美国文学史复习考试要点整理【手动】.docVIP

美国文学史整理 一、Colonial America 殖民时期 New England：Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. Doctrines of Puritanism清教 American Puritanism stressed predestination（命运神定), original sin（原罪）, total depravity (彻底的堕落), and limited atonement (有限的赎罪)from God’s grace. Writing style：fresh, simple and direct and with a touch of nobility； the rhetoric is plain and honest. Life style：hard work, thrift, piety, and sobriety. Main writer: ①Thomas Paine 托马斯·潘恩 work：Common Sense (1776) 《常识》 American Crisis (1776-1783)　《美国危机》 The Rights of Man《人权》 The Age of Reason《理性时代》 ②Benjamin