colonial literature 美国文学教材.pptVIP

Colonial Literature I. General Features: Humble Origins: Personal Literature occupied a major position. diaries, histories, journals, letters, commonplace books,, travel books, sermons, etc. 2. Content: to serve either God or colonial expansion or both. a. Some of the earliest forms of American Literature were pamphlets and writings extolling the benefits of the colonies to both a European and colonist audience. b. The religious disputes that prompted settlement in America were also topics of early writing. c. Other late writings described conflicts and interaction with the Indi