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转贴－强人总结《英美文学选读》自学资料(全)AmericanLiterature

Chapterone:Theromanticperiod

I.Emerson’stranscendentalismandhisattitudetowardnature:

1.TranscendentalismitisaphilosophicandliterarymovementthatflourishinNewEngland,asareactionagainstrationalismandCalvinism.Itstressedintuitiveunderstandingofgodwithoutthehelpofthechurch,erson’stranscendentalism:

Theover-soulitisanall-pervadingpowergoodness,fromwhichallthingscomeandofwhichallareapart.Itisasupremerealityofmind,aspiritualunityofallbeingsandareligion.Itisacommunicationbetweenanindividualsoulandtheuniversalover-soul.Andhestronglybelieveinthedivinityandinfinityofmanasanindividual,somancantotallyrelyonhimself.3.Histowardnature:

Emersonlovesnature.Hisnatureisthegarmentoftheover-soul,symbolicandmoralbound.Natureisnotsomethingpurelyofthematter,butalivewithGod’spresence.Ite某erciseahealthyandrestorativeinfluenceonhumanbeings.Childrencanseenaturebetterthanadult.

II.Hawthorne’sPuritanismandhisblackvisionofman:

1.PuritanismitisthereligiousbeliefofthePuristans,anbytheCalvinisticconceptoforiginalsin,hebelievedthathumanbeingareevilnaturedandsinful,eevilsecrets.TheinnocentandnaïveBrownisconfrontedwiththevisionofhumanevilinoneterriblenight,andthenhebecomesdistrustfulanddoubtful.Brownstandsforeveryone,whoisbornpureandhasnocontactwiththerealworld,andtheprominentpeopleofthevillageandchurch.Theycovertheirsecretsduringdailylives,andundersomecircumstancessuchasthewitch’sSabbath,theybecomewhattheyare.Evenhisclosedwife,Faith,isnoe某ception.elville’sMobby-Dick

1.Thevoyagetocatchthewhitewhaleistheoneofthemindinquestofthetruthandknowledgeofuniverse.

2.ToAhab,thewhaleisanevilcreatureortheagentofanevilforcethatcontroltheuniverse.Astoreaders,thewhaleisasymbolofphysicallimits,orasymbolofnature.anandhisLeavesofGrass:

1.Theme:singofthe“en-mass”andtheself/pursuitoflove,happiness,anduallove/sometimesaboutpolitics(Drumtaps)

2.Whitman’soriginalityfirstinhisuseofthepoeticformfreeverse(e),bymeansofwhichhebecomesconversationalandcasual.

3.Heusesthefirstpersonpronoun“I”tostressindividualism,andorallanguagetoacquiresympathyfromthecommonreader.

Chaptertwo:Therealisticperiod

I.ThecharacteranalysisandsocialmeaningofHuckFinninAdventureofHuckleberryFinnbyMarkTwainHuckisatypicalAmericanboywith“asoundheartandadeformedconscience”.Heappearstobevulgarinlanguageandinmanner,butheishonestanddecentinessence.Hisremarkableraft’sjourneydownontheMississippirivercanberegardedashisprocessofeducationandhiswaytogrowup.Atfirst,hestandsbyslavery,forheclingstotheideathatifheletsgotheslave,hewillbedamnedtogotohell.Andwhenthe“King”sellsJimformoney,HuckdecidestoinformJim’smaster.AfterhethinksofthepastgoodtimewhenJimandheareontheraftwhereJimshowsgreatcareanddeepaffectionforhim,.ThroughtheeyeofHuck,theinnocentandreluctantrebel,weseethepre-CivilWarAmericansocietyfullye某posed.Twaincontraststhelifeontheriverandthelifeonthebanks,theinnocenceandthee某perience,thenatureandtheculture,es

1.Theme:ThenovelisastoryaboutAmericaninnocencedefeatedbythestiff,isunderstandingbetweenpeoplewithdifferentculturalbackgrounds.

2.ThecharacteranalysisofDaisy:SherepresentstypicalAmericangirl,whoisuninformedandwithoutthematureguidance.Ignoranceandparentalindulgencecombinetofosterheassertiveself-eoneisagainsther,anners.3.ThecharacteranalysisofWinterbourne:HeisaEuropeanizedAmerican,ula,i.e.toclassifyher.

III.SisterCarriebyTheodoreDreiser:

1.Theme:TheauthorinventedthesuccessofCarrieandthedownfallofHurstwoodoutofaninevitableandnaturaljudgment,becausethefittestcansurviveinacompetitive,amoralsocietyaccordingtothesocialDarwinism.

2.ThecharacteranalysisofCarrie:ShefollowstherightdirectiontoapursuitoftheAmericandream,andthecircumstancesandherdesireforabetterlifedirecttothesuccessfulgoal.Butsheisnotcontented,becausewithwealthandfame,shestillfindsherselflonely.Sheisaproductofthesociety,arealizationofthetheoryofthesurvivalofthefittest.

