美国文学史作者的写作特点.docxVIP

1、Benjamin Franklin 本杰明?富兰克林(1701790) he is the only good American author before the Revolutionary War and he is the only one in the colonial period. 写作特点：1?叙事清楚简洁2?富有哲理和睿智3文字质朴幽默4?易于读者接 受。 Thomas Paine托马斯?佩因(1737-1809)英国人民将他视为’最受爱戴的’政 论家,他的书〃被看作穷人的圣经〃。拿破仑称他为〃共和国的火炬,一切传奇 中最伟大的人物〃。 写作特点：支持独立宣言，语言精炼，层次分明,结构严密，逻辑性强,抒情和 说理有机结合 Thomas Jefferson 托马斯?杰弗逊(1743-1826) 主张：主张追求幸福，人人生而平等，包括生命权、自由权和追求幸福的权利 4?Philip Freneau 菲利普?费瑞诺(1752-1832)Father of American Poetry美国诗歌 之父，政治方面的新闻记者 写作特点：the poems of Freneau fall mainly into two categories, one of description of nature and one of expression of his political ideas. 备注：菲利普?弗瑞诺作为一个自然诗人，在时间上介于布拉兹特里特和布莱恩 特之间；作为一个哥特式作家，介于威格斯沃斯和爱伦?坡之间；作为一个原始 主义者,介于莫顿和库珀之间。 5.Washington Irving 华盛顿.欧文(1783~1859)the father of A meric日n literature the first great belletrist第一个纯文学作家，美国第一位浪漫主义散文文体作家， 重振了没落的哥特式浪漫主义小说。 写作特点:1. H umorous: the function of his writing is to amuse； to entertain instead of teaching or instruction Vivid and true character portrayal 3 Finished (refined) and musical language thus regarded as the Amn. Goldsmith? James Fennimore Cooper詹姆斯?芬尼莫?库珀(1789~1851)长篇小说之父，开创了边 疆传奇小说和海上传奇小说。 写作牛寺点：1. Strong points: we can see a variety of incidents and tensions, complicated plot and structure and a beautiful description of nature. 2. Weak points: characterization is weak. There is unsatisfactory description of characters (esp. female). He is not free from syntactical awkwardness, heavy-handed attempt at humor. ° Where Irving excels Cooper is weak. D ialect is not authentic. William Cullen Bryant 威廉.卡伦布莱恩特(1794-1878)a poet of nature , “ American Wordsworth,z，第一个获得美国主要诗人称号的作家。 特点： H is works demonstrate some British influence and American characteristics. H e was good at using blank vers巳无韵诗体 H e possessed a simple dignity and an impeccably restrained style. Edgar Allan Poe 埃德加?阿伦.i^(1809-1849) father of detective novel 短篇小说之父 特点：1?Brevity Single effect Originality in theme Ralph Waldo E mersion拉尔夫?沃尔多?爱默生美国的孔子、美国文明之 父，验主义引入新英格兰的先驱。 特点:1