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All literature starts with poems. For example, Beowolf and poems in Eastern country. Important time in American Literature 1. 1066 William the conqueror 1492 Christopher Columbus and the New World Christopher Columbus was a Genoese explorer, navigator, and colonizer, born in the Republic of Genoa (today part of Italy). Under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean. Those voyages, and his efforts to establish permanent settlements on the island of Hispaniola, initiated the Spanish colonization of the New World. 1706 Independence of America Sara 說: * read by yourselves at home is for you to prepare ready for the class. *take note in class, do research after class we first read and then we got understanding of the literatures and then we appreciate.
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned the period roughly from the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. Though availability of paper and the invention of metal movable type sped the dissemination of ideas from the later 15th century, the changes of the Renaissance were not uniformly experienced across Europe. Elizebeth -> raise the social status of women and middle class people Elizabeth was the daughter of Henry VIII by second wife, Anne Boleyn, who was executed two and a half years after Elizabeth's birth. Anne's marriage to Henry VIII was annulled, and Elizabeth was declared illegitimate. Her half-brother, Edward VI, ruled until his death in 1553, bequeathing the crown to Lady Jane Grey and ignoring the claims of his two half-sisters, Elizabeth and the Roman Catholic Mary, in spite of statute law to the contrary.
About American Literature Time: From "Anne Bradstreet, Colonial America" to "Tennessee Williams, A streetcar named desire" About Anne Bradstreet 1. Anne Bradstreet (born Anne Dudley; March 20, 1612 – September 16, 1672) was the most prominent of early English poets of North America and first female writer in the British North American colonies to be published. 2.She was also a prominent Puritan figure in American Literature. Her first volume of poetry was The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America, published in 1650. It was met with a positive reception in both the Old World and the New World.
About Tennessee Williams 1. Thomas Lanier "Tennessee" Williams III (March 26, 1911 – February 25, 1983) was an American playwright and author of many stage classics 2. After years of obscurity, he became suddenly famous with The Glass Menagerie (1944), closely reflecting his own unhappy family background. This heralded a string of successes, including A Streetcar Named Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Orpheus Descending, and Sweet Bird of Youth. His later work attempted a new style that did not appeal to audiences, and alcohol and drug dependence further inhibited his creative output. 3. Williams adapted much of his best work for the cinema, and also wrote short stories, poetry, essays and a volume of memoirs. In 1979, four years before his death, he was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame.
man of letters 文人 Robert Frost sense of life Point of view often use first and third person's point Romantic period : beautiful, intellectual, emotional 1. Romanticism (also the Romantic era or the Romantic period) was an artistic, literary, and intellectual movement that originated in Europe toward the end of the 18th century and in most areas was at its peak in the approximate period from 1800 to 1850. 2. It was embodied most strongly in the visual arts, music, and literature, but had a major impact on historiography,education and the natural sciences. 3. Much of the peak Romantic period it was associated with liberalism and radicalism, its long-term effect on the growth of nationalism was probably more significant. The Renaissance: historical, intellectual, analical 1.The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned the period roughly from the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. 2.Though availability of paper and the invention of metal movable type sped the dissemination of ideas from the later 15th century, the changes of the Renaissance were not uniformly experienced across Europe. three quality: independent 天助自助者 (Franklin) individualistic critical & innovative 第一個美國文學作者: John Smith => Capatin, Viginia 菸草大本營 stamp印花 1603=> Washington Irving(真正的第一個文人) - Rip Van Winkle Edgar Allan Poe About Washington Irving 1. He was an American author, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. 2. He is best known for his short stories "Rip Van Winkle" (1819) and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820), both of which appear in his book The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent..
About Edgar Allan Poe 1. He was an American author, poet, editor, and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. 2. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story, and is generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre. 3. His work forced him to move among several cities, including Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York City.
美國文藝復興: Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine (Common Sense) About Benjamin Franklin 1. He was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and in many ways was "the First American". 2. He was a major figure in the American Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity.
About Thomas Paine 1. He was an English and American political activist, philosopher, political theorist and revolutionary. As the author of the two most influential pamphlets at the start of the American Revolution, he inspired the rebels in 1776 to declare independence from Britain. 2. He has been called "a corsetmaker by trade, a journalist by profession, and a propagandist by inclination" 3. Paine emigrated to the British American colonies in 1774 with the help of Benjamin Franklin, arriving just in time to participate in the American Revolution. 4. His powerful pamphlet Common Sense (1776), the all-time best-selling[4] American title which crystallized the rebellious demand for ndependence from Great Britain. 5.Thomas Paine 受啟蒙年代的影響，Common Sense 後來影響法國大革命。 =>管的最少的政府才是最好的政府 (最早出現在Thoreau) => 天賦人權
* 管的最少的政府才是最好的政府 引用: 1. Al Gore's Concession Speech
2. Commen Sense 3. Check & Balance 4. Electroral College 5. Manifest Destiny Clonial Period (national period) 1700-1820 1. James the first 2. late Renaissance (後古典主義): 女性及中產階級地位提升 three quality: independent 天助自助者 (Franklin) individualistic critical & innovative di- : 一分為二 1. different 2. divorce 3. diversity ori- beginning 1. orientation 2. origin |
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