美国文学的介绍Introduction of the American Literature.
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Baidu Nhomakorabea
The first Thanksgiving
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2. People:
native inhabitants: Indians
Immigrants mostly from Europe: Spanish; Dutch; French
English immigrants, Jamestown, Virginia,
man of literature or a man of letters = a man of wide reading, “literacy”
2) The definition of 18th century: practice and profession of writing
3) The definition of 19th century: the high skills of writing in the special context of high imagination
3) It helps you explore the nature of human beings. It gives you spiritual and psychological relief.
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4. How to define the American literature?
❖American literature mainly refers to literature produced in American English by the people living in the United States.
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4) Robert Frost’s definition:
➢ performance in words
5) Modern definition:
➢ We can define literature as language artistically used to achieve identifiable literary qualities and to convey meaningful messages. Literature is characterized by beauty of expression and form and by universality intellectual and emotional appeal.
essay about?”
3) Historical Approach ➢ Aims at illustrating the historical development
of literature. .
Part II Historical background
What do you know about American early history?
.
2. Why is it necessary for you to study literature?
1) It improves your language proficiency.
2) It enriches your knowledge about the English culture.
American Literature Lecture One
By Magua
Part I. Introduction
Part I: answer the questions
1. What is literature?
1) The definition of 14th century: 2) It means polite learning through reading. A
1607
Puritans
a group of religious people
advocated religious &moral principles
.
Puritan
Belief---Puritanism
• Puritans wanted to “purify the church” to its original state, because they thought the church was corrupted and had too many rituals
.
5.Basic Qualities of American Writers
1) Independent 2) Individualistic 3) Critical 4) Innovative 5) Humorous
.
6. How to study literature
1) Analytical Approach ➢ Be familiar with the elements of a literary work,
.
3) In 1620, 102 passengers sailed on the ship Mayflower and landed in what is now Massachusetts. In England the pilgrims had not been allowed to freely practice their religion. So they went to the New World in search of religious freedom.
eg: plot, character, setting, point of view, etc; answer some basic questions about the text itself.
2) Thematic Approach ➢ “What is the story, the poem, the play or the
.
1.Early history:
• 1) In 1542, Christopher Columbus(14511506) found the new continent called America.
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2) In 1607, Captain John Smith led some Englishmen across the ocean— James Town
Baidu Nhomakorabea
The first Thanksgiving
.
2. People:
native inhabitants: Indians
Immigrants mostly from Europe: Spanish; Dutch; French
English immigrants, Jamestown, Virginia,
man of literature or a man of letters = a man of wide reading, “literacy”
2) The definition of 18th century: practice and profession of writing
3) The definition of 19th century: the high skills of writing in the special context of high imagination
3) It helps you explore the nature of human beings. It gives you spiritual and psychological relief.
.
4. How to define the American literature?
❖American literature mainly refers to literature produced in American English by the people living in the United States.
.
4) Robert Frost’s definition:
➢ performance in words
5) Modern definition:
➢ We can define literature as language artistically used to achieve identifiable literary qualities and to convey meaningful messages. Literature is characterized by beauty of expression and form and by universality intellectual and emotional appeal.
essay about?”
3) Historical Approach ➢ Aims at illustrating the historical development
of literature. .
Part II Historical background
What do you know about American early history?
.
2. Why is it necessary for you to study literature?
1) It improves your language proficiency.
2) It enriches your knowledge about the English culture.
American Literature Lecture One
By Magua
Part I. Introduction
Part I: answer the questions
1. What is literature?
1) The definition of 14th century: 2) It means polite learning through reading. A
1607
Puritans
a group of religious people
advocated religious &moral principles
.
Puritan
Belief---Puritanism
• Puritans wanted to “purify the church” to its original state, because they thought the church was corrupted and had too many rituals
.
5.Basic Qualities of American Writers
1) Independent 2) Individualistic 3) Critical 4) Innovative 5) Humorous
.
6. How to study literature
1) Analytical Approach ➢ Be familiar with the elements of a literary work,
.
3) In 1620, 102 passengers sailed on the ship Mayflower and landed in what is now Massachusetts. In England the pilgrims had not been allowed to freely practice their religion. So they went to the New World in search of religious freedom.
eg: plot, character, setting, point of view, etc; answer some basic questions about the text itself.
2) Thematic Approach ➢ “What is the story, the poem, the play or the
.
1.Early history:
• 1) In 1542, Christopher Columbus(14511506) found the new continent called America.
.
2) In 1607, Captain John Smith led some Englishmen across the ocean— James Town