2全套美国文学精心整理的各个时期作家作品简介 Colonial American literature.pptVIP

American Literature Lecture 2 Colonial American Literature By 张慧 hzhang8311@126.com Contents Historical Background Major literary forms Writers of Colonial period Puritan Poets of colonial period Anne Bradstreet Edward Taylor Characteristics of puritan writing * Time Early 17th Century – the middle of the 18th C Population Dominant Thought Puritanism Historical Background * Population Native Indians (2000 tribes originally) European Settlers: Spanish, Dutch, French, Italian, German, Swedish and Portuguese British Settlers: two groups Negro Slaves were introduced into Virginia (1619) and spread to New England. * In the 16th Century, the Caribbean Islands, Mexico, and other Parts of Central and South America had been occupied by the Spanish. * Frenchman Swedes Dutch Germans and Scotch-Irish Negroes American Indians All contributed to the forming of the American civilization, but the colonies that became the first United States were for the most part sustained by English traditions…. Spanish * The British Settlers – two groups Explorers like Captain John Smith 1607 Jamestown, Virginia for adventure and commercial gains Puritans (New England Settlers ) 1620, Plymouth Colony at Massachusetts Coast by the pilgrims came on the Mayflower William Bradford — the most notable early governor 1630, Massachusetts Bay Colony John Winthrop — governor of Massachusetts Bay Group Boston, from the very beginning is the centre of learning * Early in the 17th Century, the English Settlements in Virginia and Massachusetts began the main stream of what we recognize as the American national history. * The first permanent English settlement in North America was established at Jamestown, Virginia in 1607. * Puritan * Puritan A “would-be purifier” An idealist believing that the Church should be restored to the “purity” of the first-century Church as established by Jesus Christ himself. Religious belief original sin total depravity Predestination limited atone