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1、单击此处编辑母版标题样 式 单击此处编辑母版副标题样式 1 1 Unit 2 The Age of Romanticism ( pre-romanticism ) 浪漫主义文学 （the end of the 18th C. the first half of the 19th C.） 1 Historical Introduction 17761783 =17761783 = 18611865 =18611865 = The Independence WarThe Independence War The Civil WarThe Civil War 2 We will learn: 1.
2、what historical or social situation the U.S.A. was in; 2. what influence this situation had on the peoples mind; 3. what the direct result of this influence was. 3 4 A fast-rising America A tremendous sense of optimism and hope A bursting cry for literary expression arouse which evoked 5 2Literary I
3、ntroduction 文学背景介绍 6 1) The origins of American Romanticism First in Germany, France, England from the middle of 18th C. against neoclassicism against rationalism 7 the “Americanized” combination their New World environment the romantic traditions of Europe The American romanticism The American roma
4、nticism 8 2) The General Characteristics of Romanticism Moral enthusiasm Faith in the value of individualism and intuitive perception A presumption that the natural world was a source of goodness and mans societies a source of corruption 9 3) The characteristics of American romanticism opposed neoclassicism; rejected rationalism; appreciated camp-meeting revivalism Cooper just appealed to the past of American history. the “poverty of materials” in Americathe “poverty of materials” in America 39