Henry David Thoreau
Hello, everyone. Today, I would like to introduce a great man to you.
Henry David Thoreau was an American author, naturalist, and philosopher. He is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay Civil Disobedience, an argument for disobedience to an unjust state.
First, he was a lifelong abolitionist. The Abolition of Slavery was something of an exception however as Thoreau delivered several lectures in opposition to the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law. It is accepted that Thoreau assisted fugitive slaves to be sheltered from capture, in several cases through concealment in the Thoreau home, and further assisted in organizing relocations to Canada.
Besides, Henry David Thoreau was a proponent of limited government and individualism. Not only does Thoreau deny that the state has any moral authority, but also accuses it of thwarting both the liberty and moral development of individuals. In his view if a law violates one’s own personal view o f right and wrong, it must be disobeyed. He also inspired Civil Rights movements across the world, but it is failed. Later, his theory that subjected the authority of law to private judgment animated the civil rights struggles led by Gandhi in India and Martin Luther King Jr. in the U.S.
Finally, he was a model for natural writing as well. Nature writing is born out of love, respect, and awe. It finds its subject during days of close observation of the natural world. It finds its voice in the relationship with nature developed during those days. What makes Thoreau to be the wonderful model of nature writing is that he is writing unselfconsciously. He’s not writing with an eye to being accepted by others whom he must impress in order to be published. He writes for himself, out of the fullness of the spirit of nature that he feels within himself.
Thoreau is one of the most influential American authors, with a large readerships and a highly reputation around the world. His writings have been reprinted countless times, and translated into many foreign languages. His Walden is required reading in American literature courses at the college level. Also, many essays have been published about Thoreau's life and his work, both of which have been closely studied by scholars. The author himself has been idolized, and his image and quotations from his writings have been employed for a variety of purposes, including commercial use. In sharp contrast to his current popularity, during his lifetime, there was only limited appreciation of Thoreau as a man and as a writer.
欧亨利短篇小说的主题思想和语言特点_英文_
大 众 文 艺大58 day forward, Buck lived for that man. After being with this man for quite some time, Buck started to hear a call from far away. He started paying more and more attention to this call. He went out for days at a time searching for its source. This call was the call of the wild. He had a will to go off and be with other dogs. He felt the urge to be free from man and catch his own food. One day, Buck finally left for good. He was excepted by a pack of wolves who treated him like a wolf himself. And so the transformation was complete. Buck had changed from a dog, to a beast of nature. Bibliographies [1] London Jack. The Call of the Wild. [M]New York: Airmont Publishing Co. Inc, 1964. [2] Pizer, Donald. American Realism and Naturalism. [M]Shanghai: Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press, 2000.[3]The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, 15th ed.1993. [4]蒋承勇(主编). 欧美自然主义文学的现代阐释.[M]上海：复旦大学出版社,2002 [5]柳鸣九.自然主义大师佐拉.[M]上海：上海文艺出版社,1989 作者简介 孙海晶（1983年-），女，满族，河北省遵化市人，北京第二外国语院，英语专业 O’Henry, one of the three most famous short-story writers in the world, enjoys equal status with Chekhov and Maupassant. His short stories are famous for its unexpected ending, as well as their exquisite conception. O’Henry’s sympathy for the poor social underdogs, his eulogy of human virtues and exposure of human evils are highlighted as the keynote of his works. Humanity endows his works with perpetual artistic charm. His short stories are typically American, portraying various types of people in the United States. 