美国文学 literature.pptVIP

bridges the 19th and 20th centuries and connects America and Europe. “the international theme” —the meeting of America and Europe. Europeans—more cultured, more concerned with art, and more aware of the subtleties of social situations Americans—morality and innocence 3.2.2 Henry James (1843-1916) Major Works The American (1877) Daisy Miller (1878) The Wings of the Dove (1902) The Golden Bowl (1904) The Portrait of A Lady (1881) 3.2.2 Henry James (1843-1916) (cont.) realism—photographic pictures of externals but includes a central concern with “motives” and psychological conflicts. prolific writer— drama, poetry and novels in addition to criticism, travelogues (旅行见闻) and autobiography. masterpiece—The Rise of Silas Lapham (1885) 3.2.3 William Dean Howells (1837-1920) The Naturalistic Period (1900-1914) IV 4.2 Representative Figure 4.1 Feature Theodore Dreiser (1871-1945) American values—materialistic human individual is obsessed with a never-ending, yet meaningless search for satisfaction of his desires. Money Sex embracing social Darwinism “the survival of the fittest” 4.2 Representative Figure Masterpiece Sister Carrie (1900) Carrie—a country girl looking for a better life in Chicago. Drouet took her home as mistress. Hurstwood, Drouet’s friend, deserted family and forced her to run away with him. Carrie became a famous actress; Hurstwood committed suicide. Dreiser’s naturalistic pursuit expounding the purposelessness of life attacking the conventional moral standards. 4.2 Representative Figure (cont.) Other Works Trilogy (三部曲) of desire The Financer (1912) The Titan (1914) The Stoic (1945) masterpiece—The American Tragedy (1925) 4.2 Representative Figure (cont.) The Modern Period (1914-1939) V 5.2 Modern Poetry 5.1 Lost Generation 5. 1 Lost Generation American writers caught in WWI and cut off from the old values; unable to come to terms with the new era. 5.1.1 Ernest Hemingway 5.2.2 Q: What is