American short story

AMERICAN STORIES - The Lady, or the Tiger?BOB DOUGHTY: Now, the VOA Special English program, AMERICAN STORIES. (MUSIC)We present the short story “The Lady, or the Tiger?” by Frank R. Stockton. Here is BarbaraKlein with the story.(MUSIC)BARBARA KLEIN: Long ago, in the very olden time, there lived a powerful king. Some of his ideas were progressive. But others caused people to suffer.One of the king’s ideas was a public arena as an agent of poetic justice. Crime was punished, or innocence was decided, by the result of chance. When a person was accused of a crime, his future would be judged in the public arena.All the people would gather in this building. The king sat high up on his ceremonial chair. He gave a sign. A door under him opened. The accused person stepped out into the arena. Directly opposite the king were two doors. They were side by side, exactly alike. The person on trial had to walk directly to these doors and open one of them. He could open whichever door he pleased.If the accused man opened one door, out came a hungry tiger, the fiercest in the land. The tiger immediately jumped on him and tore him to pieces as punishment for his guilt. The case of the suspect was thus decided.Iron bells rang sadly. Great cries went up from the paid mourners. And the people, with heads hanging low and sad hearts, slowly made their way home. They mourned greatly that one so young and fair, or so old and respected, should have died this way.But, if the accused opened the other door, there came forth from it a woman, chosen especially for the person. To this lady he was immediately married, in honor of his innocence. It was not a problem that he might already have a wife and family, or that he might have chosen to marry another woman. The king permitted nothing to interfere with his great method of punishment and reward.Another door opened under the king, and a clergyman, singers, dancers and musicians joined the man and the lady. The marriage ceremony was quickly completed. Then the bells made cheerful noises. The people shouted happily. And the innocent man led the new wife to his home, following children who threw flowers on their path.This was the king’s method of carrying out justice. Its fairness appeared perfect. The accused person could not know which door was hiding the lady. He opened either as he pleased, without having knowing whether, in the next minute, he was to be killed or married.Sometimes the fierce animal came out of one door. Sometimes it came out of the other.This method was a popular one. When the people gathered together on one of the great trial days, they never knew whether they would see a bloody killing or a happy ending. So everyone was always interested. And the thinking part of the community would bring no charge of unfairness against this plan. Did not the accused person have the whole matter in his own hands? (MUSIC)The king had a beautiful daughter who was like him in many ways. He loved her above all humanity. The princess secretly loved a young man who was the best-looking and bravest in the land. But he was a commoner, not part of an important family.One day, the king discovered the relationship between his daughter and the young man. The man was immediately put in prison. A day was set for his trial in the king’s public arena. This, ofcourse, was an especially important event. Never before had a common subject been brave enough to love the daughter of the king.The king knew that the young man would be punished, even if he opened the right door. And the king would take pleasure in watching the series of events, which would judge whether or not the man had done wrong in loving the princess.(MUSIC)The day of the trial arrived. From far and near the people gathered in the arena and outside its walls. The king and his advisers were in their places, opposite the two doors. All was ready. The sign was given. The door under the king opened and the lover of the princess entered the arena. Tall, beautiful and fair, his appearance was met with a sound of approval and tension. Half the people had not known so perfect a young man lived among them. No wonder the princess loved him! What a terrible thing for him to be there!As the young man entered the public arena, he turned to bend to the king. But he did not at all think of the gr eat ruler. The young man’s eyes instead were fixed on the princess, who sat to the right of her father.From the day it was decided that the sentence of her lover should be decided in the arena, she had thought of nothing but this event.The princess had more power, influence and force of character than anyone who had ever before been interested in such a case. She had done what no other person had done. She had possessed herself of the secret of the doors. She knew behind which door stood the tiger, and behind which waited the lady. Gold, and the power of a woman’s will, had brought the secret to the princess. She also knew who the lady