SinclairLewis1.ppt

sinclairlewis,1885-1951,英语0918叶妙华2009521091,sinclairlewis,abouttheauthormajorworks,abouttheauthor,harrysinclairlewis(february7,1885january10,1951)wasanamericannovelist,short-storywriter,andplaywright.in1930,hebecamethefirstwriterfromtheunitedstatestobeawardedthenobelprizeforliterature,(thefirstamericantowinthenobelprizeforliterature)forhisvigorousandgraphicartofdescriptionandhisabilitytocreate,withwitandhumor,newtypesofcharacters.,hisworksareknownfortheirinsightfulandcriticalviewsofamericansocietyandcapitalistvalues,aswellasfortheirstrongcharacterizationsofmodernworkingwomen.,majorworks,mainstreet(1920)大街babbitt(1922)巴比特arrowsmith(1925)阿罗史密斯,lewisshowedthevillagerstobenarrow-minded,greedy,pretentiousandcorrupt.heattackedmiddleclassforitsindifferencetoartandculture,anditsassumptionthateconomicsuccessmadeitsuperior.stylephotographic(逼真的）,verisimilitude（逼真）colloquialism(白话)characterization:heoftencreatedatypeofcharacterratherthananindividualoldfashionedinthemelackinpsychologicalexploration,pointofviewsatiricalcriticofamericanmiddleclass,mainstreet,thefirstofsinclairlewissgreatsuccesses.mainstreetshattered(使碎裂)thesentimentalamericanmythofhappysmall-townlifewithitssatireofnarrow-mindedprovincialism(地方主义).reflectinghisownunhappychildhoodinsaukcentre,minnesota.lewisssixthnovelattackedtheconformityanddullnesshesawinmidwesternvillagelife.youngcollegegraduatecarolmilfordmovesfromthecitytotinygopherprairieaftermarryingthelocaldoctor,andtriestobringculturetothesmalltown.buthereffortstoreformtheprairievillagearemetbyawallofgossip,greed,conventionality,pitifullyunambitiousculturalendeavors,andworstofallthepettinessandbigotry(偏执）ofsmall-townminds.,mainstreet,lewissportrayal（描述）ofamarriagetornbydisillusionmentandawomanforcedintocompromisesisatoncedevastating（摧毁）socialsatireandpersuasiverealism.hissubtlecharacterizationsandintimatedetailsofsmall-townamericamakemainstreetacomplexandcompellingworkandestablishedlewisasanimportantfigureintwentieth-centuryamericanliterature.,babbit,1.anovelthatsatirizestheamericancommercialcultureandboosterism.thestorywassetinthefictionalmidwesterntownofzenith,winnemac,asettingtowhichlewiswouldreturninfuturenovels.2.largelyasatireofamericanculture,society,andbehavior,itcritiques（评论)thevacuity(空虚）ofmiddle-classamericanlifeanditspressureonindividualstowardconformity.,babbit,thebooktakesitsnamefromtheprincipalcharacter,georgef.babbitt,amiddle-agedpartner,withhisfather-in-law,inareal-estatefirm.babbittisprofessionallysuccessfulasarealtor（房地产经纪人）.heliveswithonlythevaguestawarenessofthelivesanddeathsofhiscontemporaries（同代人）.muchofhisenergyinthebeginningisspentonclimbingthesocialladderthroughboosterfunctions,realestatesales,andmakinggoodwithvariousdignitaries（显要人物).,lewispaintshumorousscenesofbabbittfoolishlybarteringforliquor(illegalatthetimebecauseofprohibition),hostingdinnerparties,andtakingclientstoviewproperty.allofthisisjuxtaposed(并列）againstbackdrops（背景）ofbabbittsincessant（无尽无休的）materialismandhisgrowingdiscontent.,thecharacteristicsofbabbit,atypicalmemberofzenithshypocritical,ignorant,unthinking,conformistmiddleclass.,babbittryinmodernsociety,americansocietytodayindeed,everymodernsocietyhasitsbabbitts.theyaremenandwomenwhosubjugatetheirmindstothecollectivewillinordertogainfavorsandformrelations