Appreciation of English and American Essays

Author: Liu Xiangyu, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: This textbook is designed for English majors in teacher training colleges across the country. Tailored to the characteristics of these students and their future career paths, the book selects materials with careful consideration while breaking the conventional practice of categorizing literary works by era or school. Organized into 15 units based on thematic coherence, the selected essays not only cover topics closely related to the future development of teacher training students, such as childhood, psychology, personality, and education, but also include hot issues like natural sciences and national studies. The collection also features engaging works on nature, travel, and local characteristics, as well as the voices of female writers. Most of the authors of these essays are well-known figures, including Bacon, revered as the "founder of English essay," Johnson, the "greatest figure in English literature," and Irving, the "father of American literature," among others. Additionally, the textbook includes essays by 14 Nobel Prize-winning writers. Furthermore, the authors of the selected essays also include politicians, psychologists, renowned editors, journalists, and program hosts.