美国文学 美国浪漫主义.pptx

American Literature;;(2) Background [1] origin. First of all, the word romantic, in the early 19th century that the first well-known German opposition critic for classical literature to describe a literary genre. Moreover, the meaning of the German Romanticism was introduced to Britain and France. Since then, the Romantic period to be a great period in the history of English literature, in this period, there have been many famous British poet and novelist. Of course, these poets and novelists writers for the New World had unimaginable and far-reaching impact, ;therefore, American Romanticism emerged. To some extent, the United States followed the Romantic literary form their British ancestors of the most lucrative(有利可图的，赚钱的), gothic (哥特式的；野蛮的)horror novel also caused great concern to the reader, this fictional supernatural horror some distant phenomenon, often through the nearby castle of sun lit scenes, some mysterious track to bring out some of the stealth horror scene. Such novel characterization of mental activity often. In short, the writers of this period were focused on the freedom of expression of the characters inner thoughts. ;[2] historical and cultural context. With the American cultural history and cultural development, the United States is becoming literary power. The young republic, there is no burden of history and the legacy of the past, in the political, economic, cultural and other aspects mature up and become a relatively independent countries in these areas. In historical terms, the United States west of the Romantic period is the period of expansion in US history. On the economic front, the whole country is going through a transition towards individualism, ;which greatly affected the lives of rural and urban people. In politics, democracy and equality become a major trend in this country. Of course, with the establishment of an independent United States government, the Americans feel that they should have their own unique literary field, in or