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1、ThisperiodisTheAgeofFaithTheearlysettlementlEarlySettlement:1607,CaptainJohnSmithThefirstpermanentEnglishsettlementl1620,WilliamBradford,Mayflower,reachedPlymouth,MassachusettsThePuritanmigrationbegan.▲Reasons:ToreformtheChurchofEnglandTohaveanentirelynewchurchToescapere
2、ligiouspersecutionToseekanewGardenofEdenTobuild“CityofGodonearth”▲ThefirstsettlerswhobecamethefoundingfathersoftheAmericannationweremostlyPuritans.AmericanPuritanismexertsgreatimpactonAmericansocietyuntiltoday.TheirReligiousDoctrines:originalsin,totaldepravity,predestina
3、tionandlimitedatonementthroughaspecialinfusionofgracefromGod.Theirattitudestowardentertainment:joyandlaughteraresymptomsofsin.Theirattitudestowardwork:hardwork.TheyregardedthemselvesaschosenpeopleofGod.Highlymoralprinciples.Purifytheirreligiouspracticesandbeliefs.Hardwor
4、k,thrift,piety,sobriety,andsimpletastes.▲LegacyofpuritanismPrudence-clearthinkinge.g.notmakingemotionaldecisions.BiblicaldirectionTheAmericanLiteratureoftheColonialPeriod(1607---1765)Thrifte.g.apennysavedisapennyearned.BenFranklin's"wastenot-wantnot"Discipline-self-disci
5、plinee.g.moderationHardworkisrewardede.g.idlehandsarethedevil'sworkshop★OnAmericanliteraturePurpose:pragmatic&edifyContents:practicalmatter-of-factaccountsoflifeinthenewworld;highlytheoreticaldiscussionsofreligiousquestions.Form:diary,autobiography,sermon,letter,imitatin
6、gEnglishliterarytraditionsStyle:norepresentativestyle,tightandlogicstructure,preciseandcompactexpression,avoidanceofrhetoricaldecoration,adoptionofhomelyimagery,simplicityofdiction.ThebasisofAmericanliterature.Widelyusedtechniqueofsymbolism.Influencingthestyleofliteratur
7、e:simple,fresh,anddirect.LiteratureandliteraturemastersatthisperiodlJohnSmith(1580—1631)Acaptain,oneofthefoundersofthecolonyofJamestown,VirginiaMasterpiece：DescriptionofNewEngland《新英格兰叙事》Historywriters▲NewEnglandisaregioninthenortheasterncorneroftheUnitedStatesconsisting
8、ofthesixstatesofMaine,NewHampshire,Vermont,Massachusetts,RhodeIsland,andConnecticut.lWilliamBradford(15
