称为约克纳帕塔法世系这个.ppt

Contents Life experience Writing career Awards Writing features Evaluation childhood Born in New Albany, Mississippi in 1897 Moved to Oxford, Mississippi (prototype of Yoknapatawpha) Influenced by his family Yoknapatawpha约克纳帕塔法郡 Yoknapatawpha County is actually an imaginary place based on Faulkner’s hometown of Oxford. In Faulkner’s works, Yoknapatawpha County has become an allegory or a parable of the Old South, with which Faulkner has managed successfully to show a panorama of the experience and consciousness of the whole Southern society. 约克纳帕塔法世系 威廉·福克纳一生共写了19部长篇小说与近百篇短篇小说，其中15部长篇与绝大多数短篇的故事都发生在约克纳帕塔法县，称为约克纳帕塔法世系.这个“世系”以美国南方几个庄园主世家的荣辱兴衰为主线，表现了一个世纪以来美国南方社会的历史命运、社会变迁以及各阶层人物的起伏沉浮，写出了美国南方地区的典型特征，具有浓厚的乡土气息。约克纳帕塔法是福克纳作品的标志，是文学史上有名的虚构地点之一，原型是他故乡所在的拉斐特郡. Teenage years dropped out of school eager to go to World WarⅠ, however was declined because of his height. (1.66 m) Falkner Either way suits me. Adult Faulkner Poetry writing Fiction writing worked as a screenwriter in Hollywood Personal life Marriage with Estelle Oldham extramarital affairs lifelong?drinking problem Last days served as a Writer-In-Residence at the University of Virginia in 1957 died on July 6th, 1962 of a heart attack The United States Postal Service issued a first-class 22-cent stamp commemorating his life and stint as a postmaster Writing career (1) 1924~1929: training as a writerThe Marble Faun 《大理石雕像》 Soldier’s Pay 《士兵的报酬》 Mosquitoes 《蚊群》 (2) 1929~1936: most productive and prolific period Sartoris 《萨托里斯》 The Sound and the Fury 《喧哗与骚动》 As I Lay Dying 《我弥留之际》 Sanctuary 《圣殿》Light in August 《八月之光》Absalom, Absalom 《押沙龙，押沙龙！》 (3). 1940~end: won recognition in America A Fable 《寓言》 　Go Down, Moses 《去吧！摩西》 Faulkners most celebrated novels Th