欧亨利英文介绍ppt

O.Henry国际经济与贸易二班徐荷子1.Introduction2.Hismainworks3.Hiswritingstyle4.HisinfluenceWhyishemyfavoriteauthor?1.IntroductionPenname:O.Henry(1862-1910)Anotherpenname:OlivierHenryHisprimitivename:WilliamsSydneyPorterAbouthislife WilliamSydneyPorterwasborninGreenboro,NorthCarolina.Hisfatherwasaphysician. WhenWilliamwasthree,hismotherdied,andhewasraisedbyhisparental（父亲的）grandmotherandpaternalaunt. Williamwasanavidreader,butattheageoffifteenheleftschool,andthenworkedinadrugstoreandonaTexasranch. HecontinuedtoHouston,wherehehadanumberofjobs,includingaccountant,landboardclerk,reporter. In1887hemarriedAtholEstesRoach;theyhadadaughterandason.Abouthislife O.Henry'slastyearswereshadowedbyalcoholism（酗酒）,illhealth,andfinancialproblems. O.Henrydiedofcirrhosis（肝硬化）oftheliver（此处指肝脏）onJune5,1910,inNewYork.Threemorecollections,SixesAndSevens(1911),RollingStones(1912)andWaifsAndStrays(1917),appearedposthumously（于死后出版）. Duringhislifetime,O.Henrypublished10collectionsandover600shortstories.Literarycareer HewasaprolificAmericanshort-storywriter,amasterofsurpriseendings,whowroteaboutthelifeofordinarypeopleinNewYorkCitylikeclerks,policemen,waitresses. Henrywasknownasagoodend,itwascalled“O•Henry-end”.Althoughsomecriticswerenotsoenthusiasticabouthiswork,thepubliclovedit. HewascalledProseLaureateofManhattanandFatherofshortstories.Bothauthorswrotetwistendings,butO.Henrystoriesweremuchmoreplayful. Heisoneofthreeshortstorymasterintheworld.(O.Henry,Maupassant,Chekhov)2.HismainworksMainworksCabbagesandKings白菜与国王TheFourMillion四百万TheGiftofMagi麦琪的礼物TheLastLeaf最后一片叶子MammonandtheArcher财神和爱神TheFurnishedRoom带家具出租的房间TheCopandtheAnthem警察和赞美诗TheRansomofRedChief红色酋长的救赎After Twenty Years --二十年以后The Green Door --绿色门The Handbook of Hymen-- 婚姻手册Hearts and Hands-- 心与手The Hypotheses of Failure --失算Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen-- 两位感恩节的绅士A Service of Love --爱的牺牲Shearing The Wolf --虎口拔牙The Unknown Quantity-- 未知数While The Auto Waits --汽车等待的时候The Whirligig of Life-- 生活的波折Withes‘ Loaves --女巫的面包Next To Reading Matter--醉翁之意A Service of Love --爱的牺牲◆Itcommunicatestheauthor’scompassiononthepoor.◆Thepureandhonestlovebetweentheyoungcoupleeasilystrikesasympatheticchordinthereader’smind.◆InDella’s“dimeyes”andJim’ssmileliesanirrevocablesorrowthatcreatesanappealingaestheticeffect.◆Thesacredfeelingmeansanunspokenprotestagainsttheinjusticeofthesociety.TheYoung,poorpainterJohnsycontractedpneumonia,Suemakeeveryefforttotakecareofher,butshestilldidnotimprove.Johnsywouldgiveupcompletelywhenthelastleaffelltotheground.Inordertosaveher,AnotheroldartistBehrmanclimbedthewalltopainttheivyleaveinrainynight,whichhecontractedpneumoniaanddiedtwodayslater.Johnsysurvived,thelastonewaspaintedbyBehrman,becamehisfinalmasterpiece.**可编辑It’saboutaNewYorkCityhobonamedSoapy,whosetsouttogetarrestedsohecanavoidsleepinginthecoldwinterasaguestofthecityjail.Despiteeffortsatpettytheft,disorderlyconduct,and"mashing"withayoungprostitute,Soapyfailstodrawtheattentionofthepolice.Disconsolate,hepausesinfrontofachurch,whereanorganantheminspireshimtocleanuphislife—andisironicallychargedforloiteringandsentencedtothreemonthsinprison.3.HiswritingstyleWritingstyle►Amasterofsurpriseendings,whowroteaboutthelifeofordinarypeopleinNewYorkCity.►TypicalforO.Henry'sstoriesisatwistofplotwhichturnsonanironicorcoincidentalcircumstance.►Inhisworks,O.HenrypresentsthepanoramaoftheAmericanpeopletoreaderswithironicandhumoroustone.Characteristicsoflanguage►Inwritingstyle,O.Henryusesthecivilianlanguage,thereforereaderscaneasilyunderstandwhathewantstoexpress.Anothercharacteristicofhislanguageisimplicative.Hissenseofhumorexpressesindirectly.Readerscanstillrecallafterreading.1TheWritingStyleCharacteristicsoflanguage►O.Henryusesalargenumberofrhetoricinhisnovels,suchassimile(明喻),metaphor(暗喻)andirony(讽刺).Itmakesreadersexperiencehissenseofhumorvividly.2Therhetoric(修辞法)Characteristicsoflanguage►Inplot,O.Henry’snovelsdevelopfastandintheendsuddenlyappearanunexpectedending.Theso-called“O.Henry-typeending”usuallyrefersthatattheendofthenovelsuddenlythecharacter’smindchangesinanunexpectedsituation,orthefateofthemaincharacterreversessharply,theresultisunexpected,butreasonable,inlinewiththerealityoflife,resultinginauniqueartisticcharm.3.Theplot4.HisinfluenceInfluence ThefatherofmodernAmericanshortstories现代美国短篇故事之父Americanlifehumorencyclopedia美国生活的幽默百科全 书 关于书的成语关于读书的排比句社区图书漂流公约怎么写关于读书的小报汉书pdf ShortprosewriterlaureateasManhattan曼哈顿桂冠散文作家Influence In1918theO.HenryMemorialAwards（欧·亨利纪念奖）wereestablishedtobegivenannuallytothebestmagazinestories,thewinnersandleadingcontenderstobepublishedinanannualvolume. TheO.HenryAwards（欧·亨利奖）areyearlyprizesgiventooutstandingshortstories. TheO.HenryPun-OffWorldChampionships（世界双关语锦标赛）areheldinMayofeachyearinAustin,Texas,hostedbythecity'sO.HenryMuseum（欧亨利博物馆）.Thankyou.**可编辑