The-Legend-of-Sleepy-Hollow剖析

TheLegendofSleepyHollow•Members:•林彩虹201004001625•袁冬林201004001628•赖信201004001611•邓成利201004001630TheLegendofSleepyHollow小说概要:•小说中的故事发生在约1790年的美国纽约州东南部一个荷兰人聚居的村庄塔里敦（TarryTown），在一座名为“沉睡谷”（SleepyHollow）偏僻的狭谷中，来自康涅狄格州的傲慢男教员伊奇博德·克瑞恩（IchabodCrane），他同村里的另一个青年Abraham“BromBones”VanBrunt争夺18岁女孩卡翠娜·凡·塔赛尔（KatrinaVanTassel）的芳心，她是当地一个富农的女儿。一个秋天的晚上，当克瑞恩从凡·塔赛尔家的一次派对上离开时，他被无头骑士追赶，传说无头骑士曾是一个骁勇善战的黑森骑兵，在美国独立战争的一场无名战争中被对手砍下了自己的头颅，从此他总是在月黑风高的夜晚在村庄出没，寻找自己失落已久的头颅。Contents:•Ⅰ、TheLegendofSleepyHollow•1.1、Theprotagonistofthisstory•1.2、Theprotagonist’sphysicalfeatures•1.3、Themeaningofhisname•Ⅱ、Thewriter’slanguage:•1.1、Gothicstyle•1.2、Humorous•1.3、Satire•1.4、Rhetoricdevices•Ⅲ、ReferencesTheprotagonistofthisstory:•TheprotagonistofthisstoryisIchabodCrane(伊奇博德·克瑞恩)•Theprotagonist’sphysicalfeatures:•Hewastall,butexceedinglylank,withnarrowshoulders,longarmsandlegs,hands…………orsomescarecrowelopedfromacornfield.(P70.paragraph2.line9)•他身材高，而非常瘦，狭窄的肩膀，长臂长腿，一双手吊在袖子外面一里之遥，脚可以用来做铲子，全身骨骼都是极松弛地连在一起，吊儿郎当。他的头很小，头顶平坦，耳朵非常大，绿玻璃似的大眼睛，鷸鸟喙似的长鼻子，因此他的头像一只风信鸡，高栖在他细长的颈项上，彷佛在那裏辨别风向。在台大风的日子，你如果看见他大踏步在小山的侧面上走著，他的衣服被风吹得膨胀起来，在他周身上下飘舞著，你也许会把他当作旱魃下降世间，或是田野裏逃出来的一个稻草人。Themeaningofhisname:•Crane:•Alargebirdwithlonglegsandalongneck;InChinese,itmeans“鹤”Thewriter’slanguage:•1、Gothicstyle•2、Humorous•3、Satire•4、Rhetoricdevices•Parallelism•Irony•Metaphor•Simile•Personification•ContrastGothicnovel哥特式小说•1.Settinginacastle.•2.Anatmosphereofmysteryandsuspense（悬念）.•3.Anancientprophecy（预言）isconnectedwiththecastleoritsinhabitants(eitherformerorpresent).4.Omens,portents,visions（预兆）.•5.Supernatural（超自然的）orotherwiseinexplicable（莫名其妙的）events.•6.High,evenoverwrought（过度紧张）emotion.•7.Womenindistress（危险，困难）.•8.Womenthreatenedbyapowerful,impulsive（冲动）,tyrannical（专横）male.•9.Themetonymy（转喻）ofgloom（阴暗，忧郁）andhorror（恐惧）.Gothicstyle:•1、Certainitis,theplace……seemstomakeitthefavoritesceneofhergambles.(P68,paragraph1.)•2、Thedominantspirit,however,……andinahurrytogetbacktothechurch-yardbeforedaybreak.(P68-69)•3、Suchisgeneralpurportofthislegendarysuperstition,……，bythenameoftheHeasemanofSleepyHollow.(P69,paragraph2)•4、Howeverwideawaketheymayhavebeenbeforetheyenteredthat……，andseeapparitions.(P69,parpgraph3)Humorous：•1、Sothatitlookedlikeaweather-cock(风信鸡),……,totellwhichwaythewindblew.(P70,paragraph2)•2、Yourmerepunystripling……andsullenbeneaththebirch.(P71,paragraph2）Satire:•1、Truthtosay,hewasa……scholarscertainlywerenotspoiled.(P71,paragraph1)•2、Iwouldnothaveitimagined,however…….Allthishecalled“doinghisdutybytheirparents”(P71,paragraph2)Rhetoricdevices:•parallelism:•1、Fromhencethelowmurmurofhispupils’voices,……,asheurgedsometardyloitereralongtheflowerypathofknowledge.(P71,paragraph1)•2、Whatfearfulshapesand……theGallopingHessianononeofhisnightlyscourings!(P75-76)Irony:•Truthtosay,hewasa……scholarscertainlywerenotspoiled.(P71,paragraph1）•Metaphor:•Therevenuearisingfrom……hadthedilatingpowersofananaconda;(P72,paragraph1)•Simile:•Andlikethelionbold……thelambdidhold(p72,paragraph2)Personification:•Everywindowandcreviceofwhich……wereenjoyingthesunshineontheroof.(P77)•Contrast:•Thuswhilethebusydamebustled……，thathoursofavorabletothelover’seloquence.(P82-83)References:•••