1 The Literature of Colonial America.ppt

1、,History and Anthology of American Literature Li Runrun E-mail: Anhui Science And Technology University,Part I,The Literature of Colonial America,1 Historical Introduction 2 Puritan thoughts 3 Literature,Section 1 Historical Introduction,In 1504, Christopher Columbus found the new continent called A

2、merica. People Who were the earliest settlers? The earliest settlers included Dutch, Swedes, Germans, French, Spaniards, Italians, and Portuguese. And American Indians were everywhere.,early history:,What happened in 1607 and 1620 in American history? The first permanent English settlement in North

3、America was established at Jamestown, Virginia in 1607. In 1620, 102 passengers sailed on the ship Mayflower across the sea and settled on the new continent “New England”.,Thanksgiving day,roast turkey and pumpkin pie,Section 2 Puritan thoughts,Why did the Puritans come to America? What do you know

4、about them? -English religious soldier, sailor, A True Relation of Such Occurrences They kept one tune and played on the same string, Seeming to glory in their little art.Shall creatures abject thus their voices raiseAnd in their kind resound their Makers praise, Whilst I, as mute, can warble forth

5、no higher lays? Make a brief comment on this short poem.,沉思（9） 安 不莱德斯觉特,我听到蚱蜢欢快的歌声， 接着又听到黑壳子蟋蟀开始吟唱； 他们在同一根琴弦上齐声唱， 好像为自己的艺术水平正在得意洋洋， 小精灵声音此起彼伏， 犹如歌颂各自造物主的模样， 我哑口无言，能比他们唱的更嘹亮？,The poem is written by the puritan poet Anne Bradstreet, who was the pioneering poet of American literature. Hearing the singi

6、ng of the grasshopper and cricket, she thought these creatures were praising the God-their Maker. Thus she began to search her own soul- whether it could become closer to the God. This is the right idea of Puritans, who dreamed to purify the Church and Christianity and dedicate themselves to God.,Topics for Discussion:,The importance of Puritanism i