美国文学2(复习资料).pptVIP

Mark Twain (1835-1910) Title: “the Lincoln of our literature”----Howells Life Comparison: 1. Theme: James wrote the upper class, Howells dealt with middle class life, and Twain concerned with the lower people. 2. technique: Howells wrote in “genteel” realism; James pursued psychological realism; and Mark Twain set a model for localism and colloquial style. IV. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: 1. It is Tom Sawyer’s sequel. Tom Sawyer comes from T’s memory of his boyhood in the West, and it aims at expressing children’s innocence, happiness and inner activities, and it does not touch upon so