高级英语 unit13 No Signposts in the Sea.ppt

About the novel About the author About the author About the author Vita Sackville-West was viewed as one of the Britains promising young writers in the 1920s. Best known novels: The Edwardians?(1930) describes the development of the main character Sebastian within his social world . All Passion Spent?(1931) Lady Slane who, after her husband dies,defies the wishes of her children and grandchildren and retreats to a cottage in the countryside, where she rediscovers herself and her passions. About the novel Brief introduction First published in 1961, this passage is Vita Sackville-Wests final novel before her death in 1962, and its a fitting farewell. About the novel Other background Detailed study(PartIII) LOGO No Signposts in the Sea (Excerpts) By V.Sackville-West Other background Brief introduction Vita Sackville-West (薇塔·萨克维尔·韦斯特 ) Born 9 March 1892 Died 2 June 1962 Occupation novelist poet Nationality English Marrige In 1913, at age 21, married the 27 year-old diplomat and journalist Harold George Nicolson. Both Sackville-West and her husband had consecutive same-sex relations(同性恋). The couple had two children: Benedict, born in 1914, an art historian, Nigel, born in 1917, a well known editor, politician, and writer. Details The novel is written in the form of journal, narrated by Edmund Carr, 50, an eminent political columnist and a bachelor. He has recently discovered that he has only a short time to live. How shall he spend them? Details In this quandary (困惑), he decides to leave his job on a Fleet Street paper, and takes a passage on a cruise ship where he knows that Laura, a beautiful and intelligent widow whom he secretly admires, will be a fellow passenger to Far East. Edmund already deeply fell in love wi