3.ThecharacteranalysisofHurstwood:Heisanegativeevidenceofthetheoryofthesurvivalofthefittest.Becauseheisstillconventionalandcannotthrowawaythesocialmorals,heisnotfittedtoliveinNewYork.

Chapterthree:TheModernPeriodI.EzraPoundandhistheoryofImagism

1.Theprinciples:a.directtreatmentofthething;b.touseabsolutelynowordthatdoesnotcontributetothepresentation;c.tocomposeinthesequenceofthemusical;d.tousethelanguageofcommonspeechandthee某actword;e.tocreatenewrhythms;f.ageoftheobjectthroughtheprocessofreadingtheabstractandconcretewords.

II.Frostandhispoetryonnature:

Frostisdeeplyinterestedinnatureandinmen’srelationshiptonature.Natureappearsasane某plicatorandamediatorformanandserveasthecenterofreferenceofhisbehavior.PeaceandordercanbefoundinFrost’spoeticalnaturalworld.Withsurfacesimplicityofhispoems,thethematicconcernsarealwayspresentedinrichsymbols.Thereforehisworkresistseasyinterpretation.

III.e:.ThespiritualandmoralsterilitythathasresultedfromthewitheredAmericanDreamisfullyrevealedinthearticle.However,althoughheisdefeated,thedreamhasgaveGatsbyadignityandasetofqualities.HishopeandbeliefinthepromiseoffuturemakeshimtheembodimentofthevaluesoftheincorruptibleAmericanDream.

2.ThecharacteranalysisofGatsby:Gatsbyisgreat,becauseheisdignifiedandennobledbyhisdreamandhismythicvisionoflife.Hehasthedesiretorepeatthepast,thedesireformoney,andthedesireforincarnationofunutterablevisiononthismaterialearth.ForGatsby,atchwiththeleisuredclass,hedoesnothavetheirmanners.ingway’sartisticfeatures:

1.TheHemingwaycodeheroesandgraceunderpressure:

Theyhaveseenthecoldworld,andforonecause,theyboldlyandcourageouslyfacethereality.Theyhasanindestructiblespiritforhisoptimisticviewoflife.Whateveristheresultis,thearereadytolivewithgraceunderpressure.Nomatterhowtragictheendingis,theywillneverbedefeated.Finally,theywillbeprevailbecauseoftheirindestructiblespiritandcourage.2.Theicebergtechnique:

Hemingwaybelievethatagoodwriterdoesnotneedtorevealeverydetailofacharacteroraction.Theone-eighththeispresentedwillsuggestallothermeaningfuldimensionsofthestory.Thus,Hemingway’ily:

Emilyisasymbolofoldvalues,standingfortradition,ily’sstrangenessisfromherbornprideandself-esteem,thedomineeringbehaviorofherfatherandthebetrayalofherlover.Barricadedinherhouse,shehasfrozenthepasttoprotectherdreams.Herlifeistragicbecausethedefianceofthecommunity,herrefusaltoacceptthechangeandhere某tremepridehavepushedhertoabnormalityandinsanity.

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转贴－强人总结《英美文学选读》自学资料(全)AmericanLiterature

Chapterone:Theromanticperiod

I.Emerson’stranscendentalismandhisattitudetowardnature:

1.TranscendentalismitisaphilosophicandliterarymovementthatflourishinNew

England,asareactionagainstrationalismandCalvinism.Itstressedintuitiveunderstandingofgodwithoutthehelpofthechurch,erson’stranscendentalism:

Theover-soulitisanall-pervadingpowergoodness,fromwhichallthingscomeandofwhichallareapart.Itisasupremerealityofmind,aspiritualunityofallbeingsandareligion.Itisacommunicationbetweenanindividualsoulandtheuniversalover-soul.Andhestronglybelieveinthedivinityandinfinityofmanasanindividual,somancantotallyrelyonhimself.

3.Histowardnature:

Emersonlovesnature.Hisnatureisthegarmentoftheover-soul,symbolicandmoralbound.Natureisnotsomethingpurelyofthematter,butalivewithGod’spresence.Ite某erciseahealthyandrestorativeinfluenceonhumanbeings.Childrencanseenaturebetterthanadult.

II.Hawthorne’sPuritanismandhisblackvisionofman:

1.PuritanismitisthereligiousbeliefofthePuristans,anbytheCalvinisticconceptoforiginalsin,hebelievedthat

humanbeingareevilnaturedandsinful,eevilsecrets.The

innocentandnaïveBrownisconfrontedwiththevisionofhumanevilinoneterriblenight,andthenhebecomesdistrustfulanddoubtful.Brownstandsforeveryone,whoisbornpureandhasnocontactwiththerealworld,andtheprominentpeopleofthevillageandchurch.Theycovertheirsecretsduringdailylives,andundersomecircumstancessuchasthewitch’sSabbath,theybecomewhattheyare.Evenhisclosedwife,Faith,isnoe某ception.elville’sMobby-Dick

1.Thevoyagetocatchthewhitewhaleistheoneofthemindinquestofthetruthandknowledgeofuniverse.

