美国文学概述.pptVIP

Lucy; ﹡one-semester compulsory course ﹡the 2nd year of Non English majors or English major at DQNU ﹡to offer a survey of the development of American literature ﹡to gain an insight into the development of American literature as an important part of the country’s culture ;Course Objectives: ;Coursebook: ;Assessment:;Contest (March 3- June 2);Syllabus:;Week 2: American Romanticism and Transcen-dentalism (1800—1850s) Washington Irving: Rip Van Winkle ;Week 5: Mark Twain: The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County;Week7: American Realism and American Naturalism (1860s—1890s) Jack London “Love life”; A brief introdution;Part I: Questions;1. How to define the American literature?;2.Basic Qualities of American Writers;Independent: not raised by government Individualistic: free from political prejudice and ideological conformity, self-expression, personal views about life and society Critical: unsatisfied, questioning, criticizing, society, discovering universal values Innovative: loose link with the past, least restraints and bondage to the past, Humorous: represented by Irving, Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegut , to reveal the gruesome events in seemingly light-hearted expressions so as to warn the reader of an intolerable social situation he might not be aware of.; ①??? Individualism ②??? The pursuit of American dream ③??? The wilderness ④??? Identity ;Part III. Nobel Prize Winners in the American Literature;6. 1962 John Steinbeck （1902-1968） Of Mice and Man 7. 1976 Saul Bellow （1915-2005） Herzog 8. 1978 Isaac Bashevis Singer(1904-1991） The Magician of Lublin 9. 1987 Joseph Brodsky （1940-） From Petersburg to Stockholm 10. 1993 Tony Morrison (1931-) The Bluest Eye ;Part IV. The Periods of American literature;The colonial period (约1607 - 1765) The main features The main literary works during this per