美国文学chapter2课件.pptVIP

Activities Retell the story of Franklin from perspective of his grandson Retell the story of Ichabod from the perspective of Brom Bones Perform the scene of fighting of The Last of Mohicans What is nature according to Emerson? What does Emerson think of the relationship between man and nature? What kind of life style does Thoreau advocate? What does Thoreau think of modern civilization? * Previewing Questions: 1. What is Puritanism? 2. How does it influence American literature? 3. Can you find some traits of Puritanism in American writers, their writings and even American culture? * Previewing Questions: 1. What was the American literature in the Age of Reason and Revolution famous for? 2. What is “Enlightenment”? 3. What do you know about Benjamin Franklin? Why say he is the representative of American Enlightenment? Can it be found from his Autobiography? 4. Why Franklin is admired and read widely? 5. What is his Autobiography about? 6. What is his style? ? * Born in a wealthy New York merchant family, named after George Washington. * One of the first authors to write about the American Westward movement One of the first authors to write about the American Westward movement American author, best known for his stories of frontier life and pioneer adventure. He was very fond of reading and one day when he had finished an English novel he said: I could write a better story than that myself! - classical words marking the beginning of a prolific literary career. When his wife challenged him to write the book Cooper set to work. * a series of novels set in the early frontier period of American history. * who prefers the code of the Indian than the nature of the white settlers, Benjamin Franklin Washington Irving Fenimore Cooper Quiz 1. What was Franklin fond of since childhood?