美国浪漫练习.docx

1、美国浪漫练习I Blanks.1 In the early 19th century, Rip Van Winkle established Irvings reputation at home and abroad, and designated the beginning of _.2 Emersons first book Nature brought American Romanticism into a new phrase: _.3 In the early 19th century, Washington Irving wrote _ which became the first

2、 work by an American writer to win financial success on both sides of the Atlantic.4 In 1828, Noah Webster published his _.5 Edgar Allen Poes poems have the _ quality and romantic beauty. The Raven is his well-known poem.6 The American Transcendentalists formed a club called _.7 Leaves of Grass is a

3、n epoch-making work in American marking the shift from _ to _, and its _ form broke from old poetic conventions to a new road for poetry.8 _ was regarded as the first great prose stylist of American Romanticism. 9 In 1823, Cooper James Fenimore wrote the Pioneers, the first of the five novels that m

4、ake up _.10 The short story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is taken from _.11 _ was the first American writer to achieve an international literary reputation after the Revolutionary War.12 Hester Prynne is the Heroine in Hawthorns novel _.13 In I Hear America Singing, _ depicts the beauty of labor and

5、laborers.14 For the whole 19th century _ was the only woman poet who enjoys high academic esteem today.15 After death, _ became the only American to be honored with a bust in the Poets Corner of the Westminster Abbey.16 The American Romantic period stretches from the end of the 18th century through

6、the outburst of the _.17 The English author _whose Waverly novels were models for American literature.18 Ralph Waldo Emersons essay _ has been regarded as “Americas Declaration of Intellectual Independence”. It called on American writers to write about America in a way peculiarly American. 19 The wa

7、y in which Nathaniel Hawthorn wrote _ suggests that American Romanticism adapted itself to American puritan morality.20 Herman Melville is best known for his masterpiece _.11 In the early 19th century Rip Van Winkle established Washington Irvings reputation at home and broad, and designated the begi

8、nning of American _.12 Ralph Waldo Emersons essay _ has been regarded as “Americas Declaration of Intellectual Independence”. It called on American writers to write about America in a way peculiarly American.13 All of Stephen Cranes characters are controlled by the _. This is whatmakes Crane a “natu

9、ralist”.14 By 1875, American writers were moving toward _in literature. We can see this in the true-to-life descriptions of Bret Harte, W. D. Howells.15 Henry James first achieved recognition as a writer of the “_” novela story which brings together persons of various nationalities who represent cer

10、tain characteristics.I Blanks.1 In the early 19th century, Rip Van Winkle established Irvings reputation at home and abroad, and designated the beginning of American Romanticism.2 Emersons first book Nature brought American Romanticism into a new phrase: New England Transcendentalism.3 In the early

11、19th century, Washington Irving wrote The Sketch Book which became the first work by an American writer to win financial success on both sides of the Atlantic.4 In 1828, Noah Webster published his An American Dictionary of the English Language.5 Edgar Allen Poes poems have the musical quality and ro

12、mantic beauty. The Raven is his well-known poem.6 The American Transcendentalists formed a club called the Transcendental Club.7 Leaves of Grass is an epoch-making work in American marking the shift from Romanticism to Realism, and its free verse form broke from old poetic conventions to a new road

13、for poetry.8 Washington Irving was regarded as the first great prose stylist of American Romanticism. 9 In 1823, Cooper James Fenimore wrote the Pioneers, the first of the five novels that make up The Leatherstocking Tales.10 The short story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is taken from The Sketch Book.

14、11 Washington Irving was the first American writer to achieve an international literary reputation after the Revolutionary War.12 Hester Prynne is the Heroine in Hawthorns novel The Scarlet Letter.13 In I Hear America Singing, Walt Whitman depicts the beauty of labor and laborers.14 For the whole 19

15、th century Emily Dickinson was the only woman poet who enjoys high academic esteem today. 15 After death, Henry W Longfellow became the only American to be honored with a bust in the Poets Corner of the Westminster Abbey.16 The American Romantic period stretches from the end of the 18th century thro

16、ugh the outburst of the Civil War.17 The English author Sir Walter Scott whose Waverly novels were models for American literature.18 Ralph Waldo Emersons essay The American Scholar has been regarded as “Americas Declaration of Intellectual Independence”. It called on American writers to write about

