Literatura

Norte-Americana
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American Culture and Literature

American Culture and Literature

Derived from western European culture,
literature and civilization.
The first English settlement in America was
fortunate. Thirteen colonies were spread
along the Atlantic coast of the continent and
this caused great influence on the American
language, ways of thought and civilization.

First Literary Manifestations

The first literary manifestations in America
tell us the story of New England and
Virginia.
Two main things
forced the English
toward America:
material
improvement and
religious freedom.
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Major themes in American Literature

The American Dream
The Development and
Image of the Hero
The Meaning of
Freedom
Individuality
Death and How To Deal
With It
Religion and Faith
The Power of One
Human Relationship

Liberty and Authority

Community and
Responsibility
Challenge and
Success
Innocence and
Experience
Guilt
Choices and
Possibilities
Friendship
Family
Love
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Major themes in American Literature

American individualism - Also known as the
self-made man.
Celebration of ambition and achievement.
Original colonists came for religious
freedom. Later colonists came looking to
make their fortune with opportunities not
available in class-based European societies.

Major themes in American Literature

The American Dream - Closely linked to
American individualism:
The idea that anyone can become whatever
he or she wants to become through hard
work, determination, and perseverance.

Cultural diversity - A society that welcomes legal

immigrants of diverse backgrounds.
The melting pot theory - Immigrants assimilate
into American culture and become Americans.
The salad bowl theory immigrants retain their
separate identities while
making up part of the
whole and adopt a
hyphenated American
name (ChineseAmericans, for example).

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Major themes in American Literature

Major themes in American Literature

Religious tolerance was one of the first
principles in American life.
More recent issues have included race,
gender, sexual orientation, etc.

Utilizar o texto literrio

em aulas de ingls
Apresenta um material vasto e rico, a literatura
estimula a percepo do aluno como ser
humano e como cidado.
O conhecimento dos costumes e valores de
outras culturas estrangeiras pode estimular
interesse e conhecimento ainda maiores da
cultura do seu prprio pas, permitindo inclusive
um trabalho interdisciplinar com os contedos
de lngua portuguesa ou histria, ou contrastivo
dentro da prpria disciplina de lngua inglesa.
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Utilizar o texto literrio

em aulas de ingls

researchmagazine.uga.edu

Uma ferramenta muito poderosa e que se

bem utilizada, com um contedo de textos
autnticos, significativos e relevantes ao
aluno, alm do conhecimento cultural
adquirido, levar o aluno reflexo e o
ajudar a melhorar as
habilidades de leitura,
escrita e oral da
lngua inglesa.

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American Literature Timeline

The First
American
Literature:
Native
Americans

Enlightenment
(1607-1800)

Romanticism
(1800-1855)

Realism
(18651915)

Modernism
(19151945)

Contemporary
(1945-present)

The
Transcendentalists
(1840-1855)

The Age of Faith

(1607-1750)
The Age of Reason
(1750-1800)

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Literatura
Norte-Americana
Atividade 2
Hlcio Lanzoni

Quais dos tpicos abaixo NO esto entre os

temas da Literatura Norte-Americana?
Culpa
Amizade
Integridade fsica
Famlia
Comunidade e Responsabilidade
Inteligncia
Morte
Diversidade Cultural
Vocao Religiosa

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