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《英美文學(xué)概況--殖民時(shí)期文學(xué)》由會(huì)員上傳分享，免費(fèi)在線閱讀，更多相關(guān)內(nèi)容在教育資源-天天文庫(kù)。
1、ColonialAmerican(Early17thCentury–TheEndof18theCentury)ChineseConfucianismAmericanPuritanismThebeliefsandpracticescharacteristicofPuritans(mostofwhomwereCalvinistswhowishedtopurifytheChurchofEnglandofitsCatholicaspects)ThefoundingfathersofAmericaAmeri
2、canPuritans:thefoundingfathersSelf-assertedGod-chosenpeoplewithastrongsenseofmissiontobuildthewildernessintoanewGardenofEdenaccordingtotheirownidealasNottoleranttodissenters:StrictnessandausterityinconductandreligionCalvinistsPracticalidealistsAgroupo
3、freligiouspeoplewithaparticularstateofmind:JohnCalvin(1509–27)wasaninfluentialFrenchtheologianandpastorduringtheProtestantReformation.PuritansbelievedthathumanbeingswerepredestinedbyGodbeforetheywereborn.SomewereGod'schosenpeople(God'select上帝的選民)while
4、otherswerepredestinedtobedamnedtohell.Thesuccessofone'sworkortheprosperityinhiscallinggivenbyGodwasthesignofbeingGod'select.Therefore,everyonemustworkhard,spendlittleandinvestformorebusiness.Workinghardandlivingamorallifeweretheirethics.TheyregardedBi
5、bletobetheauthorityoftheirdoctrine.TobeabletoreadtheBibleandunderstandGod'swill,educationwasessentialforPuritans.TheshapinginfluenceofPuritanismuponAmericanLiteratureAmericanliterature:TheexpressionoftheAmericanPuritanbequestFortheestablishmentoftheGa
6、rdenofEden(practiceoftheGod-endowedmission)withtheindomitablecourageandconfidenthope,firedwithasenseofmissionandthespiritofoptimismTheinevitableoutcome---themoodoffrustrationanddespair---inthewakeoftheinitialoptimismandidealismSymbolismaspartofAmerica
7、nintellectualtradition:ametaphoricalmodeofperceptionSimplicityinwritingtechniqueThephysicalphenomenalworldisasymbolofGod.Physicallifewassimultaneouslyspiritual;everypassageoflife,enmeshedinthevastcontextofGod’splan,possessedadelegatedmeaning.Theworldw
8、as,inaword,oneofmultiplesignificance.Makeme,OLord,thySpinningWheelecompleat; ?????ThyHolyWordemyDistaffmakeformee. MakemineAffectionsthySwiftFlyersneate, ?????AndmakemySoulethyholySpooletobee. ?????MyConversationmaketobethyReele, ?????Andreele
