美国文学American literature in Colonial__ Period精选.ppt

(3) The Function of Puritan Writers 1. To transform a mysterious God. 2. To make him more relevant to the universe. 3. To glorify God. * (4) The Style of Puritan Writing a. Protestant - against ornateness; reverence for the Bible. b. Purposiveness c. Puritan writing reflected the character and scope of the reading public, which was literate and well-grounded in religion. * The style: fresh, simple and direct The rhetoric: plain and honest, with a touch of nobility often traceable to the direct influence of the Bible. * 4. Overview of the literature (1)?types of writing diaries, journals histories letters travel books sermons autobiographies/biographies * (2)?writers of colonial period a.? Anne Bradstreet b.? Edward Taylor c.? Roger Williams d. Thomas Paine e. Philip Freneau * * III. Literary Scene in Colonial Period Form, content and writing style in the literature of the early colonial period a. Form: personal literature in its various forms; b. Content: served either God or colonial expansion or both c. Writing style: imitated and transplanted English literary traditions * The first American writer: Captain John Smith The best poet in the colonial America: Edward Taylor The most famous poetess in the colonial America: Anne Bradstreet * Class Is Over. * * * (1) Captain John Smith 1580-1631，约翰·史密斯船长 Led the first group of immigrants in 1607 Settled down and established the first British colony A Description of New England《新英格兰介绍》 The General History of Virginia《弗吉尼亚通史》 * (2) William Bradford 1590-1675，威廉·布雷福德 Led Mayflower in 1620 and arrived at Cape Cod Established the Colony of Plymouth Plantation 《普利茅斯开发史》 * (3) John Winthrop 1588—1649，约翰·温思罗普 Led the first group of Puritans in the Great Immigration in 1630 A Model of Christian Charity 《基督教博爱的典范》 manifested the purpose and intention of their journey * (4) Anne Bradstreet 1612-1672, 安妮·布拉德斯特里特 “As Weary Pilgrim”《疲乏的朝圣者》 “The Tenth Muse Lately Spru