was. The lady was one of the loveliest in the kingdom. Now and then the princess had seen her looking at and talking to the young man.The princess hated the woman behind that silent door. She hated her with all the intensity of the blood passed to her through long lines of cruel ancestors.Her lover turned to look at the princess. His eye met hers as she sat there, paler and whiter than anyone in the large ocean of tense faces around her. He saw that she knew behind which door waited the tiger, and behind which stood the lady. He had expected her to know it.The only hope for the young man was based on the success of the princess in discovering this mystery. When he looked at her, he saw that she had been successful, as he knew she would succeed.Then his quick and tense look asked the question: “Which?” It was as clear to her as if he shouted it from where he stood. There was not time to be lost.The princess raised her hand, and made a short, quick movement toward the right. No one but her lover saw it. Every eye but his was fixed on the man in the arena.He turned, and with a firm and quick step he walked across the empty space. Every heart stopped beating. Every breath was held. Every eye was fixed upon that man. He went to the door on the right and opened it.(MUSIC)Now, the point of the story is this: Did the tiger come out of that door, or did the lady?The more we think about this question, the harder it is to answer. It involves a study of the human heart. Think of it not as if the decision of the question depended upon yourself. But as if it depended upon that hot-blooded princess, her soul at a white heat under the fires of sadness and jealousy. She had lost him, but who should have him?How often, in her waking hours and in her dreams, had she started in wild terror, and covered her face with her hands? She thought of her lover opening the door on the other side of which waited the sharp teeth of the tiger!But how much oftener had she seen him open the other door? How had she ground her teeth, and torn her hair, when she had seen his happy face as he opened the door of the lady! How her soul had burned in pain when she had seen him run to meet that woman, with her look of victory. When she had seen the two of them get married. And when she had seen them walk away together upon their path of flowers, followed by the happy shouts of the crowd, in which her one sad cry was lost!Would it not be better for him to die quickly, and go to wait for her in that blessed place of the future? And yet, that tiger, those cries, that blood!Her decision had been shown quickly. But it had been made after days and nights of thought. She had known she would be asked. And she had decided what she would answer. And she had moved her hand to the right.The question of her decision is one not to be lightly considered. And it is not for me to set myself up as the one person able to answer it. And so I leave it with all of you:Which came out of the open door – the lady, or the tiger?(MUSIC)BOB DOUGHTY: Y ou have heard the American Story “The Lady, or the Tiger?” by Frank R. Stockton. Y our storyteller was Barbara Klein. This story was adapted into Special English by Shelley Gollust. It was produced by Lawan Davis. Listen again next week for another American story in VOA Special English. I’m Bob Doughty.。

欧亨利：美国短篇小说的大师O. Henry, a pen name used by William Sydney Porter, was an American short story writer renowned for his uniquestyle and unexpected endings. Born in North Carolina in 1862, O. Henry led a troubled life, experiencing poverty, imprisonment, and separation from his loved ones. However, it was these experiences that shaped his writing and gave him a deep understanding of the complexities of human nature.Known for his ability to captivate readers with his stories, O. Henry's works were often centered around themes of love, fate, and social commentary. His unique writing style, characterized by wit, irony, and unexpected plot twists, made his stories both entertaining and thought-provoking. One of his most famous works, "The Gift of the Magi," tells the story of a poor young couple who sacrifice their most precious possessions to give each other Christmas gifts. The unexpected ending, which reveals the true value of love and sacrifice, has moved countless readers.O. Henry's stories were not just entertainment; they were also a reflection of the social issues of his time.His writing often criticized the injustices of society and the cruelty of fate. His characters, despite their misfortunes, often retained a sense of humor and hope that gave them strength to face their challenges. This optimismin the face of adversity is one of the hallmarks of O.Henry's writing.Despite his troubled life, O. Henry's legacy as awriter is timeless. His stories continue to be enjoyed by readers across the globe, who are captivated by his unique writing style and thought-provoking themes. His ability to capture the complexities of human nature and the essence of life in his stories makes him a timeless master of theshort story genre.**欧亨利：美国短篇小说的大师**欧亨利，原名威廉·西德尼·波特，是一位以笔名闻名的美国短篇小说作家，因其独特的风格和出人意料的结局而备受赞誉。

