考研英语的学习是枯燥的,但是有些文章如果你仔细品味的话你会学到不一样的知识。今天小编为大家分享的是吴定柏美国文学大纲真题和笔记,希望对大家有所帮助。
1.背景
(1) 1492年,克里斯多弗?到达北美洲,那里有两千多独立的部落,大约一百万土著亚洲居民。
(2) 所有印第安部落的口头文学都很丰富,形式多种多样,包括歌曲,祈祷,符咒,谜语和故事等。不同的部落文学风格不同。
2. Traditional Literature
The traditional literature was originally transmitted almost entirely by word of mouth. For a long time, Indians saw literature as functional.
2.传统文学
传统文学几乎都是以口头形式传播。很长一段时间,印第安人认为文学是功能性的。
3. Transitional Literature
It is represented by translations of the great Indian orators of the 19th century and memoirs of the Indian experience in relation to white dominance.
3.过渡文学
过渡文学指的是19世纪印第安演讲者的翻译和印第安生活中涉及白人占主导地位的回忆。
4.Modern Literature
The modern literature includes novels, short stories, and poetry written in English by native Americans of the 19th-21st centuries.
5.现代文学
现代文学包括19世纪到21世纪美国文学家创作的英语长篇小说,短篇小说和诗歌。
Ⅱ. Literature of Colonial Settlements
1.Background
(1) The earliest colonial forces that came to North America were Spanish.
(2) In 1620 Pilgrims, mostly humble country folks, stepped on the New England shore at Plymouth.