Puritanism was one of the most enduring shaping influences in American thought and American literature.?American literature is based on a myth, i.e. the Biblical myth of the Garden of Eden.?Puritanism can pared with Chinese Confucianism.РChapter Two The Eighteenth Century LiteratureРEnlightenment in American LiteratureР •American revolutionР •EnlightenmentРAmerican RevolutionРIn the 18th century, people believed in man’s own nature and the power of human reason. With Franklin as its spokesman, the 18th century America experienced an age of reason.РWords had never been so useful and so important in human history. People wrote a lot of political writings. Numerous pamphlets and printings were published. These works agitated revolutionary people not only in America but also around the world.
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