《英语》（选择性必修·第四册）Unit 1 Honesty and responsibilityWelcome to the unit & Reading (I)I. Learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students will be able to:1.understand the story by getting the plot and some detailed information;2. know some basic information about O. Henry and appreciate the surprising ending;3. think creatively and come up with their own ending of the story;4. have a better understanding of honesty and responsibility.II. Key competence focus1. Figure out the plot of the story.2. Have a better understanding of honesty and responsibility.III. Predicted area of difficultyThink creatively and come up with their own ending of the story.IV. Teaching proceduresStep 1 Warming up1)T asks Ss to brainstorm some important moral values.Courage, responsibility, loyalty, gratitude, honesty, perseverance, compassion…2)T asks Ss to read the list below and have a self-check.tell the truth and say what you really think;play by the rules and do not try to take unfair advantage of others;keep promises and do not make promises you cannot keep;are prepared to admit mistake;take agreements seriously;correct mistakes rather than blaming others;think about how your actions will affect others;do everything to the best of your ability.3)T guides Ss to answer the following questions.(1)What other descriptions of honesty and responsibility can you add?(2)What do you think is the relationship between honesty and responsibility according to the descriptions?【设计意图：教师引导学生头脑风暴，说出一些重要的道德价值观，引出“诚实”和“责任”两个核心道德价值观。

Ⅰ. Write the author of each item. 10’1．Anne Bradstreet（The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America）①Contemplation②To My Dear and Loving Husband2. Benjamin Franklin①The Autobiography (early American Dream)3. Philip Freneau (Poet of American Revolution; The Father of American Poetry)①The Wild Honey Suckle②The Indian Burying Ground③To a Caty-Did4. Washington Irving (The Father of American Short Story; first American writer of imaginative literature to gain international fame; regarded as Father of American literature.)①The legend of Sleep Hollow②Rip Van Winkle③The Sketch Book(the beginning of American Romanticism)5. James Fennimore Cooper①The Last Mohicans②Leather Stocking Tales6. William Cullen Bryant①Thanatopsis②To a Water Fowl7. Edgar Allen Poe (Father of Modern Short Story; Father of Psychoanalysis criticism)①To Helen②The Raven③The Fall of the House of Usher④The Black Cat8. Ralph Waldo Emerson (leading New England transcendentalist)①Nature②Self-Reliance③The American Scholar9. Henry David Thoreau (an active transcendentalist)①Walden10. Nathaniel Hawthorne (a master of symbolism; first great American writer of fiction to work in moralistic tradition. combined the American romanticism with puritan moralism; created a new genre psychological romance)①The Scarlet Letter②Twice Told Tales③The Marble Faun④Blithedale Romance⑤The Minister’s Black Veil11. Herman Melville①Moby Dick12. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (the fireside poet; love of nature, love for the past)①A Psalm of Life②The Slave’s Dream③My Lost Youth④The Song of Hiawatha13. Walt Whitman①Leaves of Grass(first genuine epic poem)②Song of Myself③I Sit and Look Out④Beat！Beat！Drums！14. Emily Dickinson (the theme of her poetry concern religion, life, death, marriage, immorality, nature etc.)①I Taste a Liquor Never Brewed②I Felt a Funeral, in My Brain③A Bird Came Down the Walk④I Died for Beauty ___but Was Scarce⑤I Hear a Fly Buzz ___When I Died⑥Because I Could not Stop for DeathⅡ. True or False choice. 20’Ⅲ. Choose the best answer 10’Ⅳ. Appreciation 30’The Scarlet LetterAuthor: Nathaniel HawthorneSymbolism：The Scarlet Letter, A symbol of shame, but instead it becomes a powerful symbol of identity to Hester. The letter’s meaning shifts as time passes. Originally intended to mark Hester as an adulteress, the “A” eventually comes to stand for “Able.”The Meteor , to Dimmesdale, the meteor implies that he should wear a mark of shame just as Hester does. The meteor is interpreted differently by the rest of the community, which thinks that it stands for “Angel” and marks Governor Winthrop’s entry into heavenThe Rosebush, Next to the Prison Door .The narrator chooses to begin his story with the image of the rosebush beside the prison door. The rosebush symbolizes the ability of nature to endure and outlast man’s activities.Pearl is a sort of living version of her mother’s scarlet letter. She is the physical consequence of sexual sin and the indicator of a transgression (evildoing). Upward American spiritCharacter analysis:Hester: disloyalty, betrayal, deception, sexual desire, adultery. Face, correct, redeem, purify. Praise, content, conformability.Dimmesdale: adultery, cowardice, hypocrisy, dishonesty, selfishness, too coward to confess, tortured by his