1.美国文学简介PPT.ppt

American Literature;Map of USA;;Early American literature;The Colonial Period (1600s-1776) The American Enlightenment (1776-1800s) The Romantic Period (1800s-1860) The Age of Realism (1860-1914) The Age of Modernism (1914-1945) The Post-war Period (after 1945);American Romanticism and Washington Irving美国短篇小说之父;Politically, America established bourgeoisie democracy. Equality and democracy became the ideal of the new nation, and the two-party system came into being. Economically, it was a period of prosperity and optimism. Industrial development The use of steam power and technological innovations helped restructure the economic life. Westward Movement The western boundary had reached the Pacific by 1860. Intellectually, there was great influence from American Puritanism and the rise of New England Transcendental Movement .;Map of USA;General Characteristics of Romanticism Emphasis on imagination and the inner world of the characters Worship of the individual and the common man Fascination about the past and the exotic American Romantic writings on the native grounds (美国浪漫主义文学的特点） Transcendental philosophy Puritan morality National experience of “pioneering into the west” The role American landscape ; ?????????????????????????????????????????? ;Major works;The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. This is a collection of essays and tales by Irving. Most of the sketches concern his observations as an American visitor during his stay in England. They were written in England, filled with English scenes and quotations from English authors. Irving’s taste is conservative and shows respect for the old world. Of the tales dealing with America, the most famous are “Rip Van Winkle” and “The Legend of Sleep Hollow”. ;Sleepy Hollow near Tarrytown from “Legend of Sleepy Hollow”;The story is remembered because of Rip’s 20-year sleep, set against the backdrop of the changing America, in which Irving presents to us two juxtapositions: two totally different worlds before and