海明威文学作品简介(英语).ppt

American Literature The American Modernism (IV) (1914 - 1945) Ernest Hemingway (1899 - 1961) II. His Novels: The Sun Also Rise (1926) The novel concerns a group of psychologically bruised, disillusioned expatriates living in postwar Paris, who take psychic refuge in such immediate physical activities as eating, drinking, traveling, brawling, and so on. With the publication of it, he was recognized as the spokesman of the “lost generation” (so called by Gertrude Stein). A Farewell To Arms (1929) tells of a tragic wartime love affair between an ambulance driver and an English nurse. Death in the Afternoon (1932), a nonfiction work about bullfighting Green Hills of Africa (1935), a nonfiction work about big-game hunting, glorify virility（男子气）, bravery, and the virtue of a primal（最初的） challenge to life. To Have And Have Not (1937) The Fifth Column (his only play 1938) For Whom The Bell Tolls (1940), in detailing an incident in the war, argues for human brotherhood. Across the River and into the Trees (1950) The Old Man And The Sea (1952, Pulitzer Prize), celebrates the indomitable（不屈服的） courage of an aged Cuban fisherman. Paris: A Moveable Feast (1964) Islands in the Stream (1970) III. His Collections of Stories Three Stories and Ten Poems (1923), In Our Time (1924) Men without Women (1927) Winner Take Nothing (1933) First Forty-nine Stories (1938) IV. His famous stories: The Killers The Undefeated The Snows of Kilimanjaro V. His masterpiece Plot Summary In a small fishing village in Cuba, Santiago, an old, weathered fisherman has just gone 84 days without catching a fish. On the 85th day, he is determined to catch a big, impressive fish. For years, Santiago has been fishing with a young boy named Manolin. Manolin started fishing with the old man when he was only 5 years old. Santiago is like Manolins second father, and has taught the young boy everything about fishing. Manolin is extremely loyal to Santiago and makes sure that the old man is always safe and