JamesFenimoreCooper生平.ppt

James Fenimore CooperCooper’s LifeCooper’s LifeHis WorkHis WorkAmericanAmerican frontierfrontierContents123LifeLifeBorn in Burlington, New Jersey. Enrolled at Yale, didn’t obtain a degree due to being expelledMarried Susan Delancey. They have seven children, five of whom lived to adulthood.Began to write novels. First book named Precaution(1820)Born132130LifeLifeMoved his family to Europe. While overseas, he continued to write. His books published in Paris include The Red Rover and The water Witch —— two of his many sea storiesEntered the lists as a political writer; in a series of letters to the National Parisian journal, he defended the United States against a string of charges brought against them by the Revue Britannique.18261832LifeLifeReturned to the United States and immediately published a Letter to My Countrymen, in which he gave his own version of the controversy and sharply censured his compatriots for their share in it.Turned again from pure fiction to the combination of art and controversy which he had achieved distinction with the Littlepage Manuscripts(1845-1846)Died of dropsy, before his 62nd birthday44later1851The creation of the famous Leatherstocking saga has cemented his position as our first great national novelist and his influence pervades American literature. In his thirty-two years (1820-1851) of authorship, Cooper produced twenty-nine other long works of fiction and fifteen books - enough to fill forty-eight volumes in the new definitive edition of his Works. Among his achievements:WorkWorkContribution to AmericanContribution to American•The first successful American historical romance in the vein of sir Walter Scott•The first sea novelThe spy•The first attempt at a fully researched historical novelThe pilot•The first full-scale History of the Navy of the United States of America Lionel Lincoln1839Contribution to AmericanContribution to American•The first American international novel of manners •The first and only five-volume epic romance to carry its mythic hero - Natty Bumppo - from youth to old ageHomeward Bound and Home as Found•The first trilogy in American fictionLeatherstocking Tales:Satanstoe, The Chainbearer, and The RedskinsWriting styleWriting styleHis style is powerful, yet clumsy and dreadfulGood at inventing plots.(He had never been to the frontier area personally)Characterization: wooden and lack in probability(the main character in his stories: adventurous)Language: dialect, not authenticThe American frontier comprises the geography, history, folklore, and cultural expression of life in the forward wave of American westward expansion Introduction of AmericanIntroduction of American frontierfrontierthe first colonists settled on the east coast of the continent.the last western lands were settled.Introduction of AmericanIntroduction of American frontierfrontier 1600s 1890 As one frontier area was settled, people began moving farther west into the next unsettled area, sweeping aside the Native Americans as they went. Introduction of AmericanIntroduction of American frontierfrontierThe frontier settlers often began their life with only bare necessities. When a family first arrived in a new area, they often built a temporary shelter in which to live while they cleared the land. Later the family might build a more permanent cabin. Life of peopleLife of peopleFrontier life called on people to be self-reliant. The settlers had to get their own food, make their belongings last, and improvise and repair their tools. Once this was done, they would try to improve their situation. They would try to find neighbors, and build schools and stores Life of peopleLife of peopleAs their life improved, they turned to the government to help improve the new region by building roads, recommending crops, running surveys, certifying claims, and dredging creeks. They also wanted the federal government to provide protection for them from Native Americans.Life of peopleLife of peopleIndividualism, self-reliance, and equality of opportunity have perhaps been the values most closely associated with the frontier heritage of America. The Impact of American frontierThe Impact of American frontierThank you !。