英美浪漫主義

1、What is romantic?（何為浪漫？何為浪漫？） romanticism romanticism works romanticism and American romanticism How much do you know about romanticism ? Background of romanticism Political aspects : France Revolution Economic aspects : The first industrial revolution Ideological aspects: Enlightenment thought What

2、 are the features of romanticism ? strong emotions imagination nature value of individual experience freedom General features of Romanticism A. Stressing emotion rather than reason B. Stressing freedom and individuality C. Idealism rather than materialism D. Writing about nature, medieval legends an

3、d with supernatural elements Romanticism prevailed in England during the period of 1798-1832, beginning with the publication of Wordsworths Lyrical Ballads (1798), ending with the death of Walter Scott. American RomanticismBackgrounds of American RomanticismI. National influences2. Politics (democra

4、cy; equality)3. Economy (boom)Characteristics of romanticism Values feelings and intuition Values the power of imagination Seeks the beauty of nature Values youthful innocence Values individual freedom Washington Irving (華盛頓華盛頓歐文歐文 ) _the father of American short storiesMajor Works1. A History of Ne

5、w York紐約外史紐約外史2. The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon見聞札記見聞札記3.a collection of essays and short stories “Rip Van Winkle” 瑞普凡溫克爾“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” 睡谷的傳說 James Fenimore Cooper 詹姆斯費尼莫爾庫柏 first successful American novelist The Leatherstocking Tales皮襪子故事集 The Pioneers 拓荒者 The Last of the Mohican

6、s最后的莫西干人 The Prairie 大草原 The Pathfinder 探路者 The Deer-slayer 殺鹿人 Ralph Waldo Emerson(1803 1882) (拉爾夫拉爾夫華爾多華爾多愛默生愛默生 )Ralph Waldo Emerson is the chief spokesman of New England Transcendentalism.Major Works: 1. Naturethe manifesto or the Bible of New England Transcendentalism2. The American ScholarAmericas Declaration of Intellectual IndependenceHerman Melville(赫爾曼梅爾維爾 ) Typee 泰皮(1846) Omoo 歐穆(1847) Mardi 瑪?shù)?1849) Redburn 雷德本(1849) White-Jacket 白外衣(1