The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

1、The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Members: 林彩虹201004001625 袁冬林201004001628 赖 信201004001611 邓成利201004001630 The Legend of Sleepy Hollow 小说概要小说概要: 小说中的故事发生在约小说中的故事发生在约1790年的美国纽约州东南部年的美国纽约州东南部 一个荷兰人聚居的村庄塔里敦（一个荷兰人聚居的村庄塔里敦（Tarry Town），在），在 一座名为一座名为“沉睡谷沉睡谷”（Sleepy Hollow）偏僻的狭）偏僻的狭 谷中，来自康涅狄格州的傲慢男教员伊奇博德谷中，来自康涅狄格州

2、的傲慢男教员伊奇博德克瑞克瑞 恩（恩（Ichabod Crane），他同村里的另一个青年），他同村里的另一个青年 Abraham “Brom Bones” Van Brunt争夺争夺18岁女孩岁女孩 卡翠娜卡翠娜凡凡塔赛尔（塔赛尔（Katrina Van Tassel）的芳心，）的芳心， 她是当地一个富农的女儿。一个秋天的晚上，当克她是当地一个富农的女儿。一个秋天的晚上，当克 瑞恩从凡瑞恩从凡塔赛尔家的一次派对上离开时，他被无头塔赛尔家的一次派对上离开时，他被无头 骑士追赶，传说无头骑士曾是一个骁勇善战的黑森骑士追赶，传说无头骑士曾是一个骁勇善战的黑森 骑兵，在美国独立战争的一场无名战争中被对

3、手砍骑兵，在美国独立战争的一场无名战争中被对手砍 下了自己的头颅，从此他总是在月黑风高的夜晚在下了自己的头颅，从此他总是在月黑风高的夜晚在 村庄出没，寻找自己失落已久的头颅。村庄出没，寻找自己失落已久的头颅。 Contents: 、 The Legend of Sleepy Hollow 1.1、The protagonist of this story 1.2、The protagonists physical features 1.3、The meaning of his name 、The writers language: 1.1、Gothic style 1.2、Humorous 1

4、.3、Satire 1.4、Rhetoric devices 、References The protagonist of this story: The protagonist of this story is Ichabod Crane(伊奇博德克瑞恩) The protagonists physical features: He was tall, but exceedingly lank, with narrow shoulders, long arms and legs, handsor some scarecrow eloped from a cornfield.( P70. pa

5、ragraph2.line9) 他身材高，而非常瘦，狭窄的肩膀，长臂长腿， 一双手吊在袖子外面一里之遥，脚可以用来做 铲子，全身骨骼都是极松弛地连在一起，吊儿 郎当。他的头很小，头顶平坦，耳朵非常大， 绿玻璃似的大眼睛，鷸鸟喙似的长鼻子，因此 他的头像一只风信鸡，高栖在他细长的颈项上， 彷佛在那裏辨别风向。在台大风的日子，你如 果看见他大踏步在小山的侧面上走著，他的衣 服被风吹得膨胀起来，在他周身上下飘舞著， 你也许会把他当作旱魃下降世间，或是田野裏 逃出来的一个稻草人。 The meaning of his name: Crane: A large bird with long legs a

6、nd a long neck; In Chinese, it means “鹤” The writers language: 1、Gothic style 2、Humorous 3、Satire 4、Rhetoric devices Parallelism Irony Metaphor Simile Personification Contrast Gothic novel哥特式小说哥特式小说 1. Setting in a castle. 2. An atmosphere of mystery and suspense （悬念）（悬念）. 3. An ancient prophecy （预言

7、）（预言） is connected with the castle or its inhabitants (either former or present). 4. Omens, portents, visions（预兆）（预兆）. 5. Supernatural（超自然的）（超自然的） or otherwise inexplicable（莫名其妙的）（莫名其妙的） events. 6. High, even overwrought（过度紧张）（过度紧张） emotion. 7. Women in distress（危险，困难）（危险，困难）. 8. Women threatened by

8、 a powerful, impulsive（冲动）（冲动）, tyrannical（专横）（专横） male. 9. The metonymy（转喻）（转喻） of gloom（阴暗，（阴暗， 忧郁）忧郁） and horror（恐惧）（恐惧）. Gothic style: 1、Certain it is, the placeseems to make it the favorite scene of her gambles.(P68,paragraph1.) 2、The dominant spirit, however,and in a hurry to get back to the c

9、hurch-yard before daybreak.(P68-69) 3、Such is general purport of this legendary superstition,，by the name of the Heaseman of Sleepy Hollow.(P69,paragraph2) 4、However wide awake they may have been before they entered that ，and see apparitions. (P69,parpgraph3) Humorous： 1、So that it looked like a wea

10、ther-cock(风 信鸡),to tell which way the wind blew.(P70,paragraph2) 2、Your mere puny striplingand sullen beneath the birch.(P71, paragraph2） Satire: 1、Truth to say, he was a scholars certainly were not spoiled.(P71, paragraph1) 2、I would not have it imagined, however. All this he called “doing his duty

11、 by their parents”(P71, paragraph2) Rhetoric devices: parallelism: 1、From hence the low murmur of his pupils voices,as he urged some tardy loiterer along the flowery path of knowledge.(P71, paragraph1) 2、What fearful shapes and the Galloping Hessian on one of his nightly scourings !(P75-76) Irony: T

12、ruth to say, he was a scholars certainly were not spoiled.(P71, paragraph1） Metaphor: The revenue arising from had the dilating powers of an anaconda;(P72, paragraph1) Simile: And like the lion boldthe lamb did hold(p72, paragraph2) Personification: Every window and crevice of whichwere enjoying the sunshine on the roof.(P77) Contrast: Thus while the busy dame bustled，that hour so favorable to the lovers eloquence.(