TheTriumphoftheEgg精讲

1、The Triumph of the EggContent1About the Author 2Overview of the book3Title4Narrator5Setting 6Symbol7Them AuthorSherwood Anderson (September 13,1876 March 8, 1941)was anAmerican novelistandshortstorywriter, known forsubjective andself-revealingworks.Self-educated, herose to become a successfulcopywri

2、ter andbusiness ownerinCleveland andElyria, Ohio.In 1912,Anderson hada nervousbreakdownthat ledhimtoabandon his businessand family tobecome awriter.AuthorAtthetime, hemoved toChicagoandwas eventuallymarriedthreemoretimes.His mostenduring workis theshort-storysequence Winesburg,Ohio,which launched hi

3、s career.Throughout the 1920s,Andersonpublished several short story collections,novels, memoirs, booksofessays, andabookof poetry. Though his bookssoldreasonably well,DarkLaughter (1925),a novelinspired byAndersons timeinNewOrleans during the1920s, wastheonlybestseller ofhiscareer.AuthorHe maybe mos

4、tremembered for his influential effecton thenextgeneration of youngwriters, as he inspired WilliamFaulkner, ErnestHemingway, JohnSteinbeck,and ThomasWolfe.He helpedgainpublication forFaulkner and Hemingway.Author舍伍德安德森，美国作家。生于俄亥俄州卡姆登。当过报童、工人等。其作品多以小城镇为背景，描写小市民的惶惑情绪，带有自然主义和神秘主义色彩。安德森本人出生在俄亥俄州的一个小镇上。迫

5、于生计，少年安德森打过各种零工。20岁的时候，安德森独自前往芝加哥谋生。后来，安德森曾经在大学学习一年，因为不适应校园生活而转去芝加哥做广告撰写员。后来，安德森与一富家女结婚，当上了一家邮购商行的经理。36岁时，安德森已经是一位出色的商人。但是，他不安于现状，断然决定弃商从文。1916年，安德森发表了带有浓重自传体风格的小说饶舌的麦克佛逊的儿子（WindyMcPhersons Son），从此一发而不可收拾。1919年俄亥俄州的温斯堡（Winesburg，Ohio）的发表使安德森获得极大的成功，奠定了他在美国文学史上的地位。安德森其它的主要著作还有：1917年的前进的人们（Marching Me

6、n）；1920年的穷白人（Poor White）；1921年的短篇小说集Author鸡蛋的胜利及其它（TheTriumph of theEggandOther Stories）；1923年的多种婚姻（Many Marriages）和短篇集马与人（HorsesandMen）；1925年深色的笑声（DarkLaughter）；1933年他发表了他的最后一本重要短篇集林中之死及其它（Death intheWoodsandOtherStories）。他的短篇小说颇受重视，对后来的一些现代派作家有一定的影响。他还是文学现代文体风格的开创者之一。1941年，舍伍德安德森在一次宴会上误吞牙签而死。Overv

7、iew of The Triumph of the EggTheTriumph of theEgg(fulltitle:TheTriumphof the Egg: A Book ofImpressionsfromAmericanLife inTalesandPoems) is a 1921 short storycollection by the AmericanauthorSherwood Anderson. ItwasAndersonsthirdbook to be publishedby B.W.Huebsch andhissecond collection afterthe succe

8、ssfulshort story cycleWinesburg, Ohio.Thebookcontains 15storiesprecededby photographs ofseven clay sculptures by Andersonswife at thetime,sculptorTennesseeMitchell,that were inspired bycharactersinthebook.Time3435Overview of The Triumph of the EggPlotEmotionsingle, farm-hand,employeemarried,start ow

9、nbusiness:1venture: Chicken Raisingchickengotsickquite happybecameambitiousdiscouragedDreamNonotion oftrying toriseintheworld.FailedAmerician passion forgetting upintheworldtookposession ofthem.TheAmerican spirittookholdofhim.45layeggsserveGodsmysterious ends2venture: RestaurantBusinessFailedwork ha

10、rdfewcustomerstry toentertainuncommunicativefailed the trickbecameambitiousTitleI, however,disgress.My tale does not primarily concern itself with the hen. If correctly told it will center on the egg .怎么回事, 我跑题了. 这个故事其实跟母鸡无关, 确切地说, 是关于鸡蛋.On the counter in the resturant there was a wire basket kept a

11、lways fi8lled with eggs, and it must been before his eyes when the idea of being entertaining was born in his brain.There was something pre-natal about the way eggs kept themselves connected with the development of his idea.At ant rate an egg ruined his new impulse in life.餐厅柜台上常年放着一篮子鸡蛋, 在他冒出迎宾伴宴的点

12、子那一刻, 这篮鸡蛋想必就在眼前. 可以说, 鸡蛋孕育了他的灵感. 但与此同时, 他新生的激情, 也是被鸡蛋浇灭.TitleThe Triumph of the EggThe War between Father and the EggTitleFirst War: Start A Chicken Raising Businesseat a lot, caught all kinds of diseasesThe war between Father eggchicken die becameneed medicine, took up lots of fathers time and mon

13、eyand Egg ended up with father got NOTHINGfathers failure.The egg won.Second War: Entertain Guests with Eggsstand up failedegg grotesques disgusted the guestput into the bottle failedFAILEDNarratorNarrator and story 叙事者与故事叙事者参与-内聚焦 first person “I”，”we”真切，有感染力叙事者观察-外聚焦 third person, limited ,omnisci

14、ent客观观察，悬念，留有空间回味叙事者全知-非聚焦，神的叙事观点 third person, omniscientNarratorI.Myfather.thenarratoris achildMymother.firstperson narrativeSettingGold rushA gold rush is an interval of feverish migration of workerstoanareathathashadadramaticdiscoveryof gold deposits. Major gold rushes took place in the 19thcent

15、ury in Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Canada, SouthAfrica, and the United States, while smaller gold rushestook place elsewhere.SymbolParents(thousands of American people)Egg- chicken- hens, rooster- get diseases(America dream)The Triumph of the Egg(broken dream, distorted personality and helpless)ThemeThe novel represented two business failure of a father, who then lost his balance due to both pressure and hope. The father was more like a representative of towns and cities.