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AfterTwentyYears--二十年以后TheGreenDoor--绿色门TheHandbookofHymen--婚姻手册HeartsandHands--心与手TheHypothesesofFailure--失算TwoThanksgivingDayGentlemen--两位感恩节的绅士AServiceofLove--爱的牺牲ShearingTheWolf--虎口拔牙TheUnknownQuantity--未知数WhileTheAutoWaits--汽车等待的时候TheWhirligigofLife--生活的波折Withes‘Loaves--女巫的面包NextToReadingMatter--醉翁之意AServiceofLove--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.It’saboutaNewYorkCityhobonamedSoapy,whosetsouttogetarrestedsohecanavoidsleepinginthecoldwinterasaguestofthecityjail.Despiteeffortsatpettytheft,disorderlyconduct,andmashingwithayoungprostitute,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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.