美国文学史整理一、ColonialAmerica殖民时期1、NewEngland:Maine,NewHampshire,Vermont,Massachusetts,RhodeIsland,andConnecticut
2、DoctrinesofPuritanism清教AmericanPuritanismstressedpredestination(命运神定),originalsin(原罪),totaldepravity(彻底的堕落),andlimitedatonement(有限的赎罪)fromGod’sgrace
3、Writingstyle:fresh,simpleanddirectandwithatouchofnobility;therhetoricisplainandhonest
4、Lifestyle:hardwork,thrift,piety,andsobriety
5、Mainwriter:①ThomasPaine托马斯·潘恩work:CommonSense(1776)《常识》AmericanCrisis(1776-1783)《美国危机》TheRightsofMan《人权》TheAgeofReason《理性时代》②BenjaminFranklin(本杰明·富兰克林)PoorRichard’sAlmanac《穷查理历书》Autobiography《富兰克林自传》③ThomasJefferson托马斯·杰弗逊DeclarationofIndependence(1776)《独立宣言》二、AmericanRomanticism(earlyperiod)浪漫主义前期1、Characteristics:①Arebellionagainsttheobjectivityofrationalism
反对理性主义的客观性
②Feelings,intuitionsandemotion