美国文学史期末论文终极版.docx
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美国文学史期末论文终极版
Contents
摘要.................................................................................................................1
Abstract..........................................................................................................1
Chapter1AmericanRomanticism(1810--1865).......................................2
1.Backgroundreasons..............................................................................2
1.1Politicallythisperiodwasripe.......................................................2
1.2EconomicallyAmericanhadneverbeenwealthier........................2
1.3CulturallyAmericanownvalueemerged.......................................2
2.Basicfeaturesandstyles........................................................................2
2.1Expressiveness.............................................................................2
2.2Imagination....................................................................................2
2.3Worshipofnature..........................................................................2
2.4Simplicity........................................................................................3
2.5Culturalnationalism.......................................................................3
2.6Liberty,freedom,democracyandindividualism...............................3
3.Influence..................................................................................................3
Chapter2AmericanRealism(1865--1914).................................................3
1.Backgroundchanges............................................................................3
1.1Politics...........................................................................................4
1.2Economics.....................................................................................4
1.3Culturalandsocialchanges..........................................................4
2.Basicfeaturesandstyles......................................................................4
2.1Truthfuldescriptionoftheactualitiesofthereallifeandmaterial...............................................................................................4
2.2Focusonordinariness...................................................................4
3.Threedominantfigures..........................................................................4
4.Influence................................................................................................5
Chapter3AmericanNaturalism(1890--1914)...........................................5
1.Backgroundinformation........................................................................5
1.1CulturalandSocialBackground...................................................5
1.2Religionandtheoreticalbasis......................................................5
2.MajorideasandfeaturesofNaturalism................................................5
2.1Determinism.................................................................................5
2.2World:
godless,indifferent,hostile................................................6
2.3Style:
scientificobjectivity.............................................................6
2.4Subjectsandthemes....................................................................6
3.Arepresentativeworkthatshowtheideasandfeaturesabove.....6
3.Influence..............................................................................................6
Chapter4AmericanModernism(1914--1945)........................................6
1.Backgroundinformation....................................................................6
1.1Politics.......................................................................................6
1.2Economy....................................................................................7
1.3Culturalandsocialbackground.................................................7
2.CharacteristicsandfeaturesofModernism......................................7
3.Majorgenresandarepresentativeofeachone...............................7
3.1Modernpoetry——EzraPound.................................................7
3.2Modernfiction——ErnestHemingway......................................7
4.Influence...........................................................................................8
Chapter5AmericanPostmodernism(1914--1945)...............................8
1.Backgroundinformation....................................................................8
1.1Politics......................................................................................8
1.2Economics................................................................................8
1.3Socialandinternationalbackground........................................8
2.Characteristicsandmajorfeatures...................................................8
2.1Experimentalwritingtechniques...............................................8
2.3Irony,playfulnessandblackhumor...........................................9
3.Influence.............................................................................................9
Bibliographies............................................................................................9
摘要
具有自身特点的新文学的出现,是一个国家真正形成的标志。
自从美国在政治上取得独立后,便迎来了文学史的第一个高潮——浪漫主义文学。
好景不长,19世纪中叶的内战使国内环境发生巨大变化,美国文学转向了对社会和人类本质的探讨。
由此便诞生了现实主义和自然主义文学。
紧接着,随着一战爆发,社会国际环境又发生了翻天覆地的变化。
大批的作家开始改造传统的艺术形式,这就是美国的“第二次文艺复兴”——现代主义文学.而二战后的美国后现代主义文学也是美国文学史上不容忽视的一个百花齐放的时期。
而本篇论文对于美国文学史各时期的简述有以下几个重点:
一,紧扣“变化”,分析各文学时期形成背景;二,总结各时期文学作品的特征及风格,并举例说明;三,对各时期代表作家的介绍视情况而定;最后,对各文学时期的影响稍作总结。
关键词:
主义;背景;改变;特征;影响
Abstract
Theemergenceofaliteraturewithitsowncharacteristicsisthesymboloftherealformationofacountry.AfterAmericaachieveditsindependence,itmarchedintothefirstclimaxofitsliterature---Romanticism.Butnotforlong,theCivilWarinthemiddleofthe19thcenturyarouseradicalchangesindomesticsocialbackground.Americanliteratureturnedtosearchforthenatureofsocietyandhumanbeings.SoRealismandNaturalismcameintobeing.Next,withtheoutbreakofWorldWarI.Socialandinternationalbackgroundwentthroughradicalchangesagain.AgreatnumberofwritersbegantoreformtheconventionalartformsintoModernism,whichisthesecondrenaissance.AndpostmodernismafterWorldWarIIisalsoaveryimportantperiodwithflourishliteraturegenres.
