MarkTwain终极课件PPT.ppt

Mark Twain (1835 -1910) Mark Twain was a great American writer, and he was also a famous speaker. Early life experience Born in a little town in Mississippi At 11, he lost his father At 13, he stopped schooling Tramp printer Steamboat pilot on the Mississippi Confederate guerrilla Prospector Reporter on the far western frontier Traveler abroad His Marriage At 34 years old he married Olivia Langdon Clemens, daughter of a New York coal magnate, a member of the country’s wealthy elite. She would be partner, editor, and fellow traveler in success and failure for the next thirty-five years. works “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” “卡拉韦拉斯县驰名的跳蛙” a frontier tale Mark Twain’s Masterpieces Mark Twain’s Writing Features His Famous Words “Wisdom teaches us that none but birds should go out early, and that not even birds should do it unless they are out of worms.” A Brief Assessment Mark Twain is a part of America. His personal success and failure were those of America. He moved, along with America, from innocence to experience. He was famous for his description of common people and the way they talked, but especially for his humor. Yale and Oxford honored him for his writing. “Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody.” Picture from Dave Thomson collection: “The dog is a gentleman; I hope to go to his heaven, not mans.” Picture from Dave Thomson collection: Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person. Mark?Twain?is?not?only?a?expert?who?good?at?telling?jokes,?but?al-so?expert?in?writing?the?society and?the?people. * * * * * * * * * * * * Olivia Langdon (Livy) on October 29, 1869. The home in Hartford, Connecticut, which the family lived in from 1871 until 1891. A family picture of (left to right): Clara, Sam, Jean, Livy, and Susy in 1884. (Left to right): Susy, Jean, Livy, and Clara in 1883. Twain playing charades with his daughter Susy