西北师范大学美国文学通史概论课件 殖民地时期文学.pptVIP

I. American Indian Voices (3) VI. American Indian Tales 1. Creation Tales 2. Origin Tales 3. Hero Legends 4. Animal Tales 5. Trickster Tales VII. American Indian Ritual Literature They sing and dance out their “literature.” 1. Harvest Rituals 2. Hunter’s Rituals and Hunter’s Rock Stories 3. Birth and Burial Rituals 4. Healing and Pleading Rituals II. Literature in the Colonial Period (1607-1820) (1) I. Cultural Background: Discovery of America and early settlers II. American Puritanism 1.Puritans – American Puritans – American Puritanism 2.Calvinism:Predestination,Original Sin, Total Depravity, Limited Atonement 3. Its influence upon American writings: a. (technique): symbolism b. (tone): optimism c. (language): simplicity d. (theme): redemption and salvation Literature in the Colonial Period (1607-1820) (2) III. The Literary in the Colonial Period 1. General features: Of Humble origin; documentary; personal 2. Literary Forms: histories, letters, journals, sermons, narratives, poetry, novels, etc. A. histories: Captain John Smith’s A Description of New England William Bradford’s Of Plymouth Plantation John Winthrop’s A Model of Christian Charity Thomas Jefferson’s Notes on Virginia B. Personal account: Slave narratives, prisoner’s narratives, etc. e.g. Marry Rowlandson’s personal account of her being captured and imprisoned by the American Indians C. Sermons: Jonathan Edwards’ Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God * *