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A-brief-introduction-A-brief-introduction-of-Mark-Twainof-Mark-Twain解析解析 Contentsv A sketch of our textbook (geographically)vMark Twains LifevMark Twains WorksvWritting Style and Influnce of Mark Twains worksA sketch of our textbook He ranged across the nation for more than a third of his life.The geographical map of Mark Twains life Mark Twain was born in Florida,MissouriFlorida,Missouri(密苏里,美国名).His first career was a tramp a tramp printer.printer.The geographical map of Mark Twains life Young Mark Twain entered that world(the Mississippi(the Mississippi river)river)in 1857 as a cub pilota cub pilot on a steamboat.The geographical map of Mark Twains life Mark Twain tried solderingsoldering for 2 weeks with a motley band of Confederate guerrillas who diligently avoided contact with the enemy.(place was not mentioned in our textbook)Mark Twain went west west by stagecoach and succumbed to the epidemic of gold and silver fever in Nevades Washoe Nevades Washoe region.region.At that time,he was a gold diggera gold digger.The geographical map of Mark Twains life When Mark Twain was rebuffed by those gold and silver,he accepted a job as reporterreporter with the Virginia Citythe Virginia City Territorial Enterprise.In the spring of 1864,less than 2 years after joining the Territorial Enterprise,MarkTwain boarded the stagecoach for San FranciscoSan Francisco.The geographical map of Mark Twains life Mark Twains attacks on San Francisco government angered officials that he fled to the goldfields in the Sacramento Valleythe goldfields in the Sacramento Valley.Twain was assigned to accompany themthem,as correspondentcorrespondent for a CaliforniaCalifornia newspaper.The geographical map of Mark Twains life New York City New York City.In New York City the steamship Quaker City prapared to sail on a pleasure cruise to Europe and the Holy LandEurope and the Holy Land.TurkeyTurkey.Back to the United the United StatesStates.At the age of 36 Twain settled in Hartford,ConnecticutHartford,Connecticut.His best books werepublished while he lived there.(professional writer)professional writer)The geographical map of Mark Twains lifeFlorida,MissouriFlorida,Missourithe Mississippi riverthe Mississippi river a tramp printera tramp printera cub pilota cub pilotsoldiersoldierThe west Nevades Washoe region The west Nevades Washoe region a gold diggera gold digger The Virginia CityThe Virginia City reporterreporterSan FranciscoSan Franciscohopeful young writerhopeful young writer the goldfields in the Sacramento Valleythe goldfields in the Sacramento Valleya depressed young writera depressed young writerCaliforniaCaliforniacorrespondentcorrespondentNew York CityNew York CitycorrespondentcorrespondentThe geographical map of Mark Twains lifeEurope and the Holy LandEurope and the Holy Landwriter and humoristwriter and humoristwriter and humoristwriter and humorist the United Statesthe United Stateswriter and humoristwriter and humoristHartford,ConnecticutHartford,Connecticutprofessional writer and humoristprofessional writer and humoristTurkeyTurkey.The geographical map of Mark Twains lifeMark Twains LifeThe Name of Mark TwainThe Name of Mark Twain Twains real name was Samuel Clemens.Mark Twain,which meanswatermark two,was a call used by sailors on the Mississippi to warn shipmates that they were coming into shallow water.Mark Twain(1835-1910)Mark Twain(1835-1910)Mark Twain was a great American writer,and he was also a famous speaker.Mark Twain)was born in Florida and he was not a healthy baby.In fact,he was not expected to live through the first winter.But with his mothers tender care,he managed to survive.As a boy,he caused much trouble for his parents.He used to play jokes on all of his friends and neighbors.He didnt like to go to school,and he constantly ran away from home.Mark Twain(1835-1910)Mark Twain(1835-1910)Early life experienceEarly life experience Born in Florida,Missouri,on November 30,1835.When he was four,Twains family moved to Hannibal.In 1851,he began working as a typesetter and contributor of articles and humorous sketches for a newspaper owned by his brother.From From 1857 1857 to to 1861,Twain 1861,Twain worked worked as as a a riverboat riverboat pilot pilot on on the the Mississippi Mississippi River.River.This This occupation occupation gave gave him him his his pen pen name,name,Mark Mark Twain.Twain.On On Mississippi Mississippi riverboats,riverboats,two two fathoms,fathoms,a a depth depth indicating indicating safe safe water for passage of boat,was measured on the sounding line.water for passage of boat,was measured on the sounding line.“Mark twain”was a call used by sailors.