美国文学教案Mark-Twain.pptVIP

Mark Twain 马克吐温是伟大的文学家(literary artist)和批判家(social critic)，他讲述美国下层阶级的故事，以口语化的风格(colloquial style)和地方主要色彩(localism)闻名。他是一个现实主义者(realist)，乡土文学作家(local colorism writter)。 Biographic Introduction Mark Twain was a great American writer, and he was also a famous speaker. Mark Twain was born in Florida and he was not a healthy baby. In fact, he was not expected to live through the first winter. But with his mothers tender care, he managed to survive. As a boy, he caused much trouble for his parents. He used to play jokes on all of his friends and neighbors. He didnt like to go to school, and he constantly ran away from home. Biographic Introduction He always went in the direction of the nearby Mississippi as he loved the great river so much. His father died when he was 12. Mark Twain left school and began to work for a printer, who only provided him with food and clothing. Then, he worked as a printer, a riverboat pilot and later joined the army. But shortly after that he became a miner. During this period, he started to write short stories. Afterwards he became a full-time writer. Writing Characharistics Literature is an art of language. Mark Twain’s language is artistic and like a sharp weapon without doubt. Mark Twain is famous for his humor and satire. Mark Twain’s humor is based on the humor of the Western in America. He used a lot of colloquial idioms and colloquial syntax. He often described persons who was innocent, simple, naive, and ignorant as his heroes or heroines. He used the artistic style of hyperbole on the basis of the western traditional humor and made his writing full of allegories that lay behind the humor. Works The Gilded Age 镀金时代 The Adventure of Tom Sawyer 汤姆索亚历险记 The Adverture of Huckleberry Finn 哈克贝里芬历险记 The Celebrated Frog of Calaveras County 卡拉维拉斯县驰名的跳蛙 Life on the Missippi 在密西西比河上 The Innocent Abroad 傻子出国记 Roughing It 艰苦生活 The Prince and thePauper 王子与贫儿 To Person Sitting in Darkness 给坐在黑暗的人 The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn W