目前分類:美國文學 (4)
- Jan 08 Sun 2012 02:04
American Literature - Week 9
- Jan 08 Sun 2012 01:23
American Literature - Week 8
- Jan 08 Sun 2012 01:11
American Literature - Week 7
-- Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe (born Edgar Poe, January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American author, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and themacabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.
- Jan 08 Sun 2012 00:48
American Literature - Week 1
-- Puritans
The Puritans were a significant grouping of English Protestants in the 16th and17th centuries. Puritanism in this sense was founded by some Marian exilesfrom the clergy shortly after the accession of Elizabeth I of England in 1558, as an activist movement within the Church of England. The designation "Puritan" is often incorrectly used, notably based on the assumption that hedonism andpuritanism are antonyms: Historically, the word was used to characterize the Protestant group as extremists similar to the Cathari of France, and according to Thomas Fuller in his Church History dated back to 1564, ArchbishopMatthew Parker of that time used it and "precisian" with the sense of modern "stickler".