美国文学史教学示范.pptx

America Literature American literature mainly refers to literature produced in American English by the people living in the United States.It is conventional to define American literature as literature produced in American English by American citizens.第2页/共14页第1页/共14页Basic QualitiesIndependentIndividualisticCriticalInnovativeHumorous第3页/共14页第2页/共14页Why Read Literature?For pleasureFor relaxationFor knowledgeFor artistic appreciationTo confront experience第4页/共14页第3页/共14页ApproachesAnalyticalapproachThematicapproachHistoricalapproach第5页/共14页第4页/共14页Native American LiteratureBackgroundColumbus第6页/共14页第5页/共14页Three PeriodsTraditional LiteratureTransitional LiteratureModern Literature第7页/共14页第6页/共14页Stories,Folktales&songsAlansonSkinnersFolklore of the Menomini Indians(1915)WilliamJoness Kickpoo Tales(1915)PaulRadinsThe Trickster(1069)NatalieCurtissThe Indian Book(1970)第8页/共14页第7页/共14页Three PeriodsTraditional LiteratureTransitional LiteratureModern Literature第9页/共14页第8页/共14页TranslationJohnG.Neihardt,Black Elk Speaks(1932);John Joseph Mathewss Wahkon-tah:The Osage and the White Mans Road(1932);JohnDeerandRichardErodessLame Deer,Seeker of Visions(1972).第10页/共14页第9页/共14页Three PeriodsTraditional LiteratureTransitional LiteratureModern Literature第11页/共14页第10页/共14页Novels,Short Stories&PoetrySarahWinnemuccaHopkins CharlesAlexanderEastman Chona JohnRollinRidge EmilyP.Johnson AlexanderLawrenceRosey JamesWelchN.ScottMomadayLouiseErdrichLeslieSilkoGeraldVizenorRussellBates第12页/共14页第11页/共14页Literature of Colonial SettlementsWrote to attract new colonists Wrote to show Gods grace and favor toward themWrote to record experiences第13页/共14页第12页/共14页Questions for ContemplationPuritanismWhytheearlyAmericanliteratureneitherAmericannorliterature?WhatdoyouknowaboutBenjaminFranklin?第14页/共14页第13页/共14页感谢您的观看！第14页/共14页