1、Chapter 7 Literature,Part Two American Literature,An Introduction to British and American Culture,Learning Focus,Ralph Waldo Emerson Nathaniel Hawthorne Herman Melville Mark Twain F. Scott Fitzgerald Ernest Hemingway William Faulkner,An Introduction to British and American Culture,Before You Read,Wa
2、rm-up Before you read, preview the chapter by looking at the pictures and reading the headings. Think about the following questions. 1. Do you know Mark Twain? What are his major books? 2. Have you ever watched any movie that is adapted from American literary works, for example, Moby Dick?,An Introd
3、uction to British and American Culture,Washington Irving (1783-1859),Washington Irving was the father of American literature. His The Sketch Book is a collection of essays and tales, which helped create a new genre for American literature. The most famous stories of this book are Rip Van Winkle and
4、The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.,An Introduction to British and American Culture,James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851),The Leatherstocking Tales were a series of novels about the frontier lives of American settlers.The Pioneers was the first of The Leatherstocking Tales. The other four stories are The Last
5、of the Mohicans, The Prairie, The Path Finder, and The Deer Slayer.,An Introduction to British and American Culture,Transcendentalists,Ralph Waldo Emerson Nature made a tremendous impact on the intellectual life of America. Transcendentalists placed emphasis on oversoul as the most important thing i
6、n the universe.,An Introduction to British and American Culture,Transcendentalists,Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)1. He was a friend and fellow thinker of Emersons. 2. In 1845 he built a cabin on Walden Pond, and moved in to live there for two years.,An Introduction to British and American Culture,H
7、enry David Thoreau (1817-1862),Walden is a record of his reflections when he communicates with nature.,An Introduction to British and American Culture,Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864),He understood evil to be at the core of human life. He tried to explore certain moral values such as guilt, pride and
8、 emotional repression. The Scarlet Letter brought him great fame and fortune.,An Introduction to British and American Culture,Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864),Charaters: Hester Prynne, Roger Chillingworth, Arthur Dimmesdale,An Introduction to British and American Culture,Herman Melville (1819-1891),M
9、oby Dick is considered one of the worlds greatest masterpieces. Moby Dick is a story about a whaling voyage. The story explored some themes such as fate and the nature of evil.,An Introduction to British and American Culture,Herman Melville,Characters: The Captain Ahab, Ishmael, Moby Dick,An Introdu
10、ction to British and American Culture,Walt Whitman (1819-1892),The first version of Leaves of Grass was published in 1855. It was revised and went through nine editions. Bold language, long irregular lines and free-flowing structure,An Introduction to British and American Culture,Edgar Allan Poe (18
11、09-1849),Poe has a unique position in the history of American literature. His poems are well known for their musical language and extravagant imagery.,An Introduction to British and American Culture,Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849),The Raven (1844) was one of his most enduring works. The Fall of the Hous
12、e of Usher The Masque of Red Death Legia,An Introduction to British and American Culture,Mark Twain,Mark Twain was the pen name of Samuel Langhorne ClemensThe Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County made him nationally famous.,An Introduction to British and American Culture,Mark Twain,The Advent
13、ures of Tom Sawyer was an immediate success. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn became his masterwork.,An Introduction to British and American Culture,American Naturalism,Stephen Crane (1871-1900 ) ： The Red Badge of Courage Theodore Dreiser ：Sister Carrie Jack London ：The Call of the Wild,An Introd
14、uction to British and American Culture,Imagism,Ezra Pound Ezra Pound is regarded as the father of modern American poetry.,An Introduction to British and American Culture,T. S. Eliot (1888-1965) ： 1.The Waste Land is regarded as the epochal epic. 2.It reveals the spiritual crisis of post-war Europe.,
15、An Introduction to British and American Culture,The Lost Generation,F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) His first novel is This Side of Paradise. His second novel is The Beautiful and Damned. His masterpiece is The Great Gatsby. Characters: Gatsby， Daisy, Tom Buchanan,An Introduction to British and Amer
16、ican Culture,The Lost Generation,Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) 1. He won the Nobel Prize in 1954. 2. His first important novel is The Sun Also Rises. 3. His second novel is A Farewell to Arms. 4. For Whom the Bell Tolls came out in 1940. 5. His short story: The Old Man and The Sea,An Introduction to
17、British and American Culture,The Lost Generation,William Faulkner (1897-1962) Mississippi is the seat of his fictional Yoknapatawph County. He received the 1949 Nobel Prize in Literature.,An Introduction to British and American Culture,William Faulkner (1897-1962),The Sound and the Fury Light in August Absalom, Absalom! Go Down, Moses,
