殖民时期的文学.ppt

Part I. The Part I. The Literature Literature of Colonial of Colonial America and the Enlightenment Age America and the Enlightenment Age Colonial America Colonial America (1620---1776) (1620---1776) ?? Puritanism Puritanism Puritanism is the attitude which desired a Puritanism is the attitude which desired a more thorough-going reform of the church more thorough-going reform of the church in the direction of Protestantism. It in the direction of Protestantism. It stressed that stressed that ?? The church should be restored to the The church should be restored to the purity of the 1 purity of the 1 st st church as established by church as established by Jesus Christ Himself. Jesus Christ Himself. ?? The doctrine of predestination, original sin, total The doctrine of predestination, original sin, total depravity and all that Calvinism preached. depravity and all that Calvinism preached. ?? A perfect order of living, in which people can A perfect order of living, in which people can work with great courage and confidence toward work with great courage and confidence toward building a new Garden of Eden. building a new Garden of Eden. ?? A strictness in morality and austerity in matters A strictness in morality and austerity in matters of taste, hardworking, thrift, tolerance and of taste, hardworking, thrift, tolerance and patience. patience. ?? The features of the colonial American The features of the colonial American literature literature ?? Puritanism was central to colonial American Puritanism was central to colonial American literature. Religious sermons became the most literature. Religious sermons became the most highly developed and the most popular of highly developed and the most popular of Puritan literary forms. Puritan literary forms. ?? The colonial literary works mainly took the form The colonial literary works mainly took the form of diary and autobiography, which are full of