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单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,January 6,1705 April 17,1790,Literary Contributions,Themes,Writing Style,Influence,Social Significance,Benjamin,Franklin,Life Experience,January 6,1705 April 17,17,1,Benjamin Franklin,Brief Introduction,Benjamin Franklin Brief Intr,2,1726:returns to America;,1732-1757:Poor Richards Almanack,1733:seeks moral perfection,1741:invents Franklin stove;publishes General Magazine and Historical Chronicle,1746:conducts electrical experiments,1751:Experiments and Observations with Electricity“,1751-1764:serves in Pennsylvania Assembly,1752:kite experiment,1726:returns to America;,3,1706:born in Boston,1716-1717:works in fathers shop,1721-1723:helps James publish the New England Courant and contributes Silence Dogood essays,1724:sails for England;works at Samuel Palmers printing office in London,1706:born in Boston,4,1754:proposes American union against French;claims right to American self-government,1755:A Parable Against Persecution,A Parable on Brotherly Love,1757:The Way to Wealth“,1764:speaker of Pennsylvania Assembly;petitions to King for new government;agent for colonies in England,1771:writes first part of Autobiography,1773:Edict by the King of Prussia”,1754:proposes American union,5,1775:returns to America;delegate to Second Continental Congress;drafts Articles of Confederation.1776-1785:serves as diplomat in France,1784:writes second part of Autobiography,1787:delegate to Constitutional Convention;proposes proportional representation in House and equal representation in the Senate,1788:writes third part of Autobiography,1789:writes first remonstrance against slavery addressed to Congress,1790:writes fourth part of Autobiography,1790:dies at home in Philadelphia,1775:returns to America;dele,6,Literary Giant:Benjamin Franklin,Major works,1.Poor,Richards,Almanack,2.The Autobiography,Literary Giant:Benjamin Frank,7,Poor,Richards,Almanack,Poor Richards Almanac,(1733-1758)took Franklin twenty-five years to contrive homely aphorism out of whatever source he could tap and improve most of then with his gift for pungenct and imagery.,Poor Richards AlmanackPoor Ri,8,The Autobiography,In his Autobiography,told how and when he began to write it,Memoires De La Vie Privee.,”1791,in Paris,The first English translation,The Private Life of the Late Benjamin Franklin”,1793,in London,The AutobiographyIn his Auto,9,The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin”was written for Franklins son William,The work portrays a fascinating picture of life in Philadelphia,The first five chapters were written in England in 1771,resumed in 1784-1785 in Paris,and later in 1788 in the US,The Autobiography of Benjamin,10,The Theme of Franklins Work,Let us take his,Autobiography,for example to explain the them of Benjamin Franklins work.Critics feel that his Autobiography is an excellent study in entrepreneurism and individual pluck.His work is rather fragmented as it is a series of memoirs,written in the reflective tone of an older man reflecting uponthe mistakes and accomplishments of his youth;of these,Franklin is proudest of his civic contributions.,The Theme of Franklins WorkLe,11,The recurring theme that runs through Franklins work is that the individual must take responsibility for oneself by studying working hard,and creating a good image.,his Puritan upbringing also greatly influences his thinking,The theme of individualism is salient in Franklins writings.,The recurring theme that runs,12,Writing Style,plain,pragmatic,journalistic,Writing Styleplain,13,Now imagining it may be equally agreeable to you to know the Circumstances of my Life,many of which you are yet unacquainted with;and expecting a Weeks uninterrupted Leisure in my present Country Retirement,I sit down to write them for you,.(1.1),Now imagining it may be equal,14,The,Autobiography,of Benjamin Franklin Writing Style,When describing the events he includes in the,Autobiography,hes direct about what happens to him and how he feels about it.If we were living in 1786,wed probably understand him perfectly.Franklins committed to involving readers in his text,almost like hes talking directly to us.For example,he opens his autobiography by saying:,The Autobiography of Benjamin,15,Although Franklins,supposedly,addressing his son,here,when he says you,hes also talking directly to us,his general audience.,Although Franklins supposedly,16,Social significance,As Author and Editor,A,s Inventor and Scientist,AS Ambassador:,Social significance As Author,17,Social significance,Benjamin Franklin as Author and Editor:,Franklin began apprenticed to his brother who was a printer.Because his brother would not allow him to write for his newspaper,Franklin wrote letters to the paper in the persona of a middle-aged woman named“Silence Dogood.”By 1730,Franklin created“The Pennsylvania Gazette”where he was able to publish articles and essays on his thoughts.From 1732 to 1757,Franklin created a yearly almanac called“Poor Richards Almanack.”Franklin adopted the name
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