Black American Literature.ppt

Writers: James Baldwin詹姆斯·鲍德温: Themes: relationship between father and son; race and sexuality Major works: Go Tell It on the Mountain 《向苍天呼吁》 Another Country《另一个国家》 The Fire Next Time 《下一次将是烈火》 2) Richard Wright理查德·赖特 The representative of the black Protest Literature 抗议文学 Themes: economic constraints; mental depression; psychological fear of the blacks Major works: Native Son 《土生子》(1940)： A story of Bigger Thomas, a black man struggling for acceptance in Chicago. Black Boy《黑孩子》(1945) The Outsider《局外人》(1953) Uncle Tom’s Children 《汤姆叔叔的孩子们》 White Man, Listen! (1957) 3) Ralph Ellison拉尔夫·艾利森 Occupation： Novelist, essayist, short story writer Genres： Fiction, short stories, criticism Work:   won the National Book Award in 1953. it secured his place in literary history. Invisible Man《看不见的人》 (1952) Black American Literature Characteristics and themes Characteristics ： Thirst for knowledge； Look forward to the future； Self-improvement； Defend the dignity. 2.themes Pursuit for freedom, democracy and equality; Ignorance About African-American culture, racism, religion, slavery, a sense of home and more. History (一)?Early African American literature Began in the early 19th century Main Genres : Elegy, folk songs, secular songs, poetry Main writers: poet: Phillis Wheatley菲利斯·惠特利: Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral 《昭紊教和道德诗歌集》 Jupiter Hammon朱比特·汗蒙： An Evening Thought: Salvation by Christ with Penitential Cries《静夜思——救星基督》 2) novelist : William Wells Brown威廉·威尔斯·布朗: The President’s Daughter： considered to be the first novel written by an African American (二)Mid-19th century to the 20thcentury The main features : 1) Mid-19th century to Mid-20th century: explore their own life experience; open the secret of slavery; require for the liberation ; obtain a free life. 2) In the Mid-20