英语儿童文学第十四章--《柳林风声》.pptVIP

第十四章《》（TheWindintheWillows）

Introductiontotheauthor

KennethGrahame(1859–1932)wasborninEdinburgh,Scotland,onMarch8,1859,thethirdchildofBessieInglesandCunninghamGrahame,alawyer.Grahamelovednatureverymuch.Whilestillayoungmaninhistwenties,GrahamebegantopublishlightstoriesinLondonperiodicals.In1908GrahamepublishedhismasterpieceTheWindintheWillows.TheWindintheWillowswontheLewisCarrollShelfAwardin1958.KennethGrahamediedathishomeinPangbourne,BerkshireCounty,England,on6July1932,attheageof73.

CharactersThemoleisanaive,curious,mild-mannered,friendly,home-loving,andloyalanimal.Fedupwithspringcleaninginhissecludedhome,heventuresintotheoutsideworld.TheRatisahandsome,cultured,brave,sympathetic,considerateanimal.Hiskindnessiscloselyrelatedwithhisgenerosity,forheisalwaysreadytoofferandisneverselfish.Mr.ToadisthewealthyownerofToadHallwhoinheritedhiswealthfromhislatefather.Toadistheoneblendedwithunfavorablecharacteristics.Heisoriginallyhospitable,friendly,affectionate,butfinallybecomesanalteredtoadtotally.Mr.BadgerisGruffandsolitary,whosimplyhatessociety,Badgerembodiesthewisehermitfigure.AsafriendofToad’slatefather,heisuncompromisingwiththedisappointingToadyetremainsoptimisticthathisgoodqualitieswillprevail.Introductiontothework

InTheWindintheWillows,Grahamehascreatedaseriesofspecificandvividcharactersthroughavarietyofrhetoricaldevices,suchaspersonification,simile,metaphor,exaggerationandirony,whichhavealsoreflectedthebeautyoftheliterarylanguage.Theauthoralsousedsymbols.ThereistheallusiontotheGreekmythologyinthelastchapterofthebook.Thelastchapterisentitled“TheReturnofUlysses”.

本章小结1.本小说可视为动物小说，描写了四个动物之间感人的友谊。2.最突出的写作特点是拟人法的使用。3.语言优美，田园生活令人向往。4.思考题：1）What’s