[文学]Mark Twain 英美文学讲稿.ppt

Samuel Langhorne Clemens,?better known by his?pen name?Mark Twain, was an American author, novelist,?humorist and great lecturer. He is most noted for his novel?The Adventures of Tom Sawyer?(1876) and its?sequel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?(1885),the latter often called the?Great American Novel.” He is also the representative of realism in the late 19th century. Achievement “Mirror of America” “the Lincoln of American literature” “Father of the American Novel” --William Faulkner Literary Career In 1865 “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” 《卡拉维拉斯县驰名的跳蛙》 The Million Pound Note 百万英镑 The Innocent Abroad in 1869 《傻瓜出国记》 Roughing It in 1872 《艰苦岁月》 The Gilded Age in 1873 《镀金岁月》 Life on the Mississippi in 1883 《密西西比河上》 Following the Equator in 1897 《赤道旅行记》 In 1876 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 《汤姆索耶历险记》 In 1881 The Prince and the Pauper 《王子与贫儿》 In 1885 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 《哈克贝利?费恩历险记》 in 1889 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (在亚瑟王朝廷里的康涅狄格州美国人) in 1894 Pudd’nhead Wilson 《傻瓜威尔逊》 Life on the Mississippi 《密西西比河上》 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 《汤姆索耶历险记》 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 《哈克贝利?费恩历险记》 ---“Trilogy of Mississippi” “密西西比河三部曲” Sid Injun Joe Sid, younger brother of Tom, is a “model” boy. He is obedient, demure(假装正经的）, and sneaky. He leads a tedious（单调沉闷的） life, fully satisfied with his school an the monotony of the little town. Injun Joe is the antagonist of the novel. Guilty of several murders, Injun Joe who possesses a violent temperament is set on seeking revenge on those who have treated him harshly in the past. He attempts to frame Muff Potter for one of his own crimes and is pursued by the village authorities. 3.Love-affair Mark Twain also writes about what children feel about those