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letters of Puritan clergymen.3. The Specific Influence of Puritanismon Early American LiteratureSince the first group of pilgrims landed on American soil, they brought not only religion but also literature. The pilgrims who are Puritans established schools and encouraged education, which contributed to the development of literature.. Significant Influence from The Great BibleIt is a critical monplace now that American literature is based on a myth, that is, the Biblical myth of the Garden of Eden. Fired with such a sense of mission, the Puritans looked even the worst of life in the face with a tremendous amount of optimism. All this went, in due time, into the making of American literature ( 1999:234).This is made clearer and more eloquent in John Winthrop’s A Model of Christian Charity. The first governor of the Massachusetts Bay ...the God for this work of building a new Garden of Eden in the new world:“The Lord will be our God and delight to dwell among us, as His own people, and willmand a blessing upon us in all our ways…for we must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill, the eyes of all people are upon us ”(1630: 56).During the colonial period, some Puritan poets also appeared on the literary stage. Among them, Edward Taylor is the most acplished poetic craftsman. . Puritan Beliefs’ InfluenceIn the eighteenth century, Puritanism has been planted deeply in American minds. ………… Thus for a long time the hope kept floating before the people, keeping them happy and optimistic about the future. . Puritan Beliefs’ Influence (三級標(biāo)題,5號,加黑,左對齊) The American Puritan’s metaphorical mode of perception .... Puritan doctrine and literary practice contributed to no small extent to the development of an indigenous symbolism . Formulating the Writing Skill of Symbolism.To the pious Puritan the physical, phenomenal world was nothing but a symbol of God. God ...crew do not leave it alone, it is only natural that they get drowned.4. ConclusionAmerican literary history is as short as the history of its country. How did a nation without its own language and literary traditions e to realize its literary independence? ………… gradually, its significant influence on early American literature will exist all the time and surely it will obtain more attention from people in the future. Reference(漢語文獻(xiàn)用宋體5號,英語文獻(xiàn)用5號“Times New Roman”; ,不加粗。參考文獻(xiàn)分為中英文兩類,英文在前,中文在后,二者均按字母順序排列。用懸垂縮進(jìn)格式)[1] Annette T. R. 2000. American literature root and flower. Beijing: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press.[2] Feidelson,D. 1981. Symbolism and American literature. New York: Viking Press.[3] Fredmednick, F. 1988. An introduction to American literature. Zhengzhou: HeNan University Press. [4] Gottesman, R. et al. (eds) 1979. The Norton anthology of American literature. New York: Norton.[5] Hawthorne, N. 1850. The scarlet letter. Beijing: China Book Press.[6] Mcmichael, G. 1985. Concise anthology of American literature. New York: Macmillan. 3