Philip Freneau简介

2. Philip Freneau (1752--1832)
　　“Poet of the American Revolution”
　　“Father of American Poetry”
　　He was the most significant poet of 18th century America.
　　Some of his themes and images anticipated the works of such 19th century American Romantic writers as Cooper, Emerson, Poe and Melville.
　　是爱默生、坡、朗费罗等人的文学传统的先驱。

　　1） Works
　　a) The Rising Glory of America 1772 《美洲光辉的兴起》
　　b) The House of Night 1779, 1786 《夜之屋》
　　c) The British Prison Ship 1781 《英国囚船》
　　d) To the Memory of the Brave Americans 1781 《纪念美国勇士》
　　e) The Wild Honey Suckle 1786
　　f) The Indian Burying Ground 1788
　　g) The Dying Indian: Tomo Chequi 《奄奄一息的印第安人：托姆•柴吉》

　　2） Life
　　 He was born in New York.
　　 At 16, he entered Princeton University.
　　 While still an undergraduate, he wrote in collaboration with one of his friends (H.H.Brackenridge) a poem entitled “The Rising