美国文学史常耀信

American Puritanism: It is the practices and beliefs of American Puritans. Like their English brothers, they are idealists. They accept the doctrines and practice of the original sin, predestination, and total depravity, and the limited atonement from God‘s grace. But due to the struggle for living, they become more and more practical. American Puritanism is more a part of national atmosphere than a set of tenets.

Diction (措辞):A writer?s choice and use of words in speech or writing, particularly for clarity, effectiveness,

英国文学简史作家作品

1. The Old English Period Geoffrey Chaucer 杰佛雷?乔叟 1340-1400 Beowulf 贝奥武甫 Canterbury Tales坎特伯雷故事集 The Book of Duchess 公爵夫人颂 The House of Fame声誉之宫 The Parliament of Fowls 百鸟会议 Troilus and Criseyde特罗勒斯与克莱西 Thomas More 托马斯·莫尔 Utopia 乌托邦 2. The Pre-Elizabethan Period 3. The Elizabethan age Edmond Spenser 埃德蒙·斯宾塞 Philip Sidney 菲力普·锡德尼 The Shepherds’s Calender 牧羊人日历 The Faerie Queene 仙后 Astrophel and Stella爱星者与星星 Apology for Poetrie为诗辩护 The Countess of Pembroke’s Arcadia阿卡荻亚 Christopher Marlowe 克里斯托弗·马洛 Tamburlaine铁木耳

英国文学简史作家作品

1. The Old English Period Geoffrey Chaucer 杰佛雷?乔叟 1340-1400 Beowulf 贝奥武甫 Canterbury Tales坎特伯雷故事集 The Book of Duchess 公爵夫人颂 The House of Fame声誉之宫 The Parliament of Fowls 百鸟会议 Troilus and Criseyde特罗勒斯与克莱西 Thomas More 托马斯·莫尔 Utopia 乌托邦 2. The Pre-Elizabethan Period 3. The Elizabethan age Edmond Spenser 埃德蒙·斯宾塞 Philip Sidney 菲力普·锡德尼 The Shepherds’s Calender 牧羊人日历 The Faerie Queene 仙后 Astrophel and Stella爱星者与星星 Apology for Poetrie为诗辩护 The Countess of Pembroke’s Arcadia阿卡荻亚 Christopher Marlowe 克里斯托弗·马洛 Tamburlaine铁木耳

American Puritanism: It is the practices and beliefs of American Puritans. Like their English brothers, they are idealists. They accept the doctrines and practice of the original sin, predestination, and total depravity, and the limited atonement from God‘s grace. But due to the struggle for living, they become more and more practical. American Puritanism is more a part of national atmosphere than a set of tenets.

Diction (措辞):A writer?s choice and use of words in speech or writing, particularly for clarity, effectiveness,

美国文学

Part One Colonial America(17世纪早期到18世纪末）

Part Two The Literature of Romanticism(19世纪上半叶）

The frontier hero Andrew Jackson as the 7th President of the United States had brought an effective end to the “Virginia Dynasty” of American Presidents.

The United States had begun to change into an industrial cause society, technology would bring vast material benefits and cause overwhelming social disorders.

Romantics shared certain general characteristics: （选择题常考）moral enthusiasm, faith in the value of individualism and intuitive per

General Introduction To American Literature

Brief background of American literatureColonial Period(1607-1750)

美国文学的历史不长，它几乎是和美国自由资本主义 (non-monopoly capitalism)同时出现，较少受到封建贵族文 化(feudal aristocratic culture)的束缚。美国早期人口稀 少，有大片未开发的土地，为个人理想的实现提供了很大的可 能性。 美国人民富于民主自由精神，个人主义、个性解放的观念 较为强烈，这在文学中有突出的反映。美国又是一个多民族的 国家，移民不断涌入，各自带来了本民族的文化，这决定了美 国文学风格的多样性和庞杂性(multi-cultural)。美国文学发 展的过程就是不断吸取、融化各民族文学特点的过程。许多美 国作家来自社会下层，这使得美国文学生活气息和平民色彩都 比较浓厚，总的特点是开朗、豪放。内容庞杂与色彩鲜明是美 国文学的另一特点。

Major Points Puritanism Anne Bradstreet Edward Taylor

Periodization一、Co

History And Anthology of American Literature(VolumeⅠ)

美国文学史及选读1

PartⅠThe Literature of Colonial America殖民主义时期的文学 1. 17世纪早期English and European explorers开始登陆美洲。在他们之前100多年Caribbean Islands, Mexico andother Parts of South America已被the Spanish占领。

2. 17th早期English settlements in Virginia and Massachusetts(弗吉尼亚和马萨诸塞)开始了美国历史 3.

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美国文学史复习（colonialism)

第一部分 殖民主义时期的文学 一、时期综述

1、清教徒采用的文学体裁：a、narratives 日记 b、journals 游记 2、清教徒在美国的写作内容： 1）their voyage to the new land

2) Adapting themselves to unfamiliar climates and crops 3) About dealing with Indians

4) Guide to the new land, endless bounty, invitation to bold spirit 3、清教徒的思想：

1）puritan want to make up pure their religious beliefs and practices 净化信仰和行为方式 2) Wish to restore simplicity to church and the authority of the Bible to the theology. 重建教堂，提供简单服务，建立神圣地位

3）look upon themselves as chosen people, and

英美文学史课程试题库

Fill in the blanks.

1. American achievements in the short story have demanded international respect and

admiration for more than a century and a half. The first successful American short stories came from Washington Irving in the early 19th century.

2. Edgar Allan Poe is generally thought of as the true beginner of the short stories because

he was the first writer who formulated a poetics of the short stories.

3. In the 20th century, there have been many who have won fame abroad as well as in the US

for their sho

美国文学史复习1（colonialism)

第一部分 殖民主义时期的文学

一、时期综述

1、清教徒采用的文学体裁：a、narratives 日记 b、journals 游记

2、清教徒在美国的写作内容：

1）their voyage to the new land

2) Adapting themselves to unfamiliar climates and crops

3) About dealing with Indians

4) Guide to the new land, endless bounty, invitation to bold spirit

3、清教徒的思想：

1）puritan want to make up pure their religious beliefs and practices 净化信仰和行为方式

2) Wish to restore simplicity to church and the authority of the Bible to the theology. 重建教堂，提供简单服务，建立神圣地位

3）look upon themselves as chosen people, and it follow lo