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LectureⅠA Brief Introduction to American Literature 1.Basic features of American writers Independent, Individualistic, Critical, Innovative, Humorous 2.Part I The Literature of Colonial and American Puritanism The first American writer: Capitan John Smith. Philip Freneau:( Father of American Poetry) 3.Part II The Literature of Reason and Revolution, Enlightenment Jonathan Edwards: First modern American and the country’s last medieval man Benjamin Franklin: The Autobiography Thomas Paine :The American Crisis Thomas Jefferson (“The Declaration of Independence” first established the identity of American people) John Adams and Benjamin Franklin, and Jefferson 4.Part III The Literature of Romanticism Washing Irving欧文: His first book was “A History of New York ”. “The Sketch Book 美国信札” made him international famous James Fenimore Cooper: 库伯“Leatherstocking Tales”, 皮袜子故事集a series of five novels about the frontier life of American settlers. Deerslayer (1843), Pathfinder (1841), Last of the Mohicans (1825), The Pioneer (1823), The Prairie ( 1827), Edgar Allan Poe艾伦·坡: Poe was sensitive enough to feel the pressure of a world where science and reason reign supreme, and one where there is neither joy, nor love, nor light, nor peace, nor help from God. “The Raven”, “Israfel”, “Sonnet—to Science” and “To Hellen”.His short stories: “The Murders in the Rue Morgue”, “The Purloined Letter”, “The Gold Bug” and “The Mystery of Marie Roget” 5.Features of Transcendentalism先验主义 A. Emphasis on Spirit (Oversoul) B. Emphasis on individuals C. Taking nature as the symbol of the Spirit (Oversoul) D. Brotherhood of man (equal and liberty) Ralph Waldo Emerson爱默生: Emerson created the school of transcendentalism. His famous essay “American Scholar” established the independence of American intellectual.“Nature” Henry David Thoreau梭罗: Walden瓦尔登湖 Nathaniel Hawthorne 藿桑 Twice-Told Tales ; Moses from an Old Manse, Scarlet Letter红字; The House of Seven Gables; The Blithedale Romance; Th