1 The Main Theme of O’Henry’s Works 1.1Human Virtues In his works, O’Henry presents the panorama of the American people to readers with ironic and humorous tone. O’Henry is sympathetic with the poor; he praises the human virtues and denounces human defeats. Humanity, as the eternal theme of O’Henry’s works, endows his works with perpetual artistic charm. Human being has many virtues from ancient times to the present. They are kind, brave, honest, hard-working, polite, thrifty, generous, and hospitable and so on. Some people pay a great deal in order to maintain these virtues, they sacrifice their own happiness even life for the lofty love and friendship; they help others without asking for rewards and regard it as a pleasure; they give up their own treasure and chance to others etc. Such people bring love and fine things to the world; they are the ones who endow the world with light and hope. 1.2 Human Evils Human beings have many defects, too. Sometimes they are lazy, rapacious, gluttonous, officious, vain, arrogant, shameless, cowardly, impetuous etc. They benefit themselves at the expense of others, they never show mercy and sympathy to the poor in order to make money, they realize their own aims by hook or by crook etc. Their evil deeds make the world vicious. By exposing the human defects and the dark sides of the world, O’Henry wants to awaken people’s conscience and deepest desire for all good things, so that people can use their efforts to save and cleanse the whole world. 2 Features of Language of O’Henry’s Works 2.1 Figure of Speech 2.1.1 Metaphor In O’Henry’s writings, metaphor is another feature which is worth mention. “A symbol differs from a metaphor in that its application is left open as an unstated suggestion, whereas the metaphor ties a concrete image to an identifiable abstract quality.” The image in metaphor represents specific meaning. But the symbolic image remains indeterminate in its possible meanings; it is usually a substantial image in its own right, around which further significances may gather according to differing interpretations. The metaphor under discussion here does not mean that as a rhetorical device or figure of speech, though the metaphorical sentences as wonderful as the one “Manhattan, the night-blooming cereus, was beginning to unfold its dead-white, heavy-odored petals” teem in O’Henry’s short stories. What is to be probed is the metaphor exploited as a skill in story-writing. In the third branch of Roads of Destiny, the hero David Mig not is a shepherd, but he is too indulged in writing poems to take enough care of his sheep. The flock steadily grows smaller and his wife keeps on complaining. Then one of his friends introduces him to a learned man called Georges Bril, David asks Monsieur Bril to read his poems, because he wants to know if he shall write more or give his attention to his sheep. When Monsieur Bril has read all the verses, he concludes that David has no talent for poem-writing. In order to tell the harsh truth in a mild way, he asks David to look at the crow in the tree. Instead of commenting on the poems directly, Monsleur Bril praises the crow that is content with his lot. In this metaphorical way he advises David tactfully not to try to write poems any more. David sees the point and feels discouraged. He goes back home and thrusts his poems into the stove. Hearing the rustle of the 欧亨利短篇小说的主题思想和语言特点 张明洋1 刘映雪2 （1.长安大学 人文学院 西安 710064 2.沈阳师范大学 旅游管理学院 沈阳 110034） 【摘 要】欧亨利是美国二十世纪初期最著名的短篇小说家之一。他的作品有趣而又意味深长，反映了当时美国的社会现实。并且他的作品因其奇巧的艺术构思，出其不意的结尾而著称。他的作品散发人性美与人情美的芳香。本论文将分析欧亨利作品的主题思想以及从修辞层面和写作技巧方面分析他的作品的语言特点。 【关键词】欧亨利；短篇小说；主题思想；语言特点 【Abstract】O’Henry is one of the greatest American short story writers of the 20th century. His short stories, depicting American society of his time, are both interesting and thought-provoking. And his short stories are famous for its unexpected ending, as well as their exquisite conception. His works was full of the beauty of human nature and the human interest. This thesis intends to analyze the main themes and features of O’Henry’s works from rhetoric aspect and writing techniques. 【Keywords】 O’Henry；short story；main theme；features of language 文艺评论
欧亨利短篇小说的主题思想和语言特点-英文-