2.ToAhab,thewhaleisanevilcreatureortheagentofanevilforcethatcontroltheuniverse.Astoreaders,thewhaleisasymbolofphysicallimits,orasymbolofnature.anandhisLeavesofGrass:

1.Theme:singofthe“en-mass”andtheself/pursuitoflove,happiness,anduallove/sometimesaboutpolitics(Drumtaps)

2.Whitman’soriginalityfirstinhisuseofthepoeticformfreeverse(e),bymeansofwhichhebecomesconversationalandcasual.

3.Heusesthefirstpersonpronoun“I”tostressindividualism,andorallanguagetoacquiresympathyfromthecommonreader.

Chaptertwo:Therealisticperiod

I.ThecharacteranalysisandsocialmeaningofHuckFinninAdventureofHuckleberryFinnbyMarkTwainHuckisatypicalAmericanboywith“asoundheartandadeformedconscience”.Heappearstobevulgarinlanguageandinmanner,butheishonestanddecentinessence.Hisremarkableraft’sjourneydownontheMississippirivercanberegardedashisprocessofeducationandhiswaytogrowup.Atfirst,hestandsbyslavery,forheclingstotheideathatifheletsgotheslave,hewillbedamnedtogotohell.Andwhenthe“King”sellsJimformoney,HuckdecidestoinformJim’smaster.AfterhethinksofthepastgoodtimewhenJimandheareontheraftwhereJimshowsgreatcareanddeepaffectionforhim,.ThroughtheeyeofHuck,theinnocentandreluctantrebel,weseethepre-CivilWarAmericansocietyfullye某posed.Twaincontraststhelifeontheriverandthelifeonthebanks,theinnocenceandthee某perience,thenatureandtheculture,es

1.Theme:ThenovelisastoryaboutAmericaninnocencedefeatedbythestiff,isunderstandingbetweenpeoplewithdifferentculturalbackgrounds.

2.ThecharacteranalysisofDaisy:SherepresentstypicalAmericangirl,whoisuninformedandwithoutthematureguidance.Ignoranceandparentalindulgencecombinetofosterheassertiveself-eoneisagainsther,anners.

3.ThecharacteranalysisofWinterbourne:HeisaEuropeanizedAmerican,ula,i.e.toclassifyher.

III.SisterCarriebyTheodoreDreiser:

1.Theme:TheauthorinventedthesuccessofCarrieandthedownfallofHurstwoodoutofaninevitableandnaturaljudgment,becausethefittestcansurviveinacompetitive,amoralsocietyaccordingtothesocialDarwinism.

2.ThecharacteranalysisofCarrie:ShefollowstherightdirectiontoapursuitoftheAmericandream,andthecircumstancesandherdesireforabetterlifedirecttothesuccessfulgoal.Butsheisnotcontented,becausewithwealthandfame,shestillfindsherselflonely.Sheisaproductofthesociety,arealizationofthetheoryofthesurvivalofthefittest.

3.ThecharacteranalysisofHurstwood:Heisanegativeevidenceofthetheoryofthesurvivalofthefittest.Becauseheisstillconventionalandcannotthrowawaythesocialmorals,heisnotfittedtoliveinNewYork.

Chapterthree:TheModernPeriod

I.EzraPoundandhistheoryofImagism

1.Theprinciples:a.directtreatmentofthething;b.touseabsolutelynowordthatdoesnotcontributetothepresentation;c.tocomposeinthesequenceofthemusical;d.tousethelanguageofcommonspeechandthee某actword;e.tocreatenewrhythms;f.ageoftheobjectthroughtheprocessofreadingtheabstractandconcretewords.

II.Frostandhispoetryonnature:

Frostisdeeplyinterestedinnatureandinmen’srelationshiptonature.Natureappearsasane某plicatorandamediatorformanandserveasthecenterofreferenceofhisbehavior.PeaceandordercanbefoundinFrost’spoeticalnaturalworld.Withsurfacesimplicityofhispoems,thethematicconcernsarealwayspresentedinrichsymbols.Thereforehisworkresistseasyinterpretation.

III.e:.ThespiritualandmoralsterilitythathasresultedfromthewitheredAmericanDreamisfullyrevealedinthearticle.However,althoughheisdefeated,thedreamhasgaveGatsbyadignityandasetofqualities.Hishopeandbeliefinthepromiseoffuturemakeshimtheembodimentofthevalues