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1、TheRomanticPeriod,1820-1860TheRomanticPeriod,1820-1860literaturedepictingemotionalmatterinanimaginativeform－－TheGermanpoetFriedrichSchlegelliberalisminliterature－－VictorHugoThebackground1.2.3.TheRomanticmovement,whichoriginatedinGermanybutquicklyspreadtoEngland,France,andbeyond,re
2、achedAmericaaroundtheyear1820,some20yearsafterWilliamWordsworthandSamuelTaylorColeridgehadrevolutionizedEnglishpoetrybypublishingLyricalBallads.InAmericaasinEurope,freshnewvisionstartledartisticandintellectualcircles.Yettherewasanimportantdifference:RomanticisminAmericacoincidedwi
3、ththeperiodofnationalexpansionandthediscoveryofadistinctiveAmericanvoice.ThesolidificationofanationalidentityandthesurgingidealismandpassionofRomanticismnurturedthemasterpiecesof"theAmericanRenaissance."Theexpressionof“arealnewexperience”2.TheheritageofAmericanPuritanism3.The“newn
4、ess”oftheAmericansasanation4.BothimitativeandindependentTheDistinctFeaturesofTheRomanticPeriod:PrincipalRomanticThemesinA.L.IntuitionismoretrustworthythanreasonToexpressexperiencesIndividualNatureIdealThemajorwritersbelongingtoA.R.WashingtonIrvingJamesFenimoreCooperWilliamCullenBr
5、yantEdgarAllanPoeNathanielHawthorneHermanMelvilleHenryWadsworthLongfellowWashingtonIrving(1783-1859)thefirstauthorproducedinthenewrepublic.WashingtonIrving(1783-1859)HiscontributiontoA.L.1.ThefirstwriterofA.imaginativeliterature2.Thebeginningofshortstoryasagenre3.TheSketchBook----
6、thebeginningofAmericanRomanticismRipVanWinkleTheLegendoftheSleepyHollowThefeaturesofIrving’swritings1.Avoidingmoralizing2.Developingthestoryinanatmosphere3.Thecharacters4.Hishumor5.MusicallanguageWashingtonIrving(1783-1859)RipVanWinkleTheLegendofSleepyHollowRipVanWinkleExplanation
7、toPicture1Ihaveobservedthathewasasimplegood-naturedman;hewas,moreover,akindneighbor,andanobedienthen-peckedhusband.Thechildrenofthevillage,too,wouldshoutwithjoywheneverheapproached.Heassistedattheirsports,madetheirplaythings,taughtthemtoflykitesandshootmarbles,andtoldthemlongstori
8、esofghosts,witches,andIndians.Exp