AstoabriefsummaryofAmericanliterature,thispaperhasseveralkeypointsasbelow:
Firstly,layemphasison“thechanges”toanalyzethebackground;secondly,makeasummaryofthecharacteristicandstyles,givingsomeexamples;thirdly,theintroductionofrepresentativewriterswilldepends;atlast,concludetheinfluenceofeachperiod.
KeyWords:
-ism;background;change;feature;influence
Chapter1
AmericanRomanticism(1810--1865)
TheAmericanRomanticperiodstretchedfromtheendofthe18thcenturytotheoutbreakoftheCivilWar.AndtheliteratureofthisperiodwascrucialtothedevelopmentofAmericanliterarytraditions.Soiwillattachmuchimportancetothispart.
1.Backgroundreasons
1.1Politicallythisperiodwasripe.
Foronething,Americawinneditsindependenceafterthe1812waragainstEngland.Foranother,thenationwitnessedanincredibleexpansionsuchasthewestwardexpansion.Butthiscountrywasalsotornbytheriskofinternaldivision,whichledtoAmericanCivilWarlatterly.
1.2EconomicallyAmericanhadneverbeenwealthier.
TheIndustrialRevolutionmadeAmericabecomeamajorcommercialandindustrialcountry.Atthesametime,the“AmericanDream”wasintheprocessofformulating.
1.3CulturallyAmericanownvalueemerged.
AlthoughinfluencedbytheEnglishandEuropeanliterature,AmericanRomanticismwasalsosearchingforitsownliterature.Andthecomingofmoreandmoreimmigrantsalsocontributedtoitsmulticulture.
2.Basicfeaturesandstyles
Americanromanticwritersofthisperiodrevealeduniquecharacteristicsoftheirownintheirworks.HerearesomefeaturesofAmericanRomanticismthatwillhelpushaveabetterunderstandingoftheAmericanromanticism.
2.1Expressiveness
Theromanticistsheldtheviewthatthewritersshouldexpresstheiremotions,feelings,ortheirbeliefsintheirworks,whichisagainsttheclassicalwriters.Thisfeatureisconspicuousintheromanticpoetry.SuchasAllanPoe’stwofamouspoemsAnnabelleLeeandToHelen,inthesetwopoems,sheexpressedeitherhisgreatadmirationandregrettoHelenordeephopelessnessandrejectionoftheworld.
2.2Imagination
Romanticismcelebratedthetriumphoffeelingandintuitionoverreason.HerewetakeIrving,whoisthefirstAmericanwriterofimaginativeliteraturetogaininternationalfameforexample.OneofhisfamousshortstoryintheSketchBookis“RipVanWinkle”,inthisstory,therewereGothicromancesandmanysupernaturalelementsbeyondourimagination——after20-yearsleep,Ripcouldn’tadaptthedaysaftertherevolution.
2.3Worshipofnature
ThedesireforanescapefromsocietyandareturntonaturebecameapermanentconventionofAmericanliterature.SuchadesirewasparticularlyevidentinCooper’sLeatherStockingTales,inThoreau'sWaldenandalsoinMelville’sfamousworkMoby-Dick.AlsotoTranscendentalists,theyviewednatureasasourceofgoodness,instructionandnourishmentforthesoul.
2.4Simplicity
Inromanticworks,writersturnedtothehumblepeopleandtheeverydaylife,adoptedtheeverydaylanguage.Forexample,TheLeather-stockingStoriesofCooperwereallwrittenincommonlanguage,andMrBrowninHawthorne’sYoungGoodmanBrownisalsoanordinaryman.ThefamouspoetAllanPoealsoholdstheviewthat“Poetryforpoetry’ssake”:
thepoetryshouldbeshortandbriefandthevalueo
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