The-20th-Century-Literature--20世纪美国文学.ppt

The 20th Century  Literature;I. Background information;Sigmund Freud: Austrian psychiatrist,  the creator of psychoanalysis;Henry Bergson: French philosopher and psychologist  ;II. Brief introduction of the 20th-century literature; C. reflecting the impacts upon literature of the psychology of Freud, the anthropology of James Frazer and the philosophical theory of Henry Bergson D. a pervasive sense of cultural relativism E. marked by a persistent experimentalism F. rejecting the traditional framework of narrative, description and rational exposition in poetry and prose G. in favor of a stream-of-consciousness presentation of personality, a dependence on the poetic image as the essential vehicles of aesthetic communication, and upon myth as a characteristic structural principle H. emphasizing the reflection of the inner world of characters — subjective I. applying the radial structure: the broken restrictions of time and space ; 3) the contrast between Realism and Modernism Realism — a plane mirror, reflecting the reality faithfully Modernism — a triangular prism, refracting the reality distortedly 4) the alternate dominance of Realism and Modernism A. swinging regularly between the two tendencies B. the two tendencies melting into, permeating and influencing each other C. the themes and expressions becoming abundant and profound 2. Three stages of the 20th-century English literature 1) the first stage (the end of the 19th century — the end of WWI): the period of transition from tradition to innovation Realism → Modernism 2) the second stage (between