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AmericanLiterature美国文学ForEnglishMajorsGrade2012Whatcanyoubenefitfromthiscourse？liberaleducation，experience,wisdomoflife文学是什么文学就是把现实用修辞的方式讲述出来，它没有掩盖真相，但给人美好，引人向善，给人理想和希望。现实很残酷，文学很空灵；人虽然活在残酷的现实里，但心灵深处是需要美好的文学直接的滋养。“文学是什么？”---谭旭东“为什么选择英语专业？”---唐伟胜“现在的大学英语系能教给我们什么？”---2015-08-16《翻译教学与研究》“Englishmajorswantthejoyofseeingtheworldthroughtheeyesofpeoplewhoaremoresensitive,morearticulate,shrewder,sharper,morealivethantheythemselvesare.”“Educationiswhatremainsafteryouforgeteverythingyoulearnedinschool.”Whatcanyoubenefitfromthiscourse？liberaleducation，experience,wisdomoflifepotentialtopicsforyourGraduationthesisAnAnalysisoftheNegotiationoftheCulturalIdentityinWhiteTeethfromthePerspectiveoftheThirdSpaceTheory从第三空间理论看《白牙》中的文化身份构建AnAnalysisoftheNarrativeTechniquesintheNovelandtheFilmofTheGreatGatsby《了不起的盖茨比》电影和小说的叙事比较分析AnAnalysisoftheGrowthofBlackWomeninTheColorPurplefromthePerspectiveofWomanism从妇女主义的视角解读《紫色》中黑人女性的成长AnAnalysisoftheCausesofEmma’sTragedyinMadameBovaryfromthePerspectiveofFreudianPsychoanalysis从弗洛伊德精神分析法解读《包法利夫人》中爱玛的悲剧的原因AnAnalysisoftheMultipleThemesinSavingFishfromDrowningfromthePerspectiveofNarrativeTechnique从叙事技巧的角度解读《沉没之鱼》的多重主题AnAnalysisoftheNegotiationoftheIdentityofKarimAmirinTheBuddhaofSuburbiafromthePerspectiveoftheThirdSpaceTheory第三空间理论视角下《郊区佛爷》中克里姆·阿米尔的身份构建Textbook吴伟仁编HistoryandAnthologyofAmericanLiterature（Volume1,Volume2）《美国文学史及选读》外语教学与研究出版社ReferenceBooks1、常耀信，《美国文学简史》（第三版）南开大学出版社，20082、常耀信，《精编美国文学教程》（中文版），南开大学出版社，2005ReferenceBooks3.童明（美）《美国文学史》增订版AHistoryofAmericanLiterature外语教学与研究出版社，2008（高等院校英语专业系列教材）ReferenceBooks4、吴伟仁,张强《美国文学史及选读学习指南》修订版（一、二册),中央民族大学出版社，2010CourseAssessmentYourfinalscore:1)Theregulargrades(50%)a.Classattendance(5%)b.Presentationandtestsinclass(35%)c.Criticalcommentsonassignedliteraryworks(10%)2)Thefinalexamination(50%)Thisisreallyimportant!!!Theregulargrades(50%)1.考勤：共5分。每次课考勤，无故缺课一次扣2分，3次及以上得0分关于请假、调课2.随堂考核（包括课堂提问、课堂讨论、课堂测验）1.期中测验：20分2.presentation：10分3.课堂投入度、讨论、提问：5分3.课程作业10分：读作品，写赏析（迷你毕业论文，要求按毕业论文格式）。Thefinalexamination(50%)考试内容：有关文学史知识及一些文学作品的解读与欣赏，涵盖教材与授课内容。考核的试题类型与分值比例：I.LiteraryTerms(15%)，II.Matchthenamesofthewriterswiththeirworks(10%)III.MultipleChoice(30%)，IV.Identificationandinterpretationofsomeexcerptsofliteraryworks(20%)V.Essayquestions(25%)ThehistoryofAmericanliterature--Ashorthistory(comparedwiththeBritishliterature)theChineseliterature--butanimpactfuleffect--Fivestages:FivestagesofthehistoryofAmericanliterature1.TheliteratureofcolonialAmerican2.Theliteratureofreasonandrevolution3.TheliteratureofRomanticism4.TheliteratureofRealism5.TwentiethCenturyLiteratureChapteroneTheLiteratureofColonialAmericaFocalPoints:--1.ThecharacteristicsoftheColonialliterature--2.ThefirstAmericanwriter--3.AmericanPuritanism--4.AnneBradstreetandherpoemsHistoricalbackgroundthefirstsettlersinAmericancontinentAmericanIndians,tribesgreatgeographicdiscoveriesin15thcentury1492,ChristopherColumbus1497,JohnCabotsentbyKingHenryofEnglandestablishcoloniesinthereinofElizabethI(1558-1603)lastingsettlementswereestablishedJamestowninVirginia(1607)---profitmotivePlymouthinMassachusetts(1620)---religiousmotiveCharacteristicsoftheColonialAmericanliteratureThefirstAmericanliteraturewasneitherAmericannorliterature.Humbleorigins,personnalliteratureinvariousforms,imitativeIncontent:theperilsandfrustrationsthatchallengedthecourageofAmerica’sfirstsettlersInform:diaries,travelbooks,letters,journals,sermons,historiesandproseTwosignificantauthors:WilliamBradford&JohnWinthrop--HistoryOfPlymouthPlantationbyWilliamBradford(firstgovernorofPlymouth)pilgrimsTheHistoryOfNewEnglandbyJohnWinthrop,firstgovernorofBostonExcerptfromHistoryOfPlymouthPlantation(P78)Beingthuspassedthevastocean,andaseaoftroublesbeforeintheirpreparation…,theyhadnownofriendstowelcomethem,noinnstoentertainorrefreshtheirweatherbeatenbodies,nohousesormuchlesstownstorepairto,toseekforsuccour….Besides,whatcouldtheyseebutahideousanddesolatewilderness,fullofwildbeastsandwildmen?Andwhatmultitudetheremightbeofthemtheyknewnot…“就这样渡过了浩瀚的大洋，经历了筹备远航期间无尽的困苦......,现在没有朋友来迎接他们，没有小旅馆让他们歇一歇饱经风霜的身子，没有人家更没有小镇可供投靠求助。......极目所见，只是野人野兽遍布的蛮荒，而野人野兽究竟有多少，他们无法知道。”途径浩洋，烦扰如浩洋者亦何其多哉！登陆之时，无亲朋之恭候，无馆驿以洗尘，无房屋以容栖，无城镇以所图之助也。然有之者，远目所及者，乃蛮荒之僻壤，遍野之野人野兽，且其数不可量也。（译文出自10级某同学）“Thesimplicityandearnestnessofthebook,withitsdirectreporting,makeitreadableandmoving.”(吴伟仁,2000:p6)2.ThefirstAmericanwriter:CaptainJohnSmith--AnEnglishsoldieroffortune--Famousexplorerandcolonist--EstablisherofJamestown,Virginia(thefirstpermanentEnglishsettlementinNorthAmerica)JamestowninVirginia,thefirstpermanentEnglishsettlementinNorthAmerica,establishedin1607undertheleadershipofJohnSmithThefirstbookofCaptainJohnSmithATrueRelationofSuchOccurrencesandAccidentsofNoteasHathHappenedinVirginiaSincetheFirstPlantingofThatColony(1608)DissatisfactionsandcomplaintsamongthesettlersDefendingandproclaimingthemeritsofthenewlandJamestownColonyEightbooksbyCaptainJohnSmithTheSecondBook:AMapOfVirginia:withaDescriptionoftheCountry(1612)AnotherbookGeneralHistoryofVirginia(1624)PocahontasPocahontas(1995，m