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Revised by Hanlin on 10 January 2021 Revised by Hanlin on 10 January 2021 美国文学简史笔记常耀信 AConciseHistoryofAmericanLiterature Whatisliterature? Literatureislanguageartisticallyusedtoachieveidentifiableliteraryqualitiesandtoconveymeaningfulmessages. Chapter1ColonialPeriod Background:Puritanism featuresofPuritanism Predestination:Goddecidedeverythingbeforethingsoccurred. Originalsin:Humanbeingswereborntobeevil,andthisoriginalsincanbepasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration. Totaldepravity Limitedatonement:Onlythe“elect”canbesa