597自考英美文学问答题部分连续十年汇总.docxVIP

问答题45. It is said that B. Shaw’s play, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, has a strong realistic theme, which fully reflects the dramatist’s Fabianist idea. Try to summarize this theme briefly.It reveals that the guilt of prostitution is caused by the social system not by the immoral women, and all human sufferings are caused by the economic exploitation which is pursued by those ‘respectable’ men through dirtiest means.46. Emily Bronte used a very complicated narrative technique in writing her novel Wuthering Heights. Try to tell Bronte’s way of narration briefly.47. “In your rocking-chair, by your window dreaming, shall you long, alone. In your rocking-chair, by your window, shall you dream such happiness as you may never feel.” The two sentences are taken from Theodore Dreiser’s novel, Sister Carrie. What idea can you draw from the “rocking-chair”?It stands for fate and uncertain destiny. The end of the novel Carrie sits in the rocking chair implies her future is still uncertain and hard to foresee.48. The literary school of naturalism was quite popular in the late 19th century. What are the major characteristics of naturalism?1. Strongly influenced by Darwinism2. human are incapable in shaping their fate3. writers reported truthfully and objectively.F. Bacon, it’s a treatise on methodologyAbout the use of inductive method in scientific studyBacon advocates the inductive reasoning in place of deductive, And he challenges the medieval scholasticistsThe writer explored new theories and techniques in poetry writingIn the preface, WW defines poetry and poetsWW’s poems in this book are different from his previous ones from the aspect of simplicity of language, sympathy for the poor, and expression of inward statesThe use of poetic ‘I’Free verse, without fixed beatThe use of oral EnglishAmazing vocaMT’s is full of local color, HJ’s has an international themeMT uses simple and colloquial language, HJ’s language is refined with psychological analysisMT employs humor and HJ concer