“Mark twain”was a call used by sailors.Pictures from www.pbs.orgEarly life experienceEarly life experienceIn 1863,he worked at a Virginia City newspaper.Here he first used his pen name.In 1864,Twain moved to San Francisco,still as a journalist.His first success as a writer came when his humorous tall tale,The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,was published in 1865.It brought him national attention.On February 2,1870,Twain married Olivia Langdon,the only daughter of a wealthy New York businessman.She would be partner,editor,and fellow traveler in success and failure for the next thirty-five years.Pictures from www.pbs.org By 1900 Twain had become Americas foremost celebrity.He was invited to attend anniversary gatherings,political conventions,and countless dinners.Reporters met him at every port of call,anxious to print a new quip from the famous humorist.Pictures from www.pbs.orgHis deathHis deathMark Twain died Mark Twain died of illness on April of illness on April 21,1910.When he 21,1910.When he passed away,passed away,newspapers around newspapers around the country the country declared,“The declared,“The whole world is whole world is mourning.”mourning.”Mark Twains WorksEarly journalism and traveloguesEarly journalism and traveloguesTom SawyerTom Sawyer and and Huckleberry FinnHuckleberry FinnLater writingLater writingEarly journalism and traveloguesEarly journalism and traveloguesTwains First Important Work humorous tall talehumorous tall taleThe Celebrated Jumping Frog of The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras CountyCalaveras County(1865)卡拉维拉斯郡著名的跳蛙A Popular Collection of Travel Letters The Innocents AbroadThe Innocents Abroad(1869)(1869)傻子旅行傻子旅行 funded by a local newspaper his tour of Europe and the Middle East met his future brother-in-lawA Second Piece of Travel Literature Roughing ItRoughing It(1872)(1872)艰苦岁月semi-autobiographical(半自传的)his experiences in the Westlampoons(讽刺）American and Western society His First Attempt at Writing a Novel The Gilded AgeThe Gilded Age 镀镀金金时时代代 Twains only collaboration（合作）his neighbor Charles Dudley Warnerfocused more on the events of the dayTwains next two works drew on hisexperiences on the Mississippi River Old Times on the Mississippi（1875）密西西比河的旧日密西西比河的旧日时时光光Life on the Mississippi（1883）密西西比河上的生活密西西比河上的生活featured Twains disillusionment with RomanticismTom SawyerTom Sawyer and and Huckleberry FinnHuckleberry FinnThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer（1876）汤姆索亚历险记Adventures of Huckleberry Finn（1885）赫克尔贝里芬历险记The Prince and the Pauper（1881）王子与乞丐a young boy growing up along the Mississippi Riverpursuit of novelty and adventure life Huckleberry Huck Finn,a friend of Tom Sawyera direct sequel（续集）to The Adventures of Tom SawyerAdventures of Huckleberry Finn Later writingLater writing financial trouble deep depressionA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs CourtA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Court在亚瑟王朝廷里的康涅狄格州的美国人 making his first big pronouncement of disappointment with politics.His next large-scale（大规模的）work Puddnhead Wilson 傻瓜威尔逊Twains next venture was a work of straight fiction Personal Recollections of Joan of ArcThe Mysterious Stranger 神秘陌生人Twains last work was his autobiography(自传）began it in 1906over 736 pagespublished in 2010 unexpected best sellerWritting Style and Influnce of Mark Twains worksWritting Characteristics lartistic and like a sharp weapon without doubt.l famous for his humor and satire(讽 刺).l used a lot of colloquial（通俗的）idioms（习语）and colloquial syntax（句法）.Writting Characteristics l He used the artistic style of hyperbole（夸张法）on the basis of the western traditional humor and made his writing full of allegories（寓言的）that lay behind the humor.l described persons who was innocent,simple,naive,and ignorant as his heroes or heroines.A Mirror of America？A Mirror of America1.“Mirror”:a person who gives a true representation or description of the country.2.All literary giants in human history are also great historians,thinkers and philosophers.Their works often reveal more truth than many political essays.3.Mark Twain was one of these giants,and his life and works are a mirror of America of his time.4.Most of his works are RealismRealism.He is one of the founder of American realistic literature.Characteristics of Realism1.Realism aims at the description of the actualities of the life and free from subjective prejudice,idealism(唯心主义)or romantic color.2.Realism focuses on commonness of the common people.The emphasis is on ordinary people,settings and events.3.Life is presented as it is.Characteristics of Realism5.In matters of style,diction and sentence structure tend toward a plain style.Representative writers:4.Use real characters,real incidents,real language and local dialects.William Howells Henry JamesFamous WordsThe best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.让自己高兴起来的最好办法就是设法让别人高兴起来。Famous WordsEveryone is a moon,and has a darkside which he never shows to anybody.每个人都像月亮，有着从来不让任何人看见的黑暗面。Famous WordsA lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes.真理还在穿鞋的时候，谎言就走遍了半个世界。A Brief AssessmentMark Twain is a part of America.His personal success and failure were those of America.He moved,along with America,from innocence to experience.He was famous for his description of common people and the way they talked,but especially for his humor.Yale and Oxford honored him for his writing.Thank You