英语专业高英课程课件-Lesson-8-A-ROSE-FOR-EMILY详细版.ppt

Because the setting of most of his works is the American South, he is regarded as a regional writer. But the word “regional” is misleading because Faulkner deals with some of the major universal themes in literature so profoundly that he is read and recognized nationally and internationally. 必威体育精装版文档 * As far as writing techniques are concerned, Faulkner is among the greatest experimentalists of the 20th century novel. His effective use of the stream of consciousness, multiple points of view, symbolism and imagery, place him among the rank of the greatest modern writers along with James Joyce and Virginia Woolf. In 1950 he received the Noble Prize for Literature. 必威体育精装版文档 * About A Rose for Emily It is a short story by American author William Faulkner first published in the April 30, 1931 issue of Forum. This story takes place in Faulkner’s fictional city, Jefferson, Mississippi in the fictional county of Yoknapatawpha County. It was Faulkner’s first short story published in a national magazine. 必威体育精装版文档 * Although it is one of his most frequently anthologized(收入选集的) short stories and is widely used in the American classroom, Chinese students may find it difficult to understand and appreciate. Some of them may think it is a bizarre story about an old eccentric lady in an American Southern town. It’s true that the setting of the story is the American South. Yet, the theme of the story is universal, transcending the boundaries of time and space, like many other works of literature, this short story tells about love, death, honor, pride, change, and loss. 必威体育精装版文档 * In “A Rose for Emily” we can see how the author tells a good story skillfully, how he creates an atmosphere needed for the storytelling, how he keeps the suspense and unfolds the conflict bit by bit, and how he digs deep into the social world of his character. 必威体育精装版文档 * This story is a rich and modern 20th century literary text. Those who are not so familiar with modern American literature may encounter some obstacles i