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TheAnalysisofWilliamFaulkner’sNobelPrizeAcceptanceSpeechStockholm,December10,1950WilliamFaulkner’sNobelPrizeAcceptanceSpeech

Ifeelthatthisawardwasnotmadetomeasaman,buttomywork,alife'sworkintheagonyandsweatofthehumanspirit.Notforgloryandleastofall,forprofit,buttocreateoutofthematerialofthehumanspiritsomethingwhichdidnotexistbefore.Sothisawardisonlymineintrust.Itwouldnot

bedifficulttofindadedicationforthemoneypartofit,commensurateforthepurposeandsignificanceofitsorigin.ButIwou1d1iketodothesamewiththeacclaimtoobyusingthismomentasapinnaclefromwhichImightbelistenedtobytheyoungmenandwoman,alreadydedicatedtothesameanguishandtravail,amongwhomisalreadythatonewhowillsomedaystandherewhereIamstanding.Ourtragedytodayisageneralanduniversalphysica1fearsolongsustainedbynowthatwecanevenbearit.Therearenolongerproblemsofthespirit,there'sonlythequestion;"WhenwillIbeblownup?".Becauseofthis,theyoungmanorwomanwritingtodayhasforgottentheproblemsofthehumanheartinconflictwithitself,whichalonecanmakegoodwritingbecauseonlythatisworthwritingabout,worththeagonyandthesweat.Hemustlearnthemagain,hemustteachhimselfthatthebasestofallthingsistobeafraid,andteachinghimselfthat,forgetitforeverleavingnoroominhisworkshopforanythingbuttheoldveritiesandtruthsoftheheart.Theolduniversaltruths,lackingwhichanystoryisephemeralanddoomed:loveandhonorandpityandpride,andcompassionandsacrifice.

Untilhedoesso,helaborsunderacurse.Hewritesnotoflove,butoflust,ofdefeatsinwhichnobodylosesanythingofvalue,ofvictorieswithouthope,andmostofall,withoutpityorcompassion.Hisgriefweavesonnouniversalbone,leavingnoscars.Hewritesnotoftheheart,butoftheglands.Untilhere1earnsthesethings,hewillwriteasthoughhestoodamongandwatchedtheendofmall.Idec1inetoaccepttheendofman.It'seasyenoughtosaythatmanisimmortalsimplybecausehewillendure,thatfromthelastding-dongofdoomandclanghadfadedfromthelastworthlessrockhangingtirelessinthelastredanddyingevening,thateventhen,therewillbeonemoresound,thatofhispunyandinexhaustiblevoicestilltalking.Irefusetoacceptthis,Ibelievethatmanwillnotmerelyendure,hewillprevail.

Heisimmortal,notbecausehealoneamongcreatureshasaninexhaustiblevoice,butbecausehehasasoul,aspiritcapableofcompassion,andsacrifice,andendurance.Thepoets,thewriters'dutyistowriteaboutthesethings,it'shisprivilegetohelpmanendure,liftinghisheart,byremindinghimofthecourage,andhonorandhopeandcompassionandpityandsacrificewhichhavebeenthegloryofhispast.Thepoets'voiceneednotmerelybetherecallofman,itcanbeoneoftheprops,thepillarstohelphimendureandprevail.TheAnalysis一.Ageneralanalysis1.Field:

NobelPrizeAcceptanceSpeechinliterature2.Mode:

wellprepared,writtentobespoken,actuallyreadaloud3.Tenor:①Personaltenor:totheSwedishking,themembersoftheSwedishAcademy,

andtheinvitedliterarycelebrities.②Functionaltenor:toshowhisthankstotheSwedishAcademy

andexpresshisgeneralunderstandingofliterature.

二.Textstructure1).Para.1:FaulknerexpressedhisthankstotheaudienceforwinningtheNobelPrizeinLiterature.2).Para.2-3:Faulknerexpoundedtheexistingproblemsofthewritersatthattimesandpointedoutthemostimportantfactorsintheirwritings.3).Para.4:Faulknerindicatedtheresponsibilityandprivilegeofthewritersandpoets.三.SyntacticFeatures1)SentensestructureLongsentense:eg:

①

ButIwou1d1iketodothesamewiththeacclaimtoobyusingthismomentasapinnaclefromwhichImightbelistenedtobytheyoungmenandwoman,alreadydedicatedtothesameanguishandtravail,amongwhomisalreadythatonewhowillsomedaystandherewhereIamstanding.②Becauseofthis,theyoungmanorwomanwritingtodayhasforgottentheproblemsofthehumanheartinconflictwithitself,whichalonecanmakegoodwritingbecauseonlythatisworthwritingabout,worththeagonyandthesweat.③

It'seasyenoughtosaythatmanisimmortalsimplybecausehewillendure,thatfromthelast

ding-dongofdoomandclanghadfadedfromthelastworthlessrockhangingtirelessinthelastredanddyingevening,thateventhen,therewillbeonemoresound,thatofhispunyandinexhaustiblevoicestilltalking.④

Thepoets,thewriters'dutyistowriteaboutthesethings,it'shisprivilegetohelpmanendure,liftinghisheart,byremindinghimofthecourage,andhonorandhopeandcompassionandpityandsacrificewhichhavebeenthegloryofhispast.Shortsentense:Eg:

①Sothisawardisonlymineintrust.

②Untilhedoesso,helaborsunderacurse.

③Hisgriefweavesonnouniversalbone,leavingnoscars.

④Hewritesnotoftheheart,butoftheglands.2)Verbalgroups:

Verbalgroupsaresimple,withmostlysimplepresenttense,andsomepasttenseandfuturetense.Eg:past