马克吐温主要作品.ppt

Work feature Mark Twains use of sarcasm is his central characteristic; another literary trick of Twains was his use of slang and regional dialect rather than use flowery language: Twain often wrote the way that people spoke. his works often expresses criticism of the ugly nature of the Department and the social inequality . Humor and irony are the main characteristics of his writing. When refer to Mark twins humor, there are three levels: first, the laugh from heart. such as Jumping Frog of Calaveras County famous, How do I Edit Agricultural News, that is white humor, simple and obvious nature; The second is the humor in millions of pounds, run for governor, humor that is green, healthy and beneficial; The third is Tears of laughter, such as ruined Herdlein Fort and liberty, of thee, it is black humor 写作特点 从内容上说，他的作品批判了不合理现象或人性的丑恶之处，表达了这位当过排字工人和水手的作家强烈的正义感和对普通人民的关心；从风格上说，专家们和一般读者都认为，幽默和讽刺是他的写作特点。作品风格：熔幽默与讽刺一体，既富于独特的个人机智与妙语，又不乏深刻的社会洞察与剖析，既是幽默辛辣的小的杰作，又是悲天悯人的严肃! 马克?吐温的幽默有三个层次：第一层是“开怀的笑”，如《卡拉维拉斯县驰名的跳蛙》、《我怎样编辑农业报》，那是白色幽默，浅显自然；第二层是“会心的笑”，如《百万英镑》、《竞选州长》，那是绿色幽默，健康有益；第三层是“含泪的笑”，如《败坏了赫德莱堡的人》、《自由之邦》，那是黑色幽默，乐定思痛。 Major work 《卡拉韦拉斯县驰名的跳蛙》(1867)、《傻子国外旅行记》(1869)、《艰苦岁月》(1872)、《镀金时代》(1873，与查尔斯·达德利·沃纳合写)、《汤姆·索耶历险记》(1876)、《国外流浪汉》(1880)、《王子与贫儿》(1882)、《密西西比河上》(1883)、《哈克贝里·费恩历险记》(1884)、《亚瑟王朝廷上的康涅狄格州美国人》(1889)、《傻瓜威尔逊》(1894)、《贞德传》(1896)。他去世后出版的作品有：《神秘的来客》(1916)、《马克·吐温的笔记本》(1935)和《自传》(1959) Running for governor As one of America s first and foremost realists and humorists, Mark Twain usually criticizes some social problems in his works. In his novel Running for the governor he exposes the hypocrisy of democracy in America. It tells people that so-called free run, democracy in capitalism is nothing but the bourgeois politicians compete for power. In 2002, Schwarzenegger, Arnold attended the Governor election, he had the almost same experiences just liked Mark Twain had in the story. Although one is a description in literary works, one is a real story; the astonishing fakeness of the