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American Literature;美国文学教学内容主要包括五部分;Chapter 1 Colonial Period the settlement of North America——1607 the Independence War——1783 Early history In 1542, Christopher Columbus found the new continent called America In 1607, Captain John Smith led some Englishmen across the ocean. In 1620, 102 passengers sailed on the ship Mayflower across the ocean and settled on the new continent “New England” ;Background: Puritanism Puritans wanted to purify the church to its original state, they thought the churches are corrupted Features of Puritanism Predestination: God decided everything before things occurred. Original sin: Human beings were born to be evil, and this original sin can be passed down from generation to generation. Total depravity Limited atonement: Only the “selected” can be saved. ;;types of writing: diaries, histories, journals, letters, travel books, autobiographies/biographies, sermons Their writing style is fresh, simple and direct; the rhetoric is plain and honest, not without a touch of nobility often traceable to the direct influence of the Bible. ;Writers of Colonial Period;1732- 1758 Annually, publishes Poor Richard: An Almanack In 1758, he printed Father Abraham‘s Sermon, also known as The Way to wealth. Franklin’s Autobiography, published after his death, has become one of the classics of the genre. The most famous section describes his scientific scheme of self-improvement. Franklin lists 13 virtues: temperance, silence, order, resolution, frugality, industry, sincerity, justice, moderation, cleanliness, tranquility, chastity, and humility ;Summary of Franklin;A Brief Introduction to American Literature Chapter 1 Colonial Period Chapter 2 American Romanticism Summit of Romanticism – American Transcendentalism Late Romanticism Romantic Poets Walt Whitman Emily Dickenson Edgar Allen Poe Chapter 3 The Age of Realism Henry James Mark Twain Local Colorism;Chapter 4 American Naturalism Theodore Dreiser Chapter 5 The Modern Period Imagism