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Chapter 7 Literature Part Two American Literature  An Introduction to British and American Culture Learning Focus Ralph Waldo Emerson Nathaniel Hawthorne Herman Melville Mark Twain F. Scott Fitzgerald Ernest Hemingway William Faulkner An Introduction to British and American Culture Before You Read Warm-up Before you read, preview the chapter by looking at the pictures and reading the headings. Think about the following questions. 1. Do you know Mark Twain? What are his major books? 2. Have you ever watched any movie that is adapted from American literary works, for example, Moby Dick? An Introduction to British and American Culture Washington Irving (1783-1859) Washington Irving was the father of American literature. His The Sketch Book is a collection of essays and tales, which helped create a new genre for American literature. The most famous stories of this book are Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. An Introduction to British and American Culture James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) The Leatherstocking Tales were a series of novels about the frontier lives of American settlers. The Pioneers was the first of The Leatherstocking Tales. The other four stories are The Last of the Mohicans, The Prairie, The Path Finder, and The Deer Slayer. An Introduction to British and American Culture Transcendentalists Ralph Waldo Emerson Nature made a tremendous impact on the intellectual life of America. Transcendentalists placed emphasis on oversoul as the most important thing in the universe. An Introduction to British and American Culture Transcendentalists Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) 1. He was a friend and fellow thinker of Emerson’s. 2. In 1845 he built a cabin on Walden Pond, and moved in to live there for two years. An Introduction to British and American Culture Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) Walden is a record of his reflections when he communicates with natu