美国文学史及作品选读

凌建娥

目录

  • 1 American Literature - Learning Sources
    • 1.1 American Passage: A Literary Survey
    • 1.2 American Literature- NYU
    • 1.3 TTC Classics of American Literature
    • 1.4 American Novel Since 1945-Yale
    • 1.5 Heath Anthology of American Literature
    • 1.6 PAL:Perspectives in American Literature
    • 1.7 TGC Literature&Life
    • 1.8 Introduction to Literature and Life- Yale
    • 1.9 Music Videos
  • 2 Native American Literature
    • 2.1 Overview
    • 2.2 Oral Tradition-Navajo Songs
    • 2.3 Native American Renaissance
    • 2.4 Native Voices -Timeline
    • 2.5 References
  • 3 Puritan Literature(1620-1763)
    • 3.1 Overview
    • 3.2 Puritanism
    • 3.3 Anne Bradstreet (1612-1672)
    • 3.4 Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758)
  • 4 Enlightenment Literature (1764-1815)
    • 4.1 Overview
    • 4.2 Benjamin Franklin(1706-1790)
    • 4.3 Thomas Paine (1737-1809)
    • 4.4 Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
    • 4.5 Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804)
  • 5 American Romanticism (1815-1865)
    • 5.1 Overview
    • 5.2 Irving and Cooper
    • 5.3 Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849)
      • 5.3.1 Annabel Lee
      • 5.3.2 The Raven
      • 5.3.3 Israfel
    • 5.4 Emerson, Thoreau and Transcendentalism
    • 5.5 Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson
      • 5.5.1 Song of Myself by Whitman
      • 5.5.2 When Lilacs Last in the Door-yard Bloom’d
      • 5.5.3 I dwell in Possibility
      • 5.5.4 “I died for Beauty - but was scare” by Dickinson
    • 5.6 References
  • 6 American Realism (1865-1914)
    • 6.1 Overview
    • 6.2 William Dean Howells
    • 6.3 Local Colorism
      • 6.3.1 Mark Twain
    • 6.4 Psycholological Realism
    • 6.5 Naturalism
    • 6.6 References
  • 7 American Modernism(1915-1945)
    • 7.1 The Imagist Movement
    • 7.2 The Lost Generation Writers
    • 7.3 Eugene O’Neill
    • 7.4 Tennessee Williams
    • 7.5 Arthur Miller
    • 7.6 Trifles (1916) by Susan Glaspell
    • 7.7 Earnest Hemingway
  • 8 American Postmodernism (1945-)
    • 8.1 Ovewview
    • 8.2 African American Literature
    • 8.3 Chinese American Literature
    • 8.4 Hispanic American Literature
    • 8.5 References
Thomas Paine (1737-1809)

Thomas Paine
Political Activist, Philosopher, Revolutionary

Born: January 29, 1737, in Thetford, Norfolk, England
Died: June 8, 1809, in New York City, United States

Nationality: English-American

Education: Limited formal education; largely self-taught.

Career Highlights:

  • 1774: Emigrated to the American colonies, encouraged by Benjamin Franklin.

  • 1776: Published Common Sense, a pivotal pamphlet advocating for American independence from Britain. It became a bestseller and galvanized public support for the Revolution.

  • 1776–1783: Served as a soldier and aide-de-camp during the American Revolutionary War. Wrote The American Crisis series, which boosted morale among Continental troops, famously opening with, "These are the times that try men's souls."

  • 1791–1792: Published Rights of Man, a defense of the French Revolution and a critique of hereditary rule, which made him a key figure in the Enlightenment.

  • 1794–1796: Wrote The Age of Reason, a critique of organized religion and advocacy for deism, which sparked controversy and alienated some supporters.

  • 1802: Returned to the United States after years in Europe, where he had been involved in revolutionary activities and imprisoned during the French Revolution.

Key Contributions:

  • A leading intellectual force behind the American and French Revolutions.

  • Advocated for republicanism, human rights, and rational thought.

  • His writings influenced the development of democratic ideals and inspired revolutionaries worldwide.

Legacy:

  • Remembered as one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, though his radical views later marginalized him.

  • His works remain foundational texts in political philosophy and the history of revolutionary movements.

Personal Life:

  • Married twice (Mary Lambert, Elizabeth Ollive); both marriages ended tragically or in separation.

  • Died in relative obscurity and poverty, but his ideas gained renewed prominence in later years.

Quotable:
"The world is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion."

Thomas Paine's life and works continue to inspire debates on democracy, human rights, and the role of government.



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