清教主义对美国文学的影响

2000-12-05:(1974-),,,,(,421008):,,,,,:;;;;:G171.22:A:1002-073X(2001)02-0067-0216,,,,1620,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,(JohnCalvin):,,,,;,,(AnneBradstret)(JonathanEdwards),,,222()No.2Vol.2220014JournalofHengyangNormalUniversity(SocialScience)Apr.2001,,,,,,,,,A,,,,,,,,;,,,:;;;,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,:[1]FredMednick.AnIntroductiontoAmericanLiterature,[M].:,1988.3.[2]LanQusby.()[M].:,1985.7.[3][].[C].:,1988.5.InfluenceofPuritanismonAmericanliteratureWangXiaoyin(ForeignLanguageDept.,HengyangNormalUniversity,HunanHengyang421008,China)Abstract:ThespreadandpermeationofPuritanismaccompaniedthewholecourseoftheearlyimmigrantscultivationandsettlementinNorthAmerica.Asasetoftenets,Puritanismhaslostitsoriginalmeaning,butithasbecomeapartofthenationalculturalatmosphereinAmericabecauseofitsenduringinfluenceonNewEnglandandeventhewholeAmerica.PuritanismconnectswithAmericanindividualityandhasplayedanimportantroleinthedevelopmentofAmericanliterature.Keywords:Puritanism;tenet;culturalatmosphere;Americancharacter;Americanliterature86()200122