theRomanti尊重cPeriodandIving.ppt

the Romantic Period (18th C—the Civil War) (1783—1865) What is Romanticism ? As an approach in literary creation, romanticism is ever present in literature of all times. But as a literary trend or movement, it occurred and developed in Europe and America at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries under the historical background of the Industrial Revolution around 1760 and the French Revolution (1789-1799). Romanticism A movement in the literature of virtually every country of Europe, the United States, and Latin America that lasted from about 1750 to about 1870, It was characterized by reliance on the imagination and subjectivity, freedom of thought and expression, and an idealization of nature. A General View on American romanticism Background--rapid development in America (1) Background– foreign influences (2)Romantic movement in Europe Romanticism (1783-1865) Romanticism Washington Irving(1783-1859) The father of the American short story. The first American author to achieve international renown. Rip Van Winkle Quiz 1 Rip Van Winkle 2015-3-20 1 Rip had a dog named as his companion. A．Maggie B Wolf C king D Peter 2 Rip had slept for years in the mountain. A. 10 B. 2 C. 20 D .100 3. Dame Van winkle was described as a wife in the story. A. kind and gentle B. generous and graceful C. greedy and mean D. garrulous and termagant 4. Rip was kind so he was popular in the village. (T or F ) 5. Rip’s son was so hard-working and had a very good family. (T or F ) 6. What historical events did Rip Van Winkle sleep through? (2分) 7. Comment on the character Rip and Dame Van winkle. (3分) Interpretations of Rip Van Winkle 1. A New Critical Approach 2. A Feminist Approach 3. A Comparative Approach Where does the story happen? In a quiet ,ancient , beautiful village “Every change of season, every change of weather, indeed, every hour of the day, produces some change in the magical hues and shapes of these mounta