美国文学简史-序言-introduction.pptVIP

American Literature Part I. Introduction Books: A Survey of American Literature (good and authoritative book) by Chang Yaoxin and Selected Readings in American Literature by Chang Yaoxin are course books. References: 1.常耀信.《漫话英美文学》(南开大学出版社，2004), 2.吴伟仁. 《美国文学史及选读》 (外语教学与研究出版社，1990), 3.杨岂深，龙文佩.《美国文学选读》(译文出版社，1985), 4.左金梅.《美国文学》(青岛海洋出版社, 2000), 5.李公昭.《20世纪美国文学导论》(西安交通大学出版社，2000). Requirement: Grade of this course includes the grade of daily performance (30%) and the grade of final examination (70%). The grade of daily performance will be given according to the following items: in-class behavior (25%), including question-answering, group discussion and role play; homework and attendance. (5%). Basic Qualities of American Writers Independent Individualistic Critical Innovative Humorous Part II. The periods of American literature The colonial period (about 1607 - 1765) Puritanism Features: 文学体裁：a、narratives b、journals 写作内容： 1）their voyage to the new land 2) Adapting themselves to unfamiliar climates and crops 3) About dealing with Indians 4) Guide to the new land, invitation to bold spirit 清教徒的思想： 1）puritan want to make up pure their religious beliefs and practices 净化信仰和行为方式 2) Wish?to restore simplicity to church and the authority of the Bible to the theology. 重建教堂，提供简单服务，建立神圣地位 3）look upon themselves as chosen people, and it follow logically that anyone who challenged their way of life is opposing Gods will and is not to be accepted. 认为自己是上帝选民，对他们的生活有异议就是反对上帝 4）puritan opposition to pleasure and the arts sometimes has been exaggerated. 反对对快乐和艺术的追求到了十分荒唐的地步 5）religious teaching tended to emphasize the image of a wrathful God.强调上帝严厉的一面，忽视上帝仁慈的一面。 The period of Enlightenment and the Independence War (1765 -1800) Benjamin Franklin（1706—1790） Poor Richards Almanac“ The Way to Wealth The Autobiography 3. The romantic period (1800 - 1865) 1、Environment: 1) shaped by their New World environment 2）array of ideas inherited from the romantic