4. American Literature

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1、4.AmericanLiterature1.thestoryofaquestinAmericanliteraturea.Americanliteraturehasrecordedthestoryofaquest,andisthecontinuousnarrativeofthe“pursuitofhappiness”b.Atdifferenttimesthequesthastakendifferentforms.a)Inthe16thcenturyEuropeanscametotheNewWorldinse

2、archofgoldandtreasureandthepassagetotheEast.b)AttimesthequestwasareligiouspilgrimagelikethatofthePuritansandtheMormons.c)Thedreamsofsuccesshavedrawnmanypeoplefromfarmsandsmalltownstocitiesinthehopeofwinningfameandfortune.d)StillotherAmericansweresimplyres

3、tless.Theybelievedin“beingontheroad”2.WashingtonIrving-------post-RevolutionaryperiodHistoryofNewYork------issupposedlyanaccountoftheDutchsettlementofManhattanIslandWorksFatherKnickerbocker------American’sfirstmyth-heroRipVanWinkleTheLegendofSleepyHollowT

4、heAlhambraTouronthePrairies-------showedIrving’sinterestintheliterarypossibilitiesoftheWest3.FenimoreCooperTheSpy------anexcitingstoryofespionageinNewYorkduringtheRevolutionWorksThePioneers------CooperhithisstrideasanauthorTheLeather-stockingTalesTheLasto

5、ftheMohicansThePrairieThePathfinderTheDeerslayermeasuredtheconflictingvaluesofnatureandcivilization—andfoundcivilizationwantingTheAmericanDemocrat-----CoopercontinuedhisexaminationofAmericancivilizationinamoredirectfashion4.EdgarAllanPoea.Introduction:The

6、greatestsouthernwriterinpre-CivilWarAmerican;themasterofthetightlywoundtaleofpsychologicalhorror;heinventedthedetectivestorywithhisdetective-hero,Dupin,foreshadowingSherlockHolmes;hedevelopedatheoryofpoeticcompositionwhichemphasizedtightnessofformandunity

7、oftone.b.Works:TheFalloftheHouseofUsher,WilliamWilson,ThePitandthePendulumWiki:anAmericanauthor,poet,editorandliterarycritic,consideredpartoftheAmericanRomanticMovement…Hewasthefirstwell-knownAmericanwritertotrytoearnalivingthroughwritingalone,resultingin

8、afinanciallydifficultlifeandcareer.*Yetin19thcenturywhenPoewasaresidentofNewYork,thetrueliteraryheartofAmericanwasasmalltown20milesnorthwestofBoston.NeverbeforehadConcord,Massachusetts,beenknownasanintellectualcommu