大众文艺58day forward, Buck lived for that man. After being with this man for quite some time, Buck started to hear a call from far away. He started paying more and more attention to this call. He went out for days at a time searching for its source. This call was the call of the wild. He had a will to go off and be with other dogs .He felt the urge to be freeform man and catch his own food. One day, Buck finally left for good. He was excepted by a pack of wolves who treated him like a wolf himself. And so the transformation was complete. Buck had changed from a dog, to a beast of nature. Bibliographies [1]London Jack. The Call of the Wild.[M]New Y ork: Airmont PublishingCo.Inc,1964.[2]Pizer,Donald.American Realism and Naturalism.[M]Shanghai: Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press,2000.[3]The New Encyclopaedia Britannica,15th ed.1993.[4]蒋承勇(主编).欧美自然主义文学的现代阐释.[M]上海：复旦大学出版社,2002[5]柳鸣九.自然主义大师佐拉.[M]上海：上海文艺出版社,1989作者简介孙海晶（1983年-），女，满族，河北省遵化市人，北京第二外国语院，英语专业 O’Henry, one of the three most famous short-storywriters in the world, enjoys equal status with Chekhov and Maupassant. His short stories are famous for its unexpected ending, as well as their exquisite conception. O’Henry’s sympathy for the poor social underdogs, his eulogy of human virtues. es and exposure of human evils are highlighted as the keynote of his works. Humanity endows his works with perpetual artistic charm. His short stories are typicallyAmerican, portraying various types of people in the UnitedStates.1 The Main Theme of O’Henry’s Works1.1Human Virtues In his works, O’Henry presents the panorama of the American people to readers with ironic and humorous tone. O’Henry is sympathetic with the poor; he praises the human virtues and denounces human defeats. Humanity, as the eternal theme of O’Henry’s w orks, endows his works with perpetual artistic charm. Human being has many virtues from ancient times to the present. They are kind, brave, honest, hard-working, polite, thrifty, generous, and hospitable and so on. Some people pay a great deal in order to maintain these virtues, they sacrifice their own happiness even life for the lofty love and friendship; they help others without asking for rewards and regard it as a pleasure; they give up their own treasure and chance to others etc. Such people bring love and fine things to the world; they are the ones who endow the world with light and hope.1.2 Human Evils Human beings have many defects, too. Sometimes they are lazy, rapacious, gluttonous, officious, vain, arrogant, shameless, cowardly, impetuous etc. They benefit themselves at the expense of others, they never show mercy and sympathy to the poor in order to make money, they realize their own aims by hook or by crook etc. Their evil deeds make the world vicious. By exposing the human defects and the dark sides of the world, O’Henry wants to awaken people’s conscience and deepest desire for all good things, so that people can use their efforts to save and cleanse the wholeworld.2 Features of Language of O’Henry’s Works2.1 Figure of Speech2.1.1 MetaphorIn O’Henry’s writings, metaphor is another feature which is worth mention.” A symbol differs from a metaphor in that its application is left open as an unstated suggestion, whereas the metaphor ties a concrete image to an identifiable abstract quality. ”The ima ge in metaphor represents specific meaning. But the symbolic image
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而幽默上则远超过他。” 描写社会底层的小人物是十九世纪末和二十世纪初现实主义文学的一大特色，但从世界范围来进行衡量，象欧亨利在《四百万》中那样以明快，抒情的描写手法写出这些小人物的命运，写出他们的内心痛苦和快乐的小说实不多见。更主要的是通过一些小人物命运的描写，在戏而不谑的讽刺和怒而不哀的揭露中，显示出作者对社会的抨击。 本选题将在国内外学者研究的基础上，着重探讨作者在短篇小说中所创造的人物形象。在作者数量众多的短篇小说中，我们可以见到当时美国社会形形色色的人物：小人物、骗子、富翁等。这些形象已有不少成为世界公认的艺术典型。欧·亨利短篇小说中塑造的人物形象为人们认识十九世纪末至二十世纪初期的美国社会提供了生动而准确的形象材料。 二、研究的基本内容，拟解决的主要问题： 欧·亨利是美国文学史上优秀的短篇小说家。本课题研究的是欧·亨利短篇小说中塑造的人物形象。作者写了许多故事，围绕虚假的掩饰，无情的欺骗，伪装的高贵等主题，塑造了众多栩栩如生的人物—贫穷但快乐的小人物，善良的骗子，阴险狡诈的富翁等等。他运用写实手法，具体刻画情节，同时穿插幽默与讽刺于情节中，成功的塑造了许多典型的人物形象。作者独特的小说结构艺术，写作技巧与风格是小说人物形象塑造成功的重要因素，是值得我们模仿和借鉴
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A Brief Comment on O’ Henry’s Short Stories Undergraduate: Supervisor: Abstract: O. Henry, one of the three most famous short-story writers in the world, enjoys equal status with Chekhov and Maupassant. Exquisite plot, wry humor and twist ending dominate his works. The main stream of his works is eulogy of humanity and his many classical works are notable. This thesis mainly analyses O. Henry’s writing style including technique plot making, surprising but logical ending and humorous and witty tone, then deeply analyses the human virtues and defects reflected in O. Henry’s works. Key Words: artistic styles; virtues; defects; human character
