1 The Literature of Colonial America
美国文学第一章
Chapter 1
History and Anthology of American Literature
For English Majors Grade 2007
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Purpose of the course
Practical
spiritual
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Course Assessment
formative assessment (30%-50%)
summative assessment (50%-70%)
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Textbook and reference books
吴伟仁编， 《美国文学史及选读》 History and Anthology of American Literature（Volume 1, Volume 2) ，外语教学与研究出版社.
1、常耀信，《 美国文学简史》 （第二版），南开大学出版社，2003
2、胡荫桐，《美国文学新编》，外语教学与研究出版社,2001
3、童明，《 美国文学史》（A History of American Literature), 外语教学与研究出版社，2008
4、吴伟仁, 张强，《美国文学史及选读学习指南》 （一、二册), 中央民族大学出版社，2006
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The history of American literature
A short history (compared with …)
An impactful effect
Five stages:
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Chapter one
The Literature of Colonial America
Focal Points:
1. Characteristics of the Colonial literature
2. The first American writer: Captain John Smith
3. American Puritanism: a dominant factor in American thought and American literature
4. Anne Bradstreet and her poem
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Background information
The colonization of America
the new world
In October 1492, Christopher Columbus --- the American continent
In 1497, John Cabot --- North America
Jamestown in Virginia--- profit motive
