英语短篇小说选读ohenry欧亨利.ppt

O. Henry;Ⅰ. A Brief Introduction Ⅱ. Life Ⅲ. Major Works and Writing Style Ⅳ. Plot--A Retrieved Reformation;;Influence; The three short story writers of the world;--the most popular and widely known American short story writer of the twentieth century. --The highly ironic, sentimental or unexpected story conclusion has been closely identified with O. Henry so that his name has become synonymous with the fiction of this kind. -- He was commonly regarded as modern American master of the short story form. His works were considered as models of genre and his short story techniques were taught in college writing course. --O. Henry’s Memorial Award Prize ;Ⅱ. LIFE;8; -- After doing three years of the five years sentence, Porter emerged from the prison in1901 and changed his name to O. Henry. -- He moved to New York City,where over the next ten years before his death in 1910,he published over 300 stories and gained worldwide acclaim as American favorite short story writer. --He died on June 5,1910 in New York City at the age of forty seven.;Ⅲ. Major Works and Writing Style;Major Works;The Gift of Magi;The Ransom of Red Chief;The Cop and the Anthem;The Last Leaf;O.Henrys Writing Style;The Main Theme of O.Henry’s Work;Human Virtues;Human Evils;Ⅳ. Plot--A Retrieved Reformation;Five stages of plot: exposition, complication, crisis, falling action and resolution.;Conflict plot;The conflict is intensified through a phase of rising action until a climax occurs, a point at which the protagonist has either achieved or failed to achieve a goal. The climax is frequently followed by a “denouement” which narrates the consequences of the climax: how the characters respond to the success or failure of the protagonist.;Epiphany plot ;A Retrieved Reformation 重新做人;-THE END-;感谢亲观看此幻灯片，此课件部分内容来源于网络， 如有侵权请及时联系我们删除，谢谢配合！