A-Rose-For-Emily-William-Faulkner课文、作者、背景讲解-(课堂PPT)

ARoseForEmilyWillamFaulkner12023/10/10AboutAuthor--WillamFaulknerLifeAchievementsCareer&WorksWritingCharateristicsARoseforEmily22023/10/10BriefIntroductionWillamFaulkner(1897-1962)OnSep.25,1897InNewAlbany,MississippiAnwriterofnovels,shortstories,poetryandoccassionalscreenplays.Withaprominentgreat-grandfather,ColonelWilliamFalkner32023/10/10William'sGreat-grandfatherFaulknercamefromanold,proudanddistinguishedMississippiFamily,whichincludedagovernor,acolonelintheConfederateArmy,andnotablebussinesspioneers.Hisgreat-grandfather,ColonelWilliamClarkFalkner,appearsasColonelJohnSartorisinFaulkner'sfiction,hadadistinguishedcareerasasoldier,bothintheMexicanWarandtheAmericanCivilWar.42023/10/10LifeHeshowedlittleinterestinstudyanddroppedoutfromhishighschool.Thenheworkedinabank.Effectedbyhismother,whenhewas10,hebecameafanofShakespeare,Fielding,Voltaire,Hugoandothereminentauthors.MovedtoOxford,Lafayettein190252023/10/10LifeDuringWorldWarI,hejoinedtheCanadianRoyalFlyingCorpsbutneverfought.Afterthat,heservedintheRoyalCanadianAirForce.However,hestilldidn'ttakepartinWorldWarI.62023/10/10LifeAfterhisretiring,heattendedUniversityofMississippiinOxford.ToNewYork,NewOrleansandEurope.72023/10/10LifeInHisMarriageBemarriedwithEsterainLafayette,OxfordHelivedwithhiswifeinsolitudeandconcentratedherattentioninliterature,creatingmanyexcellentworks.82023/10/10InfluencedbyGreat-grandfather&MumthehelpofPhilipStone(in1914)andSherwoodAndersonFieldStoneeffectedhimandreadmodernismSherwoodAndersonencouragedhimtoexploresoutherncultureandheformedhisuniquewritingstyle92023/10/10Oneofthegreatestwriterin20thcenturyInitiatorofSouthernRenaissanceOneofthemostinfluentialmodernistnovelwritersinthewestAchievements102023/10/10AchievementsAnAmericannovelistandpoetwhoseworksfeaturehisnativestateofMississippiRegardedasoneofthemostinfluentialwritersofthe20thcenturyAwardedthe1949NobelPrizeforLiterature112023/10/10AchievementsSimultaneouslyoriginalandassimilative;RegardedasoneoftheleadingAmericanwritersintheliteraryhistoryoftheUnitedStatesArepresentativeofthewritersusingstreamofconsciousness(意识流)122023/10/10AchievementsWorksarefamousformultiple（多重的）narrationsandtimeshiftswithinnarrative.Worksareknowntobeverychallenginganddifficult.132023/10/10CareerP1:1924-1929习作时期TrainingasawriterTheMarbleFaun《大理石牧神》1924avolumeofpoetry142023/10/10WorksInP1HisliterarycareerbeganinNewOrleanswhenhemetSherwoodAnderson,whohelpedhimgethisfirstnovelSoldier'sPay（士兵的报酬）publishedin1926Mosquitoes《群蚊》1927Thetwonovelwascritizedbyhimself,lackingspirit,severalyearslater.152023/10/10CareerP2:1929-1936鼎盛时期MostproductiveandprolificperiodSartoris《沙多里斯》1929seeandfeelthedignityandsorrowofwhatwastobecomehismostfrequentlyusedsubjectmatterthesymbolofthisperiodItindicatesthedownfallofthesouth162023/10/10WorksInP2TheSoundandtheFury《喧哗与骚动》1929——Descibesthedecayanddownfallofanoldsouthernaristocraticfamily,symbolizingtheoldsocialorder.IttakesplaceinJefferson,Yoknapatawpha.172023/10/10WorksInP2AsILayDying《在我弥留之际》1930Sanctuary《圣殿》1931LightinAugust《八月之光》1932Absalom,Absalom《押沙龙，押沙龙！》1936——Setinearly19c,Jefferson,showsthetragicdownfallofthedynasticdesiresoftheplanterColonelSutpen

182023/10/10CareerP3:1940-end巩固和确认阶段WonrecognitioninAmericaGoDown,Moses《去吧，摩西》1942Snopes

Trilogy斯诺普斯三部曲：TheHamlet《村子》1940TheTown《小镇》1957TheMansion《大宅》1959192023/10/10WritingCharateristics-1Heisprimarilyknownandacclaimedforhisnovelsandshortstories,manyofwhicharesetinthefictionalYoknapatawphaCounty,

