5. a brief survey of american literature

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1、ABriefSurveyofAmericanLiteratureI.ColonialPeriod(1607-1765)II.EnlightenmentandRevolutionPeriod(1765-endof18thcentury)III.RomanticPeriod(1800-1865)IV.RealisticPeriod(1865-1918)V.ModernPeriod(1918--1945)VI.ContemporaryAmericanLiterature(1945--)I.ColonialPeriod(1607-1765)Back

2、ground:PuritanismfeaturesofPuritanismPredestination:Goddecidedeverythingbeforethingsoccurred.Originalsin:Humanbeingswereborntobeevil,andthisoriginalsincanbepasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration.Limitedatonement:Onlythe“elect”canbesaved.InfluenceAgroupofgoodqualities–hardwor

3、k,thrift,piety,sobriety(seriousandthoughtful)influencedAmericanliterature.TypesofWriting1、清教徒采用的文学体裁：A、narratives日记B、journals游记2、清教徒的写作内容：①theirvoyagetothenewland②adaptingthemselvestounfamiliarclimatesandcrops③aboutdealingwithIndians④endlessbounty,boldspiritImportantWriter

4、sAnneBradstreet安妮·布雷特兹里特(1612--1672)anEnglish-Americanwriter,thefirstnotableAmericanpoet,andthefirstwomantobepublishedinColonialAmerica.HerworkwasveryinfluentialtoPuritansinhertime.MuchofBradstreet'spoetryisbasedonobservationoftheworldaroundher,focusingheavilyondomesticand

5、religiousthemes.EdwardTaylor爱德华·泰勒(1642--1729)acolonialAmericanpoet,physician,andpastor.Taylor'scompletepoemswerenotpublisheduntil1960.TayloristheonlyknownAmericanpoetwhowroteinthemetaphysicalstyle.II.EnlightenmentandRevolutionPeriod(1765-endof18thcentury)Background:Thewar

6、forIndependenceendedintheformationofaFederativebourgeoisdemocraticrepublic–theUnitedStatesofAmerica.TypeofWritingProse(ofReasoning)，politicalwritingsandorationsImportantWritersBenjaminFranklin本杰明·富兰克林（1706-1790）oneoftheFoundingFathersoftheUnitedStates.Anotedpolymath.Asanau

7、thorhehadpowerofexpression,simplicity,asubtlehumor,sarcasticWorks:PoorRichard’sAlmanac格言历书Autobiography自传（18世纪美国唯一流传至今的自传）ThomasJefferson托马斯·杰斐逊DeclarationofIndependence独立宣言ThomasPaine托马斯·潘恩CommonSense常识WilliamHillBrown威廉·希尔·布朗ThePowerofSympathy同情的力量（第一部美国小说）PhilipFreneau菲

8、利浦·弗瑞诺--“FatherofAmericanPoetry”TheWildHoneySuckle野忍冬花III.RomanticPeriod(1800-1865)Backgr