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1、河西学院讲义201～201学年第学期课程名称美国文学史及选读授课教师朱玉英职称讲师教师所在单位河西学院外国语学院113PartOneTheLiteratureofColonialAmericaTeachingObjectives:1.toclarifythepurposeofthiscourseandtherequirements;2.tointroducethesocial,historical,andculturalbackgroundoftheAmericanliteratureincolonialperiod;3.tofocusontherep.write

2、s,likeWilliamBradford,JohnWinthrop,AnneBradstreetandRogerWilliams.AGeneralIntroductiontoThisCourse1.ThiscourseisintendedtointroducethesocialandhistoricalbackgroundofAmericanliterature,andtheessentialfeaturesofthemajorliteraryperiodssothatthestudentscangettheoutlineofAmericanliterature

3、'sdevelopingtrajectory;tofocusonthemajorwriters'literarycareer,majorworks,andliterarystylesothatthestudentsmayunderstandtheliterarytexts;toimprovethestudent'sabilityofliteraryappreciationandbroadentheirknowledgeaboutWesternliteratureandculture.2.WhatisAmericanliterature?Americanlitera

4、turemainlyreferstoliteratureproducedinAmericanEnglishbythepeoplelivingintheUnitedStates.Tobespecific,itisthewrittenorliteraryworkproducedintheareaoftheUnitedStatesanditsprecedingcolonies.Formorespecificdiscussionsofpoetryandtheater,seePoetryoftheUnitedStatesandTheaterintheUnitedStates

5、.Duringitsearlyhistory,AmericawasaseriesofBritishcoloniesontheeasterncoastofthepresent-dayUnitedStates.Therefore,itsliterarytraditionbeginsaslinkedtothebroadertraditionofEnglishliterature.However,uniqueAmericancharacteristicsandthebreadthofitsproductionusuallynowcauseittobeconsidereda

6、separatepathandtradition.HistoricalBackgroundofColonialLiterature1.Americanliteraturebeginswiththeorallytransmittedmyths,legends,tales,andlyrics(alwayssongs)ofIndiancultures.----nowrittenliterature2.TheIndiansmadeacontributiontoAmericavocabulary.IndianwordsineverydayAmericanEnglishtod

7、aysuchas“canoe”,“tobacco”,“potato”,“moccasin”软鞋，鹿皮鞋,“persimmon”柿子，“totem”图腾3.ChristopherColumbus,anItalianexplorer,madeafamousvoyagein1492.4.ManyEuropeansettlerscametoAmericancontinenttoescapereligiouspersecutionandtobuildanewGardenofEden.:5.ThefirstpermanentEnglishsettlementinNorthAm

8、erica