英美文学选读第六章.pptxVIP

[识记] How is “The Romantic Period” defined in time ? 答案： The Romantic Period, one of the most important periods in the history of American literature, stretches from the end of the 18th century to the outbreak of the Civil War. It started with the publication of Washington Irvings The Sketch Book and ended with Whitmans Leaves of Grass. 单词注释： Civil War ：南北战争，美国内战 《The Sketch Book》：《见闻札记》 《Leaves of Grass》：《草叶集》 历年试题： 0704-25．The Romantic Period, one of the most important periods in the history of American literature, stretches from the end of ______________ to the outbreak of ____________.C6-399 答案：B A．the 17th century…the American War of Independence B．the 18th century…the American Civil War C．the 17th century…the American Civil War D．the 18th century…the U.S. – Mexican War 解析： ;[识记] What is the historical and cultural background of The Romantic Period in American Literature? 答案： 1) Historically, it was the time of westward expansion. 2) Economically, the whole nation was experiencing an industrial transformation, which affected the rural as well as the urban life. 3) Politically, democracy and equality became the ideal of the new nation, and the two-party system came into being. 4) Culturally, the American Puritanism and New England Transcendentalism influenced the American literature. Then the American Puritanism as a cultural heritage exerted great influences over American moral values. And this Puritan influence over American Romanticism was conspicuously noticeable. One of the manifestations is the fact that American romantic writers tended more to moralize than their English and European counterparts. Besides, a preoccupation with the Calvinistic view of original sin and the mystery of evil marked the works of Hawthorne, Melville and a host of lesser writers. The most clearly defined Romantic literary movement in this period is New England Transcendentalism. It was started