asettingFaulknercreatedbasedonhisactualhomeinOxford,Lafayette,Mississippi,wherehespentmostofhislife.202023/10/10YoknapatawphaAcountyinnorthernMississippi212023/10/10YoknapatawphaYoknapatawphaSaga“约克纳帕塔法世系”小说Theriseandfallofsouthernaristocraticfamiliese.g.TheCompasonsinTheSoundsandFury222023/10/10WritingCharateristics-ThemesMajorThemesofhisworks(1)HistoryandRaceHeexplainsthepresentbyexaminingthepast,bytellingthestoriesofseveralgenerationsoffamilytoshowhowhistorychangeslife.Hewasalsointerestedintherelationshipbetweenblacksandwhites,especiallyconcernedabouttheproblemsofthepeoplewhowereofthemixedraceofblackandwhite,unacceptabletobothraces.232023/10/10MajorThemesofhisworks(2)Deterioration(3)Conflictsbetweengenerations,classes,races,manandenvironment(4)Horror,violenceandtheabnormal242023/10/10WritingCharateristics-3StyleandTechniquesa.Streamofconsciousnessofhumannatureb.Multiplenarrators:multiplepointsofviewc.“Anti-hero”:weak,vulnerable(turepeopleinmoderncity)d.Timebendwithoutlinearchronologicaltimesequence——bestmediumintotheexploration——ensurethemaximumrevelationofhumanpossibilities252023/10/10WritingCharateristics-3StyleandTechniquesHeoftenwrotehighlyemotional（多愁善感）,subtle（精细）,complex（复杂）andsometimesGothic（哥特式）orgrotesque（怪诞）storiesofawidevarietyofcharactersincludingformerslavesordescendantsofslaves（奴隶后裔）,poorwhite,agrarian（农民的）orworking-classSoutherners,andSouthernaristocrats.262023/10/10WritingCharateristics-4Syntax/Sentencestructurethemostnoticeablefeaturee.g.in“BarnBurning”...Faulkner'ssentencestendtobelong,fullofinterruptions,butworkbasicallybystringingoutseeminglymeanderingsequencesofclauses272023/10/10282023/10/10AbouttheShortStoryARoseforFamilyisoneofFaulkner'smostwidelyreadintheAmericanclassroom.Somethinkitisabizarre(奇异的)storyaboutanoldeccentricladyinanAmericanSoutherntown.Thethemeofthestoryisuniversal,transcendingtheboundariesoftimeandspare(nocleartimeclues).Ittellsaboutlove,death,honor,pride,changeandloss.292023/10/10BackgroundARoseforEmilywasfirstpublishedin1930,whichtakesplaceinFaulkner'sfictionalplace,Yoknapatawpha.Faulkner'sfirstshortstorypublishedinanationalmagazine.302023/10/10Characters-MajorCharactersEmilyGrierson-Aneccentricrecluse,Emilyisamysteriousfigurewhochangesfromavibrantandhopefulyounggirltoacloisteredandsecretiveoldwoman.Devastatedandaloneafterherfather'sdeath.Sheisanobjectofpityforthetownpeople.Afteralifeofhavingpotentialsuitorsrejectedbyherfather,shespendstimeafterhisdeathwithanewcomer,HomerBarron.Bloatedandpallidinherlateryears,herhairturnssteelgray.SheultimatelypoisonsHomerandsealshiscorpseintoanupstairsroombecausesheknowshewantstoleaveher.312023/10/10EmilyGriersonEmilyrepresentsthearistocracyoftheOldSouththathadlostintheCivilWar.Shewasold,unmarried,andwithoutfamily.Townpeoplefeltthattakingcareofherwastheirdutyandobligation.Theobligationpassedfromgenerationtogenerationaslongasshelived.322023/10/10Characters-MajorCharacters

HomerBarron-AforemanfromtheNorth.Agruffanddemandingboss,hewinsmanyadmirersinJeffersonbecauseofhisgregariousnatureandgoodsensehumor.HedevelopsaninterestinEmily.Townpeopleviewhimasapoor,ifnotscandalous,choiceforamate.Atlast,hedisappearsinEmily'shouseanddcomposesinanatticbedroomaftershepoisonshim.332023/10/10Characters-MajorCharactersMr.Grierson-Emily'sfather,acontrolling,loomingpresenceevenindeath,andthecommunityclearlyseeshislastinginfluenceoverEmily.HedeliberatelythwartsEmily'sattemptstofindahusbandtokeepEmilyunderhiscontrol.342023/10/10Characters-MajorCharactersWe/Townpeople-Mostofthetime,theyarenotparticipantsbutobserversoftheevents,interestedinkeepingtrackoftheeventsandsharingtheinforemationwithpeoplecomingfromoutsidethetown.Theyhavetheirwonvaluesandattitudes.Onthewhole,“we”shouldberegardedasareliablenarrator,thecollectivenarratorormulti-narrativevoices.However,“we”areunabletotellthestoryinastraightforwardandsystematicmanner.352023/10/10Characters-MinorCharactersColonelSartoris-AformermayorofJerfferson.HeabsolvesEmilyofanytaxburdenafterthedeathofherfatherJudgeStevens-A80-year-oldmayorofJefferson.HetriestodelicatelyhandlethecomplaintsaboutthesmellemanatingfromtheGriersonproperty.Tobe-Emily'sservant,aBlackAfricanAmerican.Afterherdeath,hewalksoutthebackdoorandneverreturns.362023/10/10ARoseforEmilyThejumbledchronologyisstructuredlikea“gossipstory”.EachsectionisdesignedforthereadertomakeajudgementofEmily.372023/10/10SectionI-PeopletalkabouthowEmilyhasn'tpaidhertaxes.-Shehasbeenshelteredherwholelifebyherdad.-ColonelSartoris(mayor)knewhewouldn'tgettaxesfromher(Southernpride).-Hecreatesastorywhyshedoesn'tpay-Shebelievesthestoryandbuyintoit.382023/10/10SectionII-AstrangesmellemitsfromEmily'shouse.-Menhavetosneakaroundherhousetospreadlimetocoversmell.-Doessheseethem?-HerfatherdiedbutEmilyrefusedtoacceptthefact.392023/10/10SectionIII-ThefirstappearanceofHomerBarron-Townspeoplereactwomengossiping-Emilyisseenbuyingarsenic:FaulknerforcesuetomakeajudgementatthispointShouldwefeelsorryforher?Isshesenile?Scandalous?DoesshebuythearsenicbeforeorafterHomer'svisit?402023/10/10SectionIV-Emily'scousinsarricetoprepareherformarriage.-Emilybuysmen'sclothingandtoiletries-ThisisthelasttimeanyoneseesHomer-Emilydies412023/10/10Sect