ErnestHemingway 海明威 英文简介ppt.ppt

His Writing Code hero Emphasis on Emotion 3 Iceberg principle 1 2 Colloquial style 4 “I always try to write on the principle of the iceberg. There is seven-eighths of it underwater for every part that shows. Anything you know you can eliminate and it only strengthens your iceberg. It is the part that doesnt show. If a writer omits something because he does not know it then there is a hole in the story.” His sentences only give one small bit of the meaning. The rest is implied. One must go very deep beneath the surface to understand the full meaning of his writing. Certainly, there are moments when the reader feels the suggestion of vast meaning beneath Hemingways few, spare words. The “Hemingway Code” of manhood does not involve mere physical strength, sexual potency, or ability to accumulate wealth. According to this code, a man is defined by will, pride, and endurance: the endurance to accept pain, even loss-when the loss cannot be avoided; the pride of knowing that one has done ones best, with the courage to act truly according to ones own nature; and the will to face defeat or victory without whining on one hand or boasting on the other. He was interested in conveying a deep emotional feeling. He did have some realistic techniques, but on the whole he was not like the realistic writers because he was more interested in conveying his personal emotion. And this is the goal of many modernist writers --- recreate the feelings of the situation or experience in the reader, arouse an involuntary subjective response. influence from Mark Twain and his journalist career Concrete, specific, common-found words Simple, short, even ungrammatical sentences Direct, clear and positive style, yet highly connotative The style was described as “iceberg” The Nobel Prize Committee praised Hemingway had “powerful style forming mastery of the art”. Thanks! Ernest Hemingway 1899 -1961 Kevin邱born in a small town called Oak Park in Illinois near Chicago father: a successf