American Romanticism
Features: “pioneering”, a new experience;
American Puritanism; “new” country as a result: imitative and independent
Washington Irving(1783-1859)
The first American literatue is neither American nor literature
It was the work of immigrants from England. It was an interesting mixture of travel accounts and religious writings. John Smith, William Bradford, John Winthrop Anne Bradstreet, the “Tenth Muse” Philip Freneau,important poet of 18th century
A Survey of American Literature
美国文学简史
学习参考书目
常耀信主编的《美国文学简史》配套辅导书
《美国文学简史》学习指南赵红英主编 中Fra bibliotek传媒大学出版社
Map of America
Chapter 1 Colonial America
American Puritanism
First American writer of imaginative literature to gain international fame “Rip Van Winkle” “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”
James Fenimore Cooper (17891851)
the first settlers in America; Mayflower ship; features of Puritans;
“doctrinaire opportunist” (practical idealist)
cultural heritage
The Literary Scene in Colonial America
“Leatherstocking Tales”
Natty Bumppo—a mythic figure
The Pioneers《拓荒者》 The Deerslayer 《猎鹿者》 The Last of the Mohicans《最后的莫希干人》 The Pathfinder《探路人》 The Prairie 《大草原》
Chapter 2 Edwards, Franklin, Crevecoeur
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
Poor Richard’s Almanac “Lost time is never found again.” “God help them that help themselves.” “Early to bed, and ealy to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” Autobiography
Chapter 3 American Romanticism,Irving, Cooper
American Romanticism Background democracy and political equality, the ideals of new nation spread of industrialism, sudden influx of immigrants, “pioneers” further west—ecnomic boom, optimism and hope—cried for literary expression foreign influences:Romantic movement in England and Europe, a model for American romantic writing