美国文学 10课件.ppt

American LIterature 第一部分 殖民主义时期的文学（Colonialism) 第二部分 早期美国作家 第三部分 浪漫主义文学 （Romanticism) 第四部分 现实主义文学 （Realism） 第五部分 现代主义文学 （Modernism） 主 要 作 品 John Smith A True Relation of Such Occurrence and Accidents of Note as Hath Happened in Virginia Since the First Planting of That Colony Willam Bradford The History of Plymouth Plantation John Winthrop The History of New England Roger Williams A Key into the Language of America PART 2 早期美国作家 （Reasoning and Revolution) 总体介绍 General Introduction 重要文学术语Important Literary Terms 重要作家和文学作品 Important Writers and Literary Works General Introduction The 18th century American history witnessed two great revolutions : one was the American Revolution, which led to the independence of the nation, and the other was Enlightment, an intellectual movement whose rationliastic spirit inspired Americans and brought them into a new horizon. The two revolutions produced a number of outstanding political and literary figures such as Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine and Thomas Jefferson. Important Literary Terms  Deism (自然神论)：[de??z(?)m] Deist held that firstly only one God was worth worshiping; secondly man could keep making progress by making use of his own moral sense and of his own intelligence; thirdly man should love truth and do good fourthly education and science were important means to create mans happiness. Important Writers and Literary Works 1. Benjamin Franklin (本杰明 富兰克林，1706-1790) 1）Poor Richards Almanac 穷人查理德的年鉴 annual collection of proverbs 流行谚语集 It soon became the most popular book of its kind, largely because of Franklins shrewd humor, and first spread his reputation. 2）Founded a club for informal discussion of scientific, economic and political ideas. 建立了一个秘密俱乐部，讨论的主题是政治、经济和科学等时事方面的问题 3）established Americas first circulating library, founded the college--University of Pennsylvania. 建立了美国第