17、America in a way peculiarly American.19 The way in which Nathaniel Hawthorn wrote The Scarlet Letter suggests that American Romanticism adapted itself to American puritan morality.20 Herman Melville is best known for his masterpiece Moby Dick.21 In the early 19th century Rip Van Winkle established W

18、ashington Irvings reputation at home and broad, and designated the beginning of American Romanticism .12 Ralph Waldo Emersons essay The American Scholar has been regarded as “Americas Declaration of Intellectual Independence”. It called on American writers to write about America in a way peculiarly

19、American.13 All of Stephen Cranes characters are controlled by the environment. This is whatmakes Crane a “naturalist”.14 By 1875, American writers were moving toward realism in literature. We can see this in the true-to-life descriptions of Bret Harte, W. D. Howells.15 Henry James first achieved re

20、cognition as a writer of the “International” novela story which brings together persons of various nationalities who represent certain characteristics. Realism 1 All of Stephen Cranes characters are controlled by _. This is what makes Crane a “naturalist”.2 By 1875, American writers were moving towa

21、rd _ in literature. We can see this in the true-to-life descriptions of Bret Harte, W. D. Howells.3 Realism first appeared in the US in the literature of _, a mixture of romantic poets and realistic descriptions of things immediately observable: dialects, customs, sights and sound of regional.4 Henr

22、y James first achieved recognition as a writer of the “_” novela story which brings together persons of various nationalities who represent certain characteristics.5 Darwinism had an evident influence on _. It seemed to stress the animality of man, to suggest that man was dominated by the forces of

23、evolution.6 Stephen Crane, the first American _, was not much influenced by the scientific approach. He was a genius with amazing sympathy and imagination.1 All of Stephen Cranes characters are controlled by environment. This is what makes Crane a “naturalist”.2 By 1875, American writers were moving

24、 toward realism in literature. We can see this in the true-to-life descriptions of Bret Harte, W. D. Howells.3 Realism first appeared in the US in the literature of local color, a mixture of romantic poets and realistic descriptions of things immediately observable: dialects, customs, sights and sou

25、nd of regional.4 Henry James first achieved recognition as a writer of the “International” novela story which brings together persons of various nationalities who represent certain characteristics.5 Darwinism had an evident influence on naturalism. It seemed to stress the animality of man, to sugges

26、t that man was dominated by the forces of evolution.6 Stephen Crane, the first American naturalist, was not much influenced by the scientific approach. He was a genius with amazing sympathy and imagination.7 The publication of Nature brought American Romanticism to a new phase, the phase of New Engl

27、and Transcendentalism. 12 The American Romantic period stretches from the end of the 18th century through the outburst of the Civil War. 13 Darwinism had an evident influence on naturalism. It seemed to stress the animality of man, to suggest that man was dominated by the forces of evolution.14 Step

28、hen Crane, the first American naturalist, was not much influenced by the scientific approach. He was a genius with amazing sympathy and imagination.15 Realism first appeared in the US in the literature of local color, a mixture of romantic poets and realistic descriptions of things immediately obser

29、vable: dialects, customs, sights and sound of regional.Choices 1 _, who became the editor of Harpers Monthly in 1891, created the first theory for American realism. A/Emile Zola B/Hamlin Garland C/Stephen Crane D/W.D. Howells2 Stories written by _ still had many unrealistic qualities: “tall tales” a

30、nd unlikely coincidences. He is never a pure realist.A/Henry James B/Mark Twain C/Nathaniel Hawthorne D/Henry David Thoreau3 “_” was a term created by the French novelist, Emile Zola.A/realism B/transcendentalism C/naturalism D/veritism4 American literature produced only one female poet during the 1

31、9th century. She was _.A/Emily Dickenson B/Jane AustenC/Anne Bradstreet D/Harriet Beecher5 Transcendentalists recognized _ as the “highest power of the soul”.A/intuition B/logic C/senses D/thinking6 The desire for an escape from society and a return to nature became a permanent convention of American literature, evident in _.A/James Fennimore Coopers Leatherstocking TalesB/Henry David Thoreaus WaldenC/Mark Twains Huckleberry Fin