《美国文学史及选读 第1册》

PART I THE LITERATURE OF COLONIAL AMERICA1

Historical Introduction1

The First American Writer3

Early New England Literature4

William Bradford and John Winthrop6

Puritan Thoughts8

John Cotton and Roger Williams10

Anne Bradstreet and Edward Taylor12

PART II THE LITERATURE OF REASON AND REVOLUTION14

Historical Introduction14

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN18

Biographical Introduction18

From The Autobiography20

THOMAS PAINE28

Biographical Introduction28

From The American Crisis31

THOMAS JEFFERSON35

Biographical Introduction35

The Declaration of Independence37

PHILIP FRENEAU43

Biographical Introduction43

The Wild Honey Suckle46

The Indian Burying Ground47

To a Caty-Did49

PART III THE LITERATURE OF ROMANTICISM52

Historical Introduction52

WASHINGTON IRVING60

Biographical Introduction60

The Author s Account of Himself64

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow67

JAMES FENIMORE COOPER107

Biographical Introduction107

The Last of the Mohicans109

From The Last of the Mohicans:Chapter 12114

WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT123

Biographical Introduction123

Thanatopsis124

To a Waterfrowl128

EDGAR ALLAN POE130

Biographical Introduction130

To Helen132

The Raven135

Annabel Lee139

The Fall of the House of Usher141

RALPH WALDO EMERSON167

Biographical Introduction167

From Nature:Chapter I170

From Self-Reliance173

Biographical Introduction182

HENRY DAVID THOREAU182

From Walden184

NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE205

Biographical Introduction205

The Scarlet Letter209

From The Scarlet Letter:V.Hester at Her Needle214

HERMAN MELVILLE226

Biographical Introduction226

Moby Dick229

From Moby Dick Chapter 54:Town-Ho s Story235

HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW262

Biographical Introduction262

A Psalm of Life:What the heart of the young man said to the Psalmist265

The Slave s Dream267

My Lost Youth269

The Song of Hiawatha273