Lectures-on-American-Literature——美国文学讲义.pptVIP

Thomas Paine He was considered as the America’s most effective revolutionary propagandist. On January 10, 1776, his famous pamphlet Common Sense appeared, which advocated the idea of independence. Later he participated in the French Revolution, and wrote two books: The Right of Man and The Age of Reason. Thomas Paine(1737-1809) Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) ① He was a humanist, a scientist, a diplomat, and a prose writer. ② He was a believer in the possibility of human progress and the comforts of material success. ③ He was pragmatic and optimistic,