英美文学概况--殖民时期文学

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1、ColonialAmerican(Early17thCentury–TheEndof18theCentury)ChineseConfucianismAmericanPuritanismThebeliefsandpracticescharacteristicofPuritans(mostofwhomwereCalvinistswhowishedtopurifytheChurchofEnglandofitsCatholicaspects)ThefoundingfathersofAmericaAmeri

2、canPuritans:thefoundingfathersSelf-assertedGod-chosenpeoplewithastrongsenseofmissiontobuildthewildernessintoanewGardenofEdenaccordingtotheirownidealasNottoleranttodissenters:StrictnessandausterityinconductandreligionCalvinistsPracticalidealistsAgroupo

3、freligiouspeoplewithaparticularstateofmind:JohnCalvin(1509–27)wasaninfluentialFrenchtheologianandpastorduringtheProtestantReformation.PuritansbelievedthathumanbeingswerepredestinedbyGodbeforetheywereborn.SomewereGod'schosenpeople(God'select上帝的选民)while

4、otherswerepredestinedtobedamnedtohell.Thesuccessofone'sworkortheprosperityinhiscallinggivenbyGodwasthesignofbeingGod'select.Therefore,everyonemustworkhard,spendlittleandinvestformorebusiness.Workinghardandlivingamorallifeweretheirethics.TheyregardedBi

5、bletobetheauthorityoftheirdoctrine.TobeabletoreadtheBibleandunderstandGod'swill,educationwasessentialforPuritans.TheshapinginfluenceofPuritanismuponAmericanLiteratureAmericanliterature:TheexpressionoftheAmericanPuritanbequestFortheestablishmentoftheGa

6、rdenofEden(practiceoftheGod-endowedmission)withtheindomitablecourageandconfidenthope,firedwithasenseofmissionandthespiritofoptimismTheinevitableoutcome---themoodoffrustrationanddespair---inthewakeoftheinitialoptimismandidealismSymbolismaspartofAmerica

7、nintellectualtradition:ametaphoricalmodeofperceptionSimplicityinwritingtechniqueThephysicalphenomenalworldisasymbolofGod.Physicallifewassimultaneouslyspiritual;everypassageoflife,enmeshedinthevastcontextofGod’splan,possessedadelegatedmeaning.Theworldw

8、as,inaword,oneofmultiplesignificance.Makeme,OLord,thySpinningWheelecompleat;     ThyHolyWordemyDistaffmakeformee.MakemineAffectionsthySwiftFlyersneate,     AndmakemySoulethyholySpooletobee.     MyConversationmaketobethyReele,     Andreele