The-Sad-Young-Man-ppt

TheSadYoungMenGroupTwoThelostgenerationwhatisthelostgeneration?AfterWorldWarI,therearesomeyongwriterswholivedasexpatriatesinWesternEuropeforashouttime.Theyrebelledagainstfoemerideasandvaules,livedinaBohemianstyle,butchouldreplacethemonlybydespairoracynicalhedonism.Typicalcharacteristicflappersthegirlswhowereveryoutgoingandfashionable,wornshortskirtsandhadshorthair.drugstorecowboysheikrebelagainstthePuritanmoralitythejazzageSpiritofcarnivalrepresentativefiguresandmasterworkErnestHemingway欧内斯特.海明威T.S.Eliot艾略特whatisthebeatgeneration?TheBeatGenerationwasagroupofAmericanpost-WorldWarIIwriterswhocametoprominenceinthe1950s,aswellastheculturalphenomenathattheybothdocumentedandinspired.CentralelementsofBeatcultureincludedrejectionofreceivedstandards,innovationsinstyle,experimentationwithdrugs,alternativesexualities,aninterestinEasternreligion,arejectionofmaterialism,andexplicitportrayalsofthehumancondition.TypicalcharacteristicBeatniks（披头士）Hippies（嬉皮士）BizarredressSexualityDrugusetheessentialeffectsoftheBeatGenerationSpiritualliberation,sexualrevolutionorliberation,i.e.,gayliberation,somewhatcatalyzingwomen'sliberation,blackliberation,GrayPantheractivism.Liberationoftheworldfromcensorship.Demystificationandordecriminalizationofcannabisandotherdrugs.Theevolutionofrhythmandbluesintorockandrollasahighartform,asevidencedbytheBeatles,BobDylan,JanisJoplin,andotherpopularmusiciansinfluencedinthelaterfiftiesandsixtiesbyBeatgenerationpoets'andwriters'works.Oppositiontothemilitary-industrialmachinecivilization,asemphasizedinwritingsofBurroughs,Huncke,Ginsberg,andKerouac.representativefiguresandmasterworkontheroad《在路上》Howl《嚎叫》NakedLunch《裸体午餐》TheBeatscommentontheBeatGenerationTheso-calledBeatGenerationwasawholebunchofpeople,ofalldifferentnationalities,whocametotheconclusionthatsocietysucked.---AmiriBarakaBeatmeanstohavealltheblatherknockedoutofyoubyexperience,suddenlyseeingthingsastheyare.Beatdoesn’tmeanabrokenspirit,onthecontrary,it’sscourgedofexternalblather---GregoryCorsoNobodyknowswhetherwewerecatalystsorinventedsomething,orjustthefrothridingonawaveofitsown.Wewereallthree,Isuppose.---AllenGinsbergVictorianeraTheVictorianeraofBritishhistory(andthatoftheBritishEmpire)wastheperiodofQueenVictoria'sreignfrom20June1837untilherdeath,on22January1901.Itwasalongperiodofpeace,prosperity,refinedsensibilitiesandnationalself-confidenceforBritain.VictorianliteratureweputourfocusonMatthewArnold.MatthewArnoldhasbeencharacterizedasasagewriter,atypeofwriterwhochastisesandinstructsthereaderoncontemporarysocialissues.CultureandAnarchyMatthewArnold'sfamousseriesofessays,whichwerefirstpublishedinbookformunderthetitleCultureandAnarchyin1869,debateimportantquestionsaboutthenatureofcultureandsociety.Arnoldseekstofindoutwhatculturereallyis,whatgooditcando,andifitisreallynecessary.Hecontrastsculture,whichhecallsthestudyofperfection,withanarchy,themoodofunrestanduncertaintythatpervadedmid-VictorianEngland.PhilistineBiblePuritanmoralitywhatispuritan?BohemiaTheWritingStyleofErnestHemingway1.Languagefeaturesa.Grammarb.Vocabularyc.Cohesivedevicesbetweensentences2.FreeDirectSpeech3.SymbolismTheIntroductionofTheSunAlsoRisesThenovelexploresthelivesandvaluesoftheso-called“LostGeneration,”chronicling（记录）theexperiencesofJakeBarnesandseveralacquaintancesontheirpilgrimagetoPamplonafortheannualfiesta(祭典）andbullfightsFrancisScottKeyFitzgerald1.Masterpieces2.LifeExperienceTheGreatGatsbySinclairLewis1885--1951AbouttheAuthorWorksBabbitSummaryBabbit,themanBabbittryinModernSocietyHarrySinclairLewis(February7,1885–January10,1951)wasanAmericannovelist,short-storywriter,andplaywright.In1930,hebecamethefirstwriterfromtheUnitedStatestobeawardedtheNobelPrizeforLiterature,(thefirstAmericantowintheNobelPrizeforLiterature)forhisvigorousandgraphicartofdescriptionandhisabilitytocreate,withwitandhumor,newtypesofcharacters.WorksMainStreet(1920)Babbitt(1922)Arrowsmith(1925)Babbit1.AnovelthatsatirizestheAmericancommercialcultureandboosterism.ThestorywassetinthefictionalMidwesterntownofZenith,Winnemac,asettingtowhichLewiswouldreturninfuturenovels.2.LargelyasatireofAmericanculture,society,andbehavior,itcritiquesthevacuityofmiddle-classAmericanlifeanditspressureonindividualstowardconformity.TheCharacteristicsofBabbitatypicalmemberofZenith'shypocritical,ignorant,unthinking,conformistmiddleclass.BabbittryinModernSocietyAmericansocietytoday–indeed,everymodernsociety–hasitsBabbitts.Theyaremenandwomenwhosubjugatetheirmindstothecollectivewillinordertogainfavorsandformrelationshipsthatwillspeedtheirriseinthelocalpowerstructure.Tothinkindependently–ortorejectacceptedpracticesandtraditions–istorisklosingsocialstanding,asBabbittdiscovered.InZenith,whichistosayanytownorcitywheremenandwomenfollowtheherd,conformityisthebestpolicy.Itputsajingleinthepocketandfoodonthetable;itbringsesteem,socialacceptance,andtheopportunitytoliveinanicehome,giverousingspeeches,andwearaBoosters’button.JohnDosPassos(1896-1970)Category:AmericanLiteratureBorn:January14,1896Chicago,Illinois,UnitedSta