毛姆(William_Somerset_Maugham)英文ppt简介

WilliamSomersetMaughamWilliamSomerestMaughamafamousBritishnovelist﹑playwrightandshortstorywriter.Hewasamongthemostpopularwritersofhiseraandreputedlythehighestpaidauthorduringthe1930s(25January1874–16December1965)BriefIntroductiontohislife•1.Childhood•Birth:HisfatherwasalawyerwhohandledthelegalaffairsofBritishembassyinPairs,andMaughamwasbornthere.•SinceFrenchlawdeclaredthatallchildrenbornonFrenchsoilcouldbeconscriptedformilitaryservice,hisfatherarrangedforMaughamtobebornattheembassy,technicallyonBritishsoil.•2.orphanexperience•Whenhewas8yearsold,hismotherpassedaway,andattheageof10,hisfatheralsopassedaway.Andheinheritedparents'legarcywhichwas300poundseveryyear.•TheearlydeathofhismotherleftMaughamtraumatized;hekepthismother'sphotographbyhisbedsidefortherestofhislife.•Afterthat,MaughamwassenttoUKtoberaisedbyapaternaluncleandthemovewasdamaging,asHenryMaughamwascoldandemotionallycruel•3.schoollife•TheboyattendedTheKing'sSchool,Canterbury,whichwasalsodifficultforhim.•HewasteasedforhisbadEnglish(Frenchhadbeenhisfirstlanguage)andhisshortstature,whichheinheritedfromhisfather.Maughamdevelopedastammerthatwouldstaywithhimallhislife,althoughitwassporadicandsubjecttomoodandcircumstance.•Miserablebothathisuncle'svicarageandatschool,theyoungMaughamdevelopedatalentformakingwoundingremarkstothosewhodispleasedhim.ThisabilityissometimesreflectedinMaugham'sliterarycharacters.•4.University.Atsixteen,MaughamrefusedtocontinueatTheKing'sSchool.HisuncleallowedhimtotraveltoGermany,wherehestudiedliterature,philosophyandGermanatHeidelbergUniversity.（HeidelbergUniversity）DuringhisyearinHeidelberg,MaughammetandhadasexualaffairwithJohnEllinghamBrooks,anEnglishmantenyearshissenior5.sexualaffairs6.MarriageandfamilyAlthoughMaugham'sfirstandmanyothersexualrelationshipswerewithmen,healsohadsexualrelationshipswithanumberofwomen.HehadanaffairwithSyrieWellcome,thewifeofHenryWellcome,theAmerican-bornEnglishpharmaceuticalmagnate.TheyhadadaughternamedMaryElizabethWellcome,(1915–1998).HenryWellcomesuedhiswifefordivorce,namingMaughamasco-respondent.InMay1917,followingthedecreeabsolute,SyrieWellcomeandMaughamweremarried.SyrieMaughambecameanotedinteriordecoratorwhointhe1920spopularizedtheall-whiteroom.TheirdaughterwasfamiliarlycalledLizaandhersurnamewaschangedtoMaugham.Syriefinallydivorcedhimin1929,findinghisrelationshipandtravelswithHaxtontoodifficulttolivewith.7.career•Hisgrandfather,hadbeenaprominentlawyer,andhisfatherandthreeolderbrotherswerealldistinguishedlawyerssoMaughamwasaskedtobeexcusedfromthedutyoffollowingintheirfootsteps.•Maughamhadbeenwritingsteadilysincetheageof15andferventlywishedtobecomeanauthor,butashewasnotofage,herefrainedfromtellinghisguardian.Forthenextfiveyears,hestudiedmedicineatStThomas'HospitalinLambeth,London.•Duringthese5years,henotonlyhadachancetoknowthelivingconditionofthelowestclasspeople,butdevelopedkeeneyestoanalysehumanandsocietyaswell.8.Expriences•DuringWorldWar1,heworkedtosavethewoundedsoildersatthefrontline,especiallythefiringline,inBelgium.Later,heworkedasasecretagentforBritainandgatheredinformationinGeneva.HehasalsobeensentonadiplomaticmissiontotrytopersuadetheRussiangovermentretreatfromthewar.Andthisperiodoftimewaswrittenintosomeofhisworks.•In1916,hetraveledtothesouthPacificOcean.Andsincethen,hehastraveledtotheFarEastformanytimes.In1920,hecametoChinainwhichhewrotehistravels《OnChineseScreen》in1922andafull-lengthnovel《ThePaintedVeil》whosebackgroundisbasedonChineseculturein1925.Afterthis,hehasalsobeentoSouthAmericaandIndia,whichaddedmanyexoticatmopherestohisworks.•DuringWorldWarII,hewenttoAmericawherehestayedalmost6years.•In1946,hewentbacktoFrance.Inhislaterlife,heenjoyedahighreputationinbothFrenceandBritain.In1959,hemadehislastjourneytotheFarEast.OnDec.15th1965,hepassedawayinRiviera,Franceattheageof91.HisWorksDramaLongnovelsshortnovelscomediesOthersNotableWorks•Hisreputationasanovelistrestsprimarilyonthesebooks:《OnChineseScreen》HisWritingStyleInfluencedbythepublishedjournalsoftheFrenchwriterJulesRenard,IbsenandOscarWilde.Maughamhadenjoyedfortheirconscientiousness,wisdomandwit.HiscomedieswasinfluencedbyOscarWildealot.mianlyaboutfamily,loveandthetwistsinmarriage.describethesituationsandcustomsintheupperclass.expressthedoubtsaboutthesocietymorality.moresatiricthanhumourous.Healwaysholdcalm,impersomalaloofevenparticularattitudeswithsomesatireandmercytoobservelifeinalmostallhisworks.quotes•1.Itisanillusionthatyouthishappy,anillusionofthosewhohavelostit.•2.Beautyisanecstasy;itisassimpleashunger.Thereisreallynothingtobesaidaboutit.Itisliketheperfumeofarose:youcansmellitandthatisall.3.Theartistproducesfortheliberationofhissoul.Itishisnaturetocreateasitisthenatureofwatertorundownthehill.4.It'snogoodtryingtokeepupoldfriendships.It'spainfulforbothsides.Thefactis,onegrowsoutofpeople,andtheonlythingistofaceit.5.Weknowourfriendsbytheirdefectsratherthanbytheirmerits.•6.Imaginationgrowsbyexerciseandcontrarytocommonbeliefismorepowerfulinthematurethanintheyoung.•7.Anunfortunatethingaboutthisworldisthatthegoodhabitsaremucheasiertogiveu