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本页是最新发布的《对欧亨利小说英文版的评价》的详细参考，感觉写的不错，希望对您有帮助，看完如果觉得有帮助请记得（CTRL+D）收藏本页。 作者们的小说一般对我们有很大的影响。但是评价要怎么写呢?下面是为大家带来对欧亨利小说英文版的评价，相信对你会有帮助的。 Reaction to an Article——Short Stories of O.Henry O.Henry is a nice master of short story at the twentieth century in America.His unique sense of humor is full of depression and sad emotions.Due to this kind of bitter laughter,we could feel exaggerated,cynical,witty and humorous when we read them. Throughout O.Henry’s work,the plot develops unexpectedly at the end of the story.When the readers feel dismayed,they actually believe that the author really gives a reasonable end of the story.It’s quite fantastic.Henry is also good at observing things and focus on details,which makes his writing lively.Anyhow,“The Gift of the Magi”and “The Last Leaf”give me an impression mostly. The Gift of the Magi mainly tells the story that the day before Christmas,poor Della want to give her husband Jim a surprise.However,she only had one dollar and eighty-seven cents.She knew that the little money was not enough to buy a nice present.So Della sold her long,beautiful hair which fell about her shoulders “like a cascade of brown waters”.Then,Della looked all over the shop,finally buying a platinum fob chain,which can be matched with Jim's watch.But,Jim wanted to surprise Della as well.He sold his proud gold watch and bought her a set of bs that Della had watched long in a Broadway’s window.After reading this article,it really gives me a big shock.In this story,the main characters all lost their most valuable things ——Jim’s golden watch and Della’s beautiful hair.Behind this,I saw they loved each other deeply.The love in their family letting me feel that cold Christmas Eve has be e the warmest heaven just because of their gifts.It is so selfless that that they can sacrifice their most valuable things in order to give each other the best gift.I learned how to respect others’love and how to love others.With this kind of love,mutual understanding between man and woman could full of trust and affection.I firmly believe that the world will have a better tomorrow as long as our hearts full of love. The story The Last Leaf described a young couple of good friends Sue and Joanna,who “found their tastes in art,chicory salad and bishop sleeves so congenial that they joint studio resulted”.Unfortunately,an unseen stranger,whom the doctors called Pneumonia,spread in the in that city and Joanna got it seriously.One day afternoon,Joanna was desperately looking out of the window and was counting the leaves on the ivy tree.She firmly convinced that she would leave the world after the last leaf fell.She hadn't any passion for the future life.Sue has no other better way but to ask help from Mr.Behrman,an old poor artist who lived on the ground floor beneath
欧亨利短篇小说的艺术特色分析
欧亨利短篇小说的艺术特色分析 论文作者：佚名论文属性：essay登出时间：2009-04-03编辑：刘宝玲点击率：981 论文字数：3000论文编号：org200904031502476371语种：Chinese地区：China价格：免费论文 收藏：https://www.360docs.net/doc/8717300356.html,google书签雅虎搜藏百度搜藏 关键词：欧·亨利情节戏剧性意外幽默 欧亨利短篇小说的艺术特色分析摘要：美国作家欧·亨利是一位独具风格的短篇小说家，他的作品有独特的艺术技巧，不仅从普通生活中选取平凡素材，以小见大，从平常事件中开掘主题，反映出不平常的社会意义。还在于以幽默的喜剧手法表现悲剧性的内容，用作品情节的巧合增强戏剧性。更在于他独特的艺术结构、“欧·亨利式的结尾”。以及独具特色的语言艺术。关键词：欧·亨利；情节；戏剧性；意外；幽默十九世纪美国作家欧·亨利（1862—1910）以他情节生动、笔调幽默的作品，独树一帜，脍炙人口，成为美国现当代短篇小说的奠基人和世界短篇小说三大师之一。欧·亨利一生写下将近三百篇短篇小说和一部长篇小说。他深刻地认识到资本主义制度的腐朽、道德的虚伪、贫富的悬殊、人与人之间相互倾轧……许多作品对此作了充分的揭露和讽刺，批判了当时社会中不合理的现象。同时，对广大下层的“小人物”、普通人的灾难、疾苦寄予满腔的同情。正如列夫·托尔斯泰所说：“那是从他所经历的生活得来的果实，正如母亲的怀胎一样”。[1]但要获得巨大艺术效果，“从总的方面来看，整个情节就是作品整个的生命，它无疑是很重要的”。[2]本文试从欧·亨利短篇小说的艺术技巧方面作一番探索。欧·亨利丰富的生活阅历和卓越的艺术天才使他的小说不仅内容多采多姿，而且具有独特的艺术技巧，在艺术上有其独创之处。欧·亨利从他丰富的生活库藏中提炼素材，在他的短篇小说中反映了美国二十世纪初各方面的社会生活，但一般说他并没有直接去描写社会的重大题材，而是以他洞察幽微的观察力，从普通生活中选取平凡的素材，使普通的生活，看来似乎信手拈来的平凡素材，经过他丰富的生活、新颖的智慧，“借一斑略知全豹，以一目尽传精神”，以小见大，宛如一只精巧的万花筒，从各个不同角度折射出五光十色的社会内容，从平常事件中开掘主题，反映出不平常的社会意义。在手法运用上，通过人物自身的生活、遭遇，以及相互之间的关系，一次次发生冲突，充分揭示人物性格和命运。《最后一片叶子》描写美国一个城市的贫民窟，住着一些贫病交加的艺术家，其中有一位女画家琼西患了严重的肺炎。当她生命垂危时，望着窗外墙上的青藤，在风雨吹打下，叶子一片片飘落，她计算着等最后一片叶子掉下来，自己就要离开这人间。一夜风雨，那片藤叶仍然在那里，使琼西重新燃起生命的火焰。而那片叶子是老画家贝尔先生，在风雨交加的夜晚，用生命画出来的，自己却因此患肺炎而去世。这篇小说写出两代人的友谊和命运，赞美了主人公热爱生活，舍己为人的感人事迹。《麦琪的礼物》写的是家庭琐事，从一对贫贱夫妻互赠圣诞节礼物的小事中看出了小人物的人性美。从《没有完的故事》对一个无依无靠的弱女子参加一次约会的描写中，我们看出了资本主义社会小人物的贫困生活和悲剧命运。《黄雀在后》写一个骗子、一个强盗和一个金融家的日常活动。挫折的命运使他们暂时结成盟友，但当他们的生活一旦安定下来便勾心斗角。强盗用抢来的钱开办赌馆，骗子就用诡计把强盗的钱骗过来，而