英美文學(xué)經(jīng)典小說(shuō)解讀

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　　《英美文學(xué)經(jīng)典小說(shuō)解讀》作者擷取了二十位著名英美作家經(jīng)典文學(xué)作品。通過(guò)對(duì)各時(shí)期主要文學(xué)流派作品的簡(jiǎn)介，向讀者展示了英美文學(xué)的大致框架，引發(fā)讀者去思考、欣賞，去正確認(rèn)識(shí)英美社會(huì)及社會(huì)眾生相。全書(shū)以題材廣泛、風(fēng)格各異、集知識(shí)與學(xué)術(shù)于一體為特色，既有利于教師系統(tǒng)講解，同時(shí)也方便學(xué)生自學(xué)，適合廣大高校開(kāi)設(shè)英美文學(xué)課程的授課教師、英語(yǔ)專(zhuān)業(yè)學(xué)生以及有一定英語(yǔ)基礎(chǔ)且對(duì)英美文學(xué)感興趣的讀者。

書(shū)籍目錄

Part Ⅰ Classic Novels in British LiteratureRobinson CrusoeFrankensteinPride and PrejudiceJane EyreWuthering HeightsThe Mill on the FlossGreat ExpectationsTess of the d' UrbervillesMrs DallowayLord ofthe FliesPart Ⅱ Classic Novels in American LiteratureThe Adventures of H uckleberry FinnA Farewell to A rmsFahrenheit 45 1fnvisible ManThe Call of the WildThe Grapes ofWrarhThe G reat GatsbyThe Red Badge of CourageThe Scalet LetterTo Kill a Mockingbird

章節(jié)摘錄

　　If Gatsby represents one part of Fitzgerald' s personality， the flashy celebrity who pursued and glorified wealth in order to impress the woman he loved， then Nick represents another part： the quiet， reflective Mid westerner adrift in the lurid East. A young man （he tums thirty during the course of the novel） from Minnesota， Nick travels to New York in 1922 to learn the bond business. He lives in the West Egg district of Long Island， next door to Gatsby. Nick is also Daisy' s cousin， which enables him to observe and assist the resurgent love affair between Daisy and Gats by.As a result of his relationship to these two characters， Nick is the perfect choice to narrate the novel， which functions as.a personal memoir of his experiences with Gatsby in the summer of 1922.　　Nick is also well suited to narrating The Great Gatsby because of his temperament. As he tells the reader in Chapter 1， he is tolerant， open-minded， quiet， and a good listener， and， as a result，others tend to talk to him and tell him their secrets. Gatsby， in particular， comes to trust him and treat him as a confidant. Nick generally assumes a secondary role throughout the novel， prefer-ring to describe and comment on events rather than dominate the action. Often， however， he functions as Fitzgerald's voice， as in his extended meditation on time and the American dream at the end of Chapter 9.　　Insofar as Nick plays a role inside the narrative， he evidences a strongly mixed reaction to life on the East Coast，- one that creates a powerful internal conflict that he does not resolve until the end of the book. On the one hand， Nick is attracted to the fast-paced， fun-driven lifestyle of New York. On the other hand， he finds that lifestyle grotesque and damaging. This inner conflict is symbolized throughout the book by Nick' s romantic affair with Jordan Baker. He is attracted to her vivacity and her sophistication just as he is repelled by her dishonesty and her lack of consideration for other people. Nick states that there is a "quality of distortion" to life in New York， and this lifestyle makes him lose his equilibrium， especially early in the novel， as when he gets drunk at Gatsby's party in Chapter 2. After witnessing the unraveling of Gatsby's dream and presiding over the appalling spectacle of Gatsby's funeral， Nick realizes that the fast life of revelry on the East Coast is a cover for the terrifying moral emptiness that the valley of ashes symbolizes. Having gained the maturity that this insight demonstrates， he returns to Minnesota in search of a quieter life structured by more traditional moral values.　　……

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