideology and People’s Way of LifeIdeology is the body of doctrine, myth, tradition and symbol that represents the beliefs and attitudes of an individual, group, class, etc. A. ? ?Ideology and Literary ThemesB. ? ?Ideology and Literary Forms3. Author ? Ralph W Emerson, Nathennial Hawthorne4. Reader? Reader-response Theory Colonial PeriodA Brief Outline of American LiteratureI Colonial Period (Early 17th –the End of 18th Century)Puritan Writings / Jonathan Edwards, Benjamin Franklin / Thoma