美国文学课件.ppt

美国文学课件演示文稿第一页，共205页。

1.Whatisliterature?

2.HowdowedefineAmericanliterature?

3.Whydopeoplereadliterature?

4.Howtostudyliterature?第二页，共205页。

I.Whatisliterature?the14thcentury:politelearningthroughreading.(literacy)Fromthemid-18thcentury:thepracticeandprofessionofwriting.Whencecomesliterature?Literature:Writingsthatarevaluedasworksofart.“performanceinwords.”(beautyofexpressionandform,intellectualandemotionalappeal.)第三页，共205页。

2.HowdowedefineAmericanliterature?

LiteratureproducedinAmericanEnglishbythepeoplelivingi