美国文学教案Mark Twain

MarkTwainanAmericanIconMarkTwain马克吐温是伟大的文学家(literaryartist)和批判家(socialcritic)，他讲述美国下层阶级的故事，以口语化的风格(colloquialstyle)和地方主要色彩(localism)闻名。他是一个现实主义者(realist)，乡土文学作家(localcolorismwritter)。BiographicIntroductionMarkTwainwasagreatAmericanwriter,andhewasalsoafamousspeaker.MarkTwainwasborninFloridaandhewasnotahealthybaby.Infact,hewasnotexpectedtolivethroughthefirstwinter.Butwithhismother'stendercare,hemanagedtosurvive.Asaboy,hecausedmuchtroubleforhisparents.Heusedtoplayjokesonallofhisfriendsandneighbors.Hedidn'tliketogotoschool,andheconstantlyranawayfromhome.BiographicIntroductionHealwayswentinthedirectionofthenearbyMississippiashelovedthegreatriversomuch.Hisfatherdiedwhenhewas12.MarkTwainleftschoolandbegantoworkforaprinter,whoonlyprovidedhimwithfoodandclothing.Then,heworkedasaprinter,ariverboatpilotandlaterjoinedthearmy.Butshortlyafterthathebecameaminer.Duringthisperiod,hestartedtowriteshortstories.Afterwardshebecameafull-timewriter.WritingCharacharisticsLiteratureisanartoflanguage.MarkTwain’slanguageisartisticandlikeasharpweaponwithoutdoubt.MarkTwainisfamousforhishumorandsatire.MarkTwain’shumorisbasedonthehumoroftheWesterninAmerica.Heusedalotofcolloquialidiomsandcolloquialsyntax.Heoftendescribedpersonswhowasinnocent,simple,naive,andignorantashisheroesorheroines.Heusedtheartisticstyleofhyperboleonthebasisofthewesterntraditionalhumorandmadehiswritingfullofallegoriesthatlaybehindthehumor.WorksTheGildedAge镀金时代TheAdventureofTomSawyer汤姆索亚历险记TheAdvertureofHuckleberryFinn哈克贝里芬历险记TheCelebratedFrogofCalaverasCounty卡拉维拉斯县驰名的跳蛙LifeontheMissippi在密西西比河上TheInnocentAbroad傻子出国记RoughingIt艰苦生活ThePrinceandthePauper王子与贫儿ToPersonSittinginDarkness给坐在黑暗的人TheAdventureofHuckleberryFinnTheadventureofHuckleberryFinnThisfictionhasalwaysbeenregardedasoneofthegreatestbooks

ofwesternliteratureandwesterncivilization.Thestyleofthebookisquitesimple.Thebookiswritteninthecolloquialstyle.Thoughalocalbook,ittouchesuponthehumansituationinageneral,indeeduniversalway:huamanitarianismultimately

triumps.评价本书是西方文学与闻名最伟大的著作，风格简洁，语言口语化，虽然是乡土作品，但是深入触及人物内心，人性最终可战胜邪恶。WhatisLocalColorism?Thedetailedrepresentationinprosefictionofthesetting,dialect,customs,dress,andwaysofthinkingandfeelingwhicharedistinctiveofaparticularregion.MotivationsforvogueoflocalcolorismSocially,thedifferentregionsoftheUnitedStatesfelttheneedtoasserttheirculturalidentity,seekingunderstandingandrecognitionbyshowingtheirlocalcharacter.Culturally,thefrontiertall-taletraditionpavesthewayfortheflourishoflocalcolorism.GeneralFeaturesofLocalColorism

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