Mark Twain is a great literary giant of America, whom H.L.Mencken considered “the true father of our national
literature.” With works like Adventure of Huckleberry Finn 《 哈克贝利芬历险记》(1884) and Life on the Mississippi《密西西
and ignorant as his heroes
or heroines.
PART THREE
third part. (Writing style) 1.Life and Writing 2.a Local Colorist e of Vernacular 4.Humor
25% Mark Twain’s Life and Writing:
PART TWO
Second part. (His writing) 1.Mark Twain and the Mississippi. 2.Major Works. 3.Writing Features
Mark Twain and the Mississippi
Mark Twain loved the great river so much that he always went in the direction of the nearby Mississippi. Many of his great works are set in the background of the
Fourth part. (Others)
1.His Famous Words 2.A Mirror of America
PART ONE
First part. (His exeperience) 1.Early life experience 2.His Marriage 3.In His Middle Ages 4.His Later Life 5.His Death
Mississippi River,such as the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and Life on the Mississippi.
Samuel Clemens’ Major Works
The Gilded Age 《镀金时代》 written in collaboration with
比河上的生活》 (1883) Twain shaped the world’s view of America and made a more extensive combination of American folk humor and serious literature than previous writers had ever done.
In His Middle Ages
By 1900 Twain had become America’s foremost celebrity. He was invited to
attend ship launchings, anniversary gatherings, political conventions, and countless dinners. Reporters met him at every port of call, anxious to print a new quip from the famous humorist. To enhance his image, he took to wearing white suits and loved to stroll down the street and see people staring at him.
His Marriage
At 34 years old he married Olivia Langdon Clemens, daughter of a New York coal magnate, a member of the country’s wealthy elite. She would be partner, editor, and fellow traveler in success and failure for the next thirty-five years.
MARK TWIN OF MISSISSIPPI
A Mirror of America
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CONTENTS
First part. (His exeperience) 1.Early life experience 2.His Marriage 3.In His Middle Ages 4.His Later Life 5.His Death
His Death
Mark Twain died of illness on April 21, 1910. When he passed away, newspapers around the country declared, “The whole world is mourning.” By then, Sam Clemens had long since ceased to be a private citizen. He had become Mark Twain, a proud possession of the American nation.
words short concrete direct in effect
sentence & structures
simple, even ungrammatical
Mark Twain’s Writing Features
He often described persons who was innocent, simple, naive,
Mark Twain (1835 -1910)
Mark Twain was a great American writer, and he was also a famous speaker.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain) was born in Florida and he was not a healthy baby. In fact, he was not expected to live through the first winter. But with his mother's tender care, he managed to survive. As a boy, he caused much trouble for his parents. He used to play jokes on all of his friends and neighbors. He didn't like to go to school, and he constantly ran away from home.
Charles Dudley Warner
Life on the Mississippi 《密西西比河上》 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court 《亚瑟王朝里
的康涅狄格州美国佬》
The Man That Corrupted Hardleybug 《败坏了哈德莱堡的人
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The Mysterious Stranger 《神秘的陌生人》 Autobiography
These works contain bitter attacks on the human race
The Innocents Abroad «傻子国外旅行记» Roughing It《艰难岁月》 Pudd'nhead Wilson《傻瓜维尔逊》 The Prince and the Pauper《王子与贫民》 American Claimant《美国申请人》
Mark Twain’s Writing Features
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Habits He used a lot of colloquial idioms and colloquial syntax.
he used colloquial language, vernacular language, dialects
His Later Life
There are many tragic events in his later life: the failure of his investments, his fatiguing travels and lectures in order to pay off his debts, and added to this, the death of his wife and two daughters which left him absolutely inconsolable. Some critics link these tragic events with the change of style in his later works, from an optimist and humorist to an almost despairing determinist.
Second part. (His writing) 1.Mark Twain and the Mississippi. 2.Major Works. 3.Writing Features
third part. (Writing style) 1.Life and Writing 2.a Local Colorist e of Vernacular 4.Humor