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【正文】 the direct influence of the Bible. ? Overview of the literature ? 1. types of writing ? diaries, histories, journals, letters, travel books, autobiographies/biographies, sermons ? 2. writers of colonial period ? (1) Anne Bradstreet ? (2) Edward Taylor ? (3) Roger Williams ? (4) John Woolman ? (5) Benjamin Franklin ? (6) Thomas Paine ? (7) Thomas Jefferson ? (8) Philip Freneau Major Writers and Literary Works Benjamin Franklin Thomas Paine Thomas Jefferson Philip Freneau Benjamin Franklin (17061790) Benjamin Franklin, America39。s first great man of letters,” embodied the Enlightenment ideal of human rationality. Franklin recorded his early life in his famous Autobiography. In many ways Franklin39。s life illustrates the impact of the Enlightenment on a gifted individual. Selfeducated but wellread in John Locke, Joseph Addison, and other Enlightenment writers, Franklin learned from them to apply reason to his own life and to break with traditionin particular the oldfashioned Puritan traditionwhen it threatened to smother his ideals. Benjamin Franklin When Franklin died in 1790, one of his fellow Americans said, “His shadow lies heavier than any other man’s on this young nation.” As an author, Franklin’s style is quite modern, and his works show a return to their “plain style”. At the same time, there is something “antiliterary” about Franklin. He had no liking for poetry and felt that writing should always have a practical purpose. In the language of his writing, Franklin admirably reflects both Locke’s psychology and Locke’s political theory, and influences other writers in their choices of language, subject matter and worldview. Inventor Printer statesman Librarian Benjamin Franklin Printer At the age of twelve, he started as an apprentice with his older brother James. At the age of twentytwo, he opened his own printing shop. His newspaper, the Pennsylvania Gazette [ɡ?39。zet] became very popular and profitable. A few years later, Poor Richard’s Almanack was released and soon became the best selling book in the colonies, selling over 10,000 copies a year.. Soon, he became the most active printer and was appointed the official printer of Pennsylvania. Benjamin Franklin Librarian Some fellow printers and Benjamin Franklin , known as the Leather Apron Club (because most of us wore leather aprons) started a lending library that was open to everyone. They would pool their money and buy books, which people could borrow. In 1731, th
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