英美文学Part II The Literature of Reason and Revolution.pptVIP

American Literature 郧阳师专英语系英美文学精品课程 PartⅡ The Literature of Reason and Revolution Ⅰ. Historical Background 1. Politics dominated the revolutionary phase of American writing. 2. The crisis in American life carried by the Revolution made artists self-conscious about American subjects. 3. The spiritual life in the colonies during that period was molded by the bourgeois Enlightenment. Ⅱ. Benjamin Franklin 1. life 2. works Poor Richard’s Almanac Autobiography 3. contribution He helped found the Pennsylvania Hospital and the American Philosophical Society. He was called “the new Prometheus wh