美国文学课件4.pptVIP

Objectives Enable the Ss to know the background, representative writers and their works of the Romantic period in American literary history; Enable the Ss to appreciate Hawthorne’s style by a close reading of “The Minister’s Black Veil” Enable the Ss to know how to appreciate poems by analyzing Edgar Allan Poe’s “Annabel Lee” from the perspective of form and theme etc. Teaching Materials Hawthorne “The Minister’s Black Veil” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow “A Psalm of Life” Edgar Allan Poe “Annabel Lee” Teaching Methodology Lecturing Text-analysis A Psalm of Life (生命之歌) 朗费罗《人生颂》 A Psalm of Life －－－年青人的心对歌者说的话  Rhyme Schemes Full rhyme Imperfect rhyme Positional types or rhyme End rhyme/ Internal rhyme/ Beginning rhyme Other Special Sound Effects Alliteration The furrow followed free Assonance Lake-fate Clean-sweep Consonance Chatter pitter patter Assignment Write a 200- word comment on “To Helen” analyzing its theme and form etc. 这首诗据坡自己说是为中学一位同学的年轻母亲斯丹娜夫人而作，写的是“我的灵魂的第一次纯洁、理想的爱”。从诗里提到的地理、历史背景来看，对斯丹娜夫人的爱慕和对古希腊史诗《伊利亚特》中的绝世美人海伦的景仰合二为一。而在最后一节里，对不可企及的美人的倾倒又升华为对艺术——甚至是对真、善、美的无穷无尽的追求。因为在西文人心中，古代的希腊和罗马已成为一种理想的境界，那里的一切似乎都是至美与至善的。 4) Evaluation Poe remained the most controversial and most misunderstood literary figure in the history of American literature. Poe was successful in three areas: critic, poet and short-story writer. Emerson dismissed him in three words “the jingle man” ，Mark Twain declared his prose to be unreadable. And Whitman was the only famous literary figure present at the Poe Memorial Ceremony in 1875. Ironically, it was in Europe that Poe enjoyed respect and welcome. Bernard Shaw said: “Poe was ‘the greatest journalistic critic of his time; his poetry is exquisitely refined; and his tales are “complete works of art”. Poe’s reputation was first made in France. Charles Baudelaire said that “Edgar Poe, who isn’t much in America, must become a great man in France.” Today, Poe’s particular power has ensured his position among