镀金时代 英文介绍.ppt

1、The Gilded Age,英语2班 姜玉洁 090141563,The Gilded Age-A Novel Named for the Time,The Gilded Age: A Tale of To-day is a novel by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner in 1873. Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner got the name The Gilded Age from Shakespeares King John (1595): To gild refined gold, to paint

2、 the lily. is wasteful and ridiculous excess.,The Gilded Age,Through the realistic method, the novel satirizes darkness and political corruption at that time in America. Afterwards, people use the gilded age to describe the American history from the end of the Civil War to the end of the 19th centur

3、y.,The Gilded Age,During the Gilded Age, the American industry developed rapidly, converting from agricultural country to industry country. It was also the transition period from liberal capitalism to monopoly capitalism. Because of these two important transformation, American politics, economy, soc

4、ial structure, ideology and culture all changed greatly. And laid the foundation for the modern America in 20th century.,The Rapid Development of the Economy,Cause: After the Civil War, American politics was relatively stable, which provided beneficial political condition. Developed agriculture was

5、the foundation of the development of the economy. Expansive domestic market promoted the development of economy. The science and technology developed quickly. The immigration provided abundant cheap labour to the industrial development. The improvement of the traffic and transportation is the base o

6、f the economic development.,The Rapid Development of the Economy,Feature industrialization, mechanization, urbanization, corporatisation The workers at that time had vary little salaries while the capitalist class enjoyed a rich life. Having a big income gap between the rich and the poor.,The Politi

7、cs of The Gilded Age,The Gilded Age was the darkest and the most corrupt period in the history of America. corrupt administration Many government officials took advantage of their authority to earn ill-gotten gains. corrupt judiciary Offering or accepting bribes was a common at that time. corrupt legislation Many ridic