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2. James Fenimore Cooper(1789-1851) novelist James Fenimore Cooper(1789-1851) 1st border writer: helped introduce the “western” tradition into American literature Remembered as the master of adventures stories and the creator of hero myth. Representative of American people and the representative of American experience and spirits. Masterpiece:  The Leatherstocking Tales In the order of events: The Deerslayer (1841) The Last of Mohicans (1826), The Pathfinder(1840), The Pioneers(1823), The Prairie (1827), The Leatherstocking Tales《皮袜子故事集》 系列小说。描写印第安人和边疆居民而受到推崇。 以多谋而不算高贵的印第安人与同样足智多谋的林中人之间的争斗为创作主题。 按内容顺序： The Deerslayer 《杀鹿者》写青年时期的班波帮助莫希干人首领抢回未婚妻的故事； The Last of the Mohicans 《最后的莫希干人》叙述英法为争夺殖民地而进行的战争中整个莫希干部落遭到毁灭的故事； The Pathfinder 《探路人》写日渐衰老，但身体硬朗的班波在爱情上自我牺牲的故事； The Pioneer 《拓荒者》则更明确的表现出班波对“文明”社会的抵触和逃避； The Prairie 《大草原》叙述了班波的死亡，在和以前的几篇的对照中，使“文明”与“自然”的矛盾更加复杂。 Natty Bumppo The central figure in the novel Various names: Leatherstocking Deerslayer Pathfinder Hawkeye. Writing Styles Highly imaginative Good at inventing plots (sometimes incredible) Good at landscape description conservative Characterization wooden and lacking in probability Writing Styles Point of View:the theme of wilderness vs. civilization freedom vs. law order vs. change aristocrat(贵族) vs. democrat natural rights vs. legal rights Comment on Cooper a mythic writer:  created a myth about the formative period of the American nation, esp. the adventures to the West. A powerful and prolific writer, though clumsy. helped to introduce the western tradition into American Literature. “American Scott” Three types of novels he launched: Revolutionary historical novel:The Spy Frontier novel: The Pioneers Sea adventure novel: The Pilot Cooper Creates many “first” in the field of American novels 1. The first successf