Works:
Part 1. The Literature of Colonial America
John Smith 1580-1631 1 first American writer A True Relation of Such Occurrences and Accidents of Note as Hath Happened in Virginia Since the First Planting of That Colony;
A Map of Virginia with a Description of the Country;
The General History of Virginia, New England, and the Summer Isles
Roger Williams 1603-1683
1 Begins the history of religious
toleration in America
A key into the Language of America
Edward Taylor 1612-1672
1 The best of the puritan poets No publishing of his work, most treat religious themes, many poems based directly on Psalms.
Thomas Jefferson 1743-1826
1 The first American secretary of
state
Drafted the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Paine托马斯·潘恩1737-1809 The Case of the Officers of Excise(his first pamphlet)税务员问题；Common Sense常识；American Crisis美国危机；Rights of Man人的权利：Downfall of Despotism专制体制的崩溃；The Age of Reason理性时代Agrarian Justice --last important treaties
1 Great Commoner of Mankind
2 The most articulate spokesman of the American Revolution
3 natural gift for pamphleteering and rebellion
Philip Freneau菲利普·弗伦诺1752-1832
Father of American Poetry The Rising Glory of America蒸蒸日上的美洲；The British Prison Ship英国囚船；To the Memory of the Brave Americans纪念美国勇士-----同类诗中最佳；The Wild Honeysuckle野生的金银花；The Indian Burying Ground 印第安人殡葬地
1 the most outstanding writer of the post-revolutionary period
2 “Poet of the American Revolution”
3 herald American literary independence
Anne Bradstreet The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung up in America, To My Dear and Loving Husband.
1 One of the most interesting of the early of the poets.
Jonathan Edwards The Freedom of the Will, The Great Doctrine of Original Sin defended, The Nature of True Virtue, Sinners in the Hand of a Angry God
Benjamin Franklin本杰明·富兰克林1706-1790 A Modest Inquiry into the Nature and Necessity of a Paper Money;Poor Richard‟s Almanac穷查理历书；The Way to Wealth致富之道；Autobiography自传
1 aided Jefferson in writing the Declaration of Independence
2. One of the first major writers.
Part 2. Early Romanticism
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow亨利·沃兹沃思·朗费罗1807-1882 The Song of Hiawatha海华沙之歌----美国人写的第一部印第安人史诗establish his poetical reputation;V oices of the Night夜吟the first collection of poems;Ballads and Other Poens民谣及其他诗;Belfry of Bruges and Other Poems布鲁茨的钟楼及其他诗;Tales of a Wayside Inn路边客栈的故事---诗集：An April Day四月的一天/A Psalm of Life 人生礼赞;The tide rises, the tide falls; The secret of the Sea./Paul Revere’s Ride保罗·里维尔的夜奔;Evangeline伊凡吉琳;The Courtship of Miles Standish迈尔斯·斯坦迪什的求婚----叙事长诗；Poems on Slavery奴役篇---反蓄奴组诗；
Outre-Mer in loving imitation of The Sketch Book; Hyperion(romance) Dramatic work: Michael Angelo
1 The most beloved American poet of his time
2 the only American to be honored with a bust in the Poets’ Corner of Westminster Abbey
William Cullen Bryant Thanatopsis(17 view of death), To a Waterfowl (the peak of his work)--the most perfect brief poem in the language-- Matthew Arnold
1 one of the great editors of American journalism
2 the first American to gain the stature of a major poet
James Fennimore Cooper詹姆斯·费尼莫尔·库珀1789-1851 The Spy间谍;The Pilot领航者;The Littlepage Manuscripts利特佩奇的手稿;Leatherstocking Tales皮裹腿故事集(5):The Pioneer拓荒者；The Last of Mohicans最后的莫希干人;The Prairie大草原;The Pathfinder探路者;The Deerslayer杀鹿者-- the nearest approach yet to an American epic--Allan Nevins
1 the first American novelist began his literary career on a dare
Washington Irving华盛顿·欧文1783-1859 A History of New York纽约的历史-----美国人写的第一部诙谐文学杰作；The Sketch Book见闻札记The Legend of Sleepy Hollow睡谷的传说-----使之成为美国第一个获得国际声誉的作家；Bracebridge Hall
