revolution) 1) Only one god was worth worshipping 2) Man could keep making progress by making use of his own moral sense and of his own intelligence and wisdom 3 Man should love truth and do good 4) Education and science was an important means to create man's happiness 5) The freedom of citizen's speech, action and faith embodied man's basic benefits 6) To serve God best was to do good for the man kind 7) Voltaire(1694-1778), Daniel Defoe (1659-1731) Rousseau(1712-1778 belonged to this belief 3. Calvinism Calvinism is the doctrine of Calvin the great French theologian who lived in Geneva. It is a doctrine of predestination, original sin and total depravity, and limited atonement (or the salvation of a selected few) through a special infusion of grace from God. The Calvinists
revolution) 1） Only one god was worth worshipping 2） Man could keep making progress by making use of his own moral sense and of his own intelligence and wisdom 3） Man should love truth and do good 4） Education and science was an important means to create man’s happiness 5） The freedom of citizen’s speech, action, and faith embodied man’s basic benefits 6） To serve God best was to do good for the mankind 7） Voltaire(1694-1778), Daniel Defoe (1659-1731) Rousseau (1712-1778) belonged to this belief. 3. Calvinism Calvinism is the doctrine of Calvin, the great French theologian who lived in Geneva. It is a doctrine of predestination, original sin and total depravity, and limited atonement (or the salvation of a selected few) through a special infusion of grace from God. The Calvinists
believed that man was, since the Fall basically evil and enslaved by his sense of sin, and that God was all, and would in His mercy and love work for man's salvation but as for man, all he could do (if ever there was anything he could do was to worship the Almighty and hope. Jonathan Edwards (1572-1832)was a representative 4. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) 1)Life He was born poor and obscure. He received little education, but he was a voracious reader. He was a rare genius in human history Everything seems to meet in this one man, mind and will, talent and art, strength and ease wit and grace, and he became almost everything: a printer, postmaster, almanac maker, essayist, scientist, orator, statesman philosopher, political economist ambassador--"Jack of all trades". For quite some time he was regarded as the father of his country
believed that man was, since the Fall, basically evil and enslaved by his sense of sin, and that God was all, and would in His mercy and love work for man’s salvation, but as for man, all he could do (if ever there was anything he could do) was to worship the Almighty and hope. Jonathan Edwards (1572-1832) was a representative. 4. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) 1) Life: He was born poor and obscure. He received little education, but he was a voracious reader. He was a rare genius in human history. Everything seems to meet in this one man, mind and will, talent and art, strength and ease, wit and grace, and he became almost everything: a printer, postmaster, almanac maker, essayist, scientist, orator, statesman, philosopher, political economist, ambassador---“Jack of all trades”. For quite some time he was regarded as the father of his country
3). Autobiography a book on the art of self-improvement, an inspiring account of a poor boy's rise to wealth and fame and the fulfillment of the American dream Its Importance: (1)It is the first of its kind (2)The reflection of the age (3)The fulfillment of the American Dream (4)Exhibition of a simple style (5)A demonstration of Enlightenment (6)A Puritan document 6. Philip Freneau(1752-1832) )Life He was the most significant poet of eighteenth-century America. "Father of American Poetry". He was in turn a school teacher, a newspaper writer, a sailor, a trader, a farmer, and a government official. He supported the Revolution with great enthusiasm, hence being called"Poet of the American Revolution He was a most notable representative of dawning nationalism in
3). Autobiography a book on the art of self-improvement , an inspiring account of a poor boy’s rise to wealth and fame and the fulfillment of the American dream. Its Importance: (1) It is the first of its kind (2) The reflection of the age. (3) The fulfillment of the American Dream (4) Exhibition of a simple style (5) A demonstration of Enlightenment (6) A Puritan document 6. Philip Freneau ( 1752—1832) 1)Life He was the most significant poet of eighteenth-century America. “Father of American Poetry”. He was in turn a school teacher, a newspaper writer, a sailor, a trader, a farmer, and a government official. He supported the Revolution with great enthusiasm, hence being called “ Poet of the American Revolution”. He was a most notable representative of dawning nationalism in
American literature, Almost alone of his generation, he managed to peer through the pervasive atmosphere of imitativeness, to see life around directly, to appreciate the natural scenes on the new continent and the native Indian civilization 2)Literary Achievement 1. Poems encouraging revolution and glory The British Prison Ship On the memorable victory of John Paul Jones 2. Poems about the order and beauty of the nature. The Wild honey Suckle The Indian Burying Ground To a Caty-Did 3. Political motivated poems To Sir Toby On the memorable victory of John Paul Jones 第11-12讲: Part Two: The Age of Romanticism
American literature. Almost alone of his generation, he managed to peer through the pervasive atmosphere of imitativeness, to see life around directly, to appreciate the natural scenes on the new continent and the native Indian civilization. 2)Literary Achievement: 1. Poems encouraging revolution and glory: The British Prison Ship, On the memorable Victory of John Paul Jones. 2. Poems about the order and beauty of the nature: The Wild honey Suckle The Indian Burying Ground To a Caty-Did 3. Political motivated poems: To Sir Toby On the memorable Victory of John Paul Jones 第 11-12 讲：Part Two: The Age of Romanticism
(1770-1875) Chapter 3: Early Romantics 1. Common Characteristics of romanticism. 1)Romanticism was a rebellion against the objectivity of rationalism. It placed high importance on the creative function of imagination, and saw art as a formulation of ntuitive and imaginative perceptions that tend to speak a nobler truth than that of fact 2) For romantics, the feelings, intuitions and emotions were more important than reason and common sense. They believed that one could find truth through feelings. They believed that the irrational was important in human experience and that not everything could be explained by reason 3 Romantics did not think of the world as a ticking watch made by God. They thought the world was a living, breathing being They stressed the close relationship between man and nature. They viewed
(1770—1875) Chapter 3 : Early Romantics 1. Common Characteristics of Romanticism: 1)Romanticism was a rebellion against the objectivity of rationalism. It placed high importance on the creative function of imagination, and saw art as a formulation of intuitive and imaginative perceptions that tend to speak a nobler truth than that of fact. 2)For romantics, the feelings, intuitions and emotions were more important than reason and common sense. They believed that one could find truth through feelings. They believed that the irrational was important in human experience and that not everything could be explained by reason. 3)Romantics did not think of the world as a ticking watch made by God. They thought the world was a living, breathing being. They stressed the close relationship between man and nature. They viewed