conscience. Sympathetic, disfavor his hesitation, indecisiveness and cowardice.Chillingworth: revenge. Tortured by the desire of revenge, twisted and reduced to nothing. disgusted, think he committed greater crime.Puritanism in The Scarlet LetterPuritan background: setting, events, characters, thoughts, behaviors.Puritan doctrines: original sin, total depravity, predestination, limited atonement.Ralph Waldo Emerson1.NatureThe declaration of TranscendentalismAnalysis of “Nature”A long essay which has eight parts: the opening, commodity, beauty, language, discipline, Idealism, spirit and prospects. Our selection is taken from the opening. Taken as a whole, “Nature” expresses Emerson’s philosophy in a more systematic fashion than any other work of his.Meanings of natureI BeautyNature is beautiful. : the complete, mysterious, useful and moral beauty of nature. First, nature’s beauty lies in its completeness. Second, nature’s beauty lies in its mystery. cannot be manipulated. Only when he holds a sincere r espect for nature, can man feel the mysterious beauty of nature. Third, nature’s beauty lies in its usefulness. Nature provides man without any benefitII Nature Is Divine●Nature is divine and has the eternal order which should not be violated. Influenced in a way byChinese ancient philosophy, Emerson believes that all the things in the world come from the same root---the Oversoul.●Emerson believes that man can find God in his own heart by direct contact with nature●Nature has permeated (penetrate) all aspects of human life. Spirit embodied in nature hasinfluence upon us. Nature inspires man and gives him\her power. Man should find the truth, goodness and beauty in his own soul and bring into play his potentiality as human being. Then, he will become hims elf “All that Adam had, all that Caesar could, you have and can do".●For Emerson, the individual is potentially the most divine and any organization or existing ideacan not limit the development of individual.III Nature Is ChangingEverything in nature is in a process---growing, withdrawing and falling into the ground. The flowing of nature comes from a force which impels it to develop. For instance, a river is always in constantly flowing. It originates from mountains, flows along great plains and ultimately converges into the sea. Transcendental philosophyNature symbolizes freedom, independence and change. These are Individualism elements which attend to significance of common life. Therefore Emerson's nature is the theoretical base of American Individualism---one of the characteristics of American culture. As the symbol of Spirit, nature helps to prove that man's soul is beautiful, divine and fluid. Man should pursue spiritual fulfillmentExcerpt from Nature: in Nature Emerson puts forward every phenomenon of the nature there was the spirit of the spirit of the nature.Here from this paragraph we could see that emerson found the beauty in the wildness nature rather than the village or something. “in the wildness, I find something more dear and connate than in streets or villages.” In the wildness of the nature, emerson can transcend physical body to the spirit of the God and he can become one part of the spirit.He emerges into the nature, and then he goes into the Oversoul. “I am part or particle of God.” “I am nothing; I see all”. This sentence clearly shows that emerson merges into the sporit. And in the nature we could get the eternal beauty.2.Self-Reliance①“The Confidence”. a man must show his opinion confidently and bravely in spite of different ideas.②“The Independence”. A man should keep himself firmly ; not be easily influenced by environment.③Keep personality, which is closely related to the confidence and the independence. a man must keep his personality and conform to his own principles.④“Showing no Sympathy to the Poor” shows that why the poor are poor is mainly due to their backward thinking. Showing help to this kind of people means doing harm to them.Comment: In Self-reliance, Emerson expressed the romantic idea of individualism, with an emphasis on being self-sufficient. He promoted relying on oneself rather than on established society. Emerson was known for his repeated use of phrase “trust thyself”. “Self-reliance” is his explanation---both systematic and passionate of what he meant by this, and why he was moved to make it his catchphrase. Every individual possesses a unique genius, Emerson argues, that can only be revealed when that individual has the courage to trust his or her own thoughts, attitudes, and inclinations against all public disapproval.Henry Wadsworth Longfellow1. A Psalm of Life①Love of nature, love for the past ②Trochaic tetrameter③constant theme for poets: The relationship of life and death. ④He expresses his pertinent interpretation to that by warning us that though life is hard and everybody must die, time flies and life is short, yet, human beings ought to be hold “to act,” to face the reality straightly so as to make otherwise meaningless life significant.2. My Lost YouthⅤ. Terms 10’New England PoetsThe new England poets were the representatives of imitation, authors like Irving, William Cullen Bryant, Henry wadsworth Longfellow etc. tried to imitate the forms and themes of their English brothers, such as Alexander Pope, Robert Burns, Thomas Gray, wordsworth and so on.Rip van winkleThis is one story in Washington Irving’s Sketch Book. It tells a story of a kind but hen-pecked man rip van winkle. The protagonist does not take care of his own family very well and just wants to live idly. But his wife does not want him to live the life like that and keeps talking to him. Unhappy at home, he enters in the mountain with his gun and dog. One afternoon, he meets some strangers looking people playing at nine pins. Out of curiosity, he drinks the wine and falls into sleep. When he wakes up, he finds his dog missing and his gun rusted. He has to go back to the village again. But can not recognize the village and the folks. Later his surprise, he has been slept for 20 years. And his wife has been dead and his children grow up. At the end of story, his daughter takes him home and he still lives the life as he was used to.Ⅵ.Comment 20’1. Comment on Moby Dick:a. Although the narrator sees insanity in Ahab, Melville’s emotional sympathy is with the deficient Ahab. He begins with a noble intention to crush evil, but in taking this to the extreme, he becomes evil himself. He is destroyed by his consuming desire to root out evil.b. Moby Dick is a symbol to represent cruel, brutal, malicious powers of nature. Nature is capable of destroying the human world. Nature threatens humanity & thus calls out the heroic powers of the human beings. So the power of the universe is both of blessing and curse. In this way, the author constructs a complicated statement about American view of nature.2. Compare: Emily Dickinson with Walt Whitman in their writing style.Similarities①Along with Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman stands as one of the two giants of American poetry in the nineteenth century.②Pioneers of imagism③Part of American Renaissance④Influenced by transcendentalism⑤Thematically, they both extolled in their different ways and emergent America, its expansion, its individualism and its Americanness, their poetry being part of “American Renaissance”⑥Technically, they both added to the literary independence of the new nation by breaking free of the convention of the iambic pentameter and exhibiting a freedom in form unknown before: they are pioneers in American poetry.Differences①Whitman seems to keep his eyes on society at large; Dickinson explores the inner life of the individual.②Whereas Whitman is “national” in his outlook. Dickinson is “regional”③Whitman has the “catalogue techniques”, all-inclusive catalogue. Whereas Dickinson’s concise, direct, simple diction and syntax。

第三章模拟练习与答案Blank Filling1. In the early nineteenth century, Washington Irving wrote .which became the first work by an American writer to win financial success on both sides of the Atlantic.2. The Romantic period in the American literary history covers the time between the end of the century to the outbreak of the . It started with the publication of Irving's and ended with Whitman's . This period is also called.3. Irving's The Sketch Book is a collection of essays, sketches and tales, of which the most famous and frequently anthologized are and .4. The Transcendental Club often met at 's Concord home.5. Emersonian Transcendentalism is actually a philosophical school which absorbed some ideological concerns of American and Euro pean Romanticism.6. was regarded as Father of the American short stories.7. Irving also wrote two biographies, one is The Life of Oliver Goldsmith, andthe other is .8. Cooper's novel was a rousing tale about espionage against the British during the Revolutionary War.9. The central figure in the Leatherstocking Tales is. , who goes by the various names of Leatherstocking, Deerslayer, Pathfinder and Hawkeye.10. In , Whitman airs his sorrow at President Lincoln's death.11. The great work not only demonstrates Emersonian ideas of self-reliance but also develops and tests Thoreau's own transcendental philosophy.12. In , Whitman's own early experience may well be identified with the childhood of a young growing America.13. "Imbued with an inquiring imagination, an intensely meditative mind, and unceasing interest in the ntenor of the heart' of man's being" is used to describe .14. by Melville is a novella about a ship whose black slave cargo mutiny holds their captain a terrorized hostage.15. A superb book came out of Thoreau's two-year experiment at Walden Pond.16. From Thoreau's Concord jail experience, came his famous essay17. Hester Prynne is the heroine in Hawthorne's novel .18. Melville's novel is a tremendous chronicle of a whaling voyage in pursuit of a seemingly supernatural white whale.19. The best of Cooper's sea romances was .The hero of the novel represents John Pall Jones, the great naval fighter of the Revolutionary War.20. is the narrator in Moby-Dick.21. Transcendentalism was put forward by the people from .22. has been regarded as "America's Declaration of Intellectual Independence."23. Published in 1823, was the first of the Leatherstocldng Tales, in their publication time, and probably the first true romance of the frontier in American literature.24. The way in which wrote The Scarlet Letter suggests that American Romanticism adapted itself to American puritan moralism.25. can somewhat be called "the Father of the American detective story".II. Multiple Choice1. Statement is wrong in describing Nathaniel Hawthorne.A. One source of evil that Hawthorne is concerned most is over-reaching intellectB. Hawthorne is a realistic writerC. Hawthorne is also a great allegoristD. Hawthorne is a master of symbolism2. In Walt Whitman's "There was a Child Went Forth," the child refers to .A. the poet himself as a childB. any American childC. the young AmericaD. one of the poet's neighbor3. In Moby-Dick, the voyage symbolizes .A. the microcosm of human societyB. a search for truthC. the unknown worldD. nature4. Thoreau was often alone in the woods or by the pond, lost in spiritual communication with .A. natureB. transcendentalist ideasC. human beingsD. celestial beings5. The Transcendentalist group includes two of the most significant writers America has produced so far,A. Henry David ThoreauB. Washington IrvingC. Nathaniel HawthorneD. Wait Whitman6. tells a simple but very moving story in which four people living in a puritan community are involved in and affected by the sin of adultery in different ways.A. Twice-Told TalesB. The Scarlet LetterC. The House of the Seven GablesD. The Marble Faun7. is regarded as the first American prose epic.A. NatureB. The Scarlet LetterC. WaldenD. Moby-Dick8. The Romantic Period of American literature started with the publication of Washington Irving's and ended with Whitman's Leaves of Grass.A. The Sketch BookB. Tales of a TravelerC. The AlhambraD. A history of New York9. Washington Irving's social conservation and literary for the past is revealed, to some extent, in his famous story, .A. "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"B. "Rip Van Winkle"C. "The Custom-House'D. "The Birthmark"10. Which of the following comments on the writings by Herman Melville is not true?A. "Bartleby, the Scrivener" is a short story.B. "Benito Cereno" is a novella.C. The Confidence -Man has something to do with the sea and sailors.D. Moby-Dick is regarded as the first American Prose epic.11. The giant Moby Dick may symbolize all EXCEPT .A. mystery of the universeB. sin of the whaleC. power of the Great NatureD. evil of the world12. The convention of the desire for an escape from society and a return to nature in American literature is particularly evident in .A. Cooper's Leatherstocking TalesB. Hawthorne's The Scarlet LetterC. Whitman's Leaves of GrassD. Irving's Rip Van Winkle13. As a philosophical and literary movement, flourished in New England from the 1830s to theCivil War.A. modernismB. rationalismC. sentimentalismD. transcendentalism14. In Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, "A" may stands for .A. AdulteryB. AngelC. AmiableD. All the above15. is not the member of Transcendental Club.A. EmersonB. ThoreauC. WhitmanD. Fuller16. Poe's first collection of short stories is .A. Tales of a TravellerB. Leatherstocking TalesC. Canterbury TalesD. Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque17. For Melville, as well as for the reader and , the narrator, Moby Dick is still a mystery, an ultimate mystery of the universe.A. StarbuckB. StubbC. IshmaelD. Arab18. Choose the characters which appear in the novel The Scarlet Letter.A. Hester PrynneB. Atthur DimmesdaleC. Roger ChillingworthD. Pearl19. was a romanticized account of Melville's stay among the Polynesians. The success of the book soon made Melville become known as the" man who lived among cannibals".A. Moby DickB. TypeeC. OmooD. Billy Budd20. The period before the American Civil War is generally referred to as .A. the Naturalist PeriodB. the Modern PeriodC. the Romantic PeriodD. the Realistic Period21. All of the following are works by Nathaniel Hawthorne except .A. The House of the Seven GablesB. White JacketC. The Marble FaunD. The Blithedale Romance22. In the following works, which signs the beginning of the American literature?A. The Sketch Book.B. Leaves of Grass.C. Leatherstocking Tales.D. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.23. The main theme of Emily Dickinson is the following except .A. religionB. love and marriageC. life and deathD. war and peace24. Emily Dickinson's poetic idiom is noted for the following except .A. brevityB. directnessC. plainest wordsD. obscure25. "There is evil in every human heart, which may remain latent, perhaps, through the whole life; but circumstances may rouse it to activity." The thought is reflected in .A. Nathaniel Hawthorne's Young Goodman BrownB. Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnC. Walt Whitman's Leaves of GrassD. Herman Melville's Moby Dick26. It is on his that Washington Irving's fame mainly rested.A. tales about AmericaB. early poetryC. childhood recollectionsD. sketches about his European tours27. is the most ambivalent writer in the American literary history.A. Nathaniel HawthorneB. Walt WhitmanC. Ralph Waldo EmersonD. Mark Twain28. In Hawthorne's novels and short stories, intellectuals usually appear as .A. saviorsB. villainsC. commentatorsD. observers29. Washington Irving's Rip Van Winkle is famous for .A. Rip's escape into a mysterious placeB. The srory's German legendary source materialC. Rip's seeking for happinessD. Rip's 20-year sleep30. The publication of established Emerson as the most eloquent spokesman of New England Transcendentalism.A. NatureB. Self-RelianceC. The American ScholarD. The Over-Soul31. Which of the following is not a work of Emily Dickinson's?A. This is my letter to the world.B. I heard a Fly buzz-when I died.C. The Road Not Taken.D. I like to see it lap the Miles.32. In the history of literature, Romanticism is regarded as .A. the thought that designates a literary and philosophical theory which tends to see the individual as the very center of all life and all experienceB. the thought that designates man as a social animalC. the orientation that emphasizes those features which men have in commonD. the modes of thinking33. Which three novels drew from Melville's adventures among the people of the South Pacific islands?A. Typee.B. Omoo.C. Mardi.D. Redburn.34. In the poem "Song of Myself", Whitman sets forth the principle beliefs of .A. the theory of universalityB. singularity and equality of all beings in valueC. both A and BD. none above35. Most of the poems in Whitman's Leaves of Grass sing of the "en-mass"and the as well.A. natureB. lifeC. selfD. self-reliance36. Emily Dickinson's poems (441) "This is my letter to the World" expresses the poet's about her communication with the outside world.A. indignationB. joyC. anxietyD. indifference37. Which of the following features cannot characterize poems by Walt Whitman?A. Lyrical and well-structured.B. Free-flowing.C. Simple and rather crude.D. Conversational and casual.38. Which of the following writings is not finished by Ralph Waldo Emerson?A. Nature.B. Essays.C. The Over-Soul.D. Of Studies.39. In "I heard a Fly buzz-when I died", Emily Dickinson describes the moment of death .A. passionatelyB. pessimisticallyC. in despairD. peacefully40. Which book is not written by Emerson?A. Representative Men.B. English Traits.C. Nature.D. The Rhodora.III.Read the quoted parts carefully and answer the questions in EnglishPassage 1"I like to see it lap the Miles...and lick the Valleys up...And stop to feed itself at Tanks...And then...prodigious step"Questions:A. Please give the name of the author.B. What does "it" in this poem refer to?C. What idea does this poem express?Passage 2"I celebrated myself, and sing myself,And what I assume you shall assume.For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you."Questions:A. Identify the author and the work.B. Whom does "you" refer to?C. What are the two principle beliefs that the poet set forth on this poem?Passage 3"The harpoon was darted; the stricken whale flew forward; with igniting velocity the line ran through the grooves;...ran foul. Arab stopped to clear it; he did clear it; but the flying turn caught him round the neck, and voicelessly as Turkish mutes bowstring their victim, he was shot out of the boat, ere the crew knew the was gone."Questions:A. Identify the author and the work.B. Who is Ahab?C. What happens to Ahab in the end?"It was with some difficulty he found the way to his own house, which he approached with silent awe, expecting every moment to hear the shrill voice of Dame Van Winkle. He found the house gone to decay -- the roof fallen in, the windows shattered, and the doors off the hinges. A half starved dog, that looked like Wolf, was skulking about it. Rip called him by name, but the cur snarled, showed his teeth, and passed on. This was an unkind cut indeed -- 'My very dog,' sighed poor Rip, 'has forgotten me!'Questions:A. Identify the author and the work.B. Whom does Dame Van Winkle refer to?C. Why was it difficult for him to find his house?Passage 5"From the listless repose of the place, and the peculiar character of its inhabitants, who are descendants from the original Dutch settlers, this sequestered glen has long been known by the name of SLEEPY HOLLOW, andits rustic lads are called the Sleepy Hollow Boys throughout all the neighboring country. Drowsy, dreamy influence seems to hang over the land, and to pervade the very atmosphere. Some say that the place was bewitched by a high German doctor, during the early days of the settlement; others, that an old Indian chief, the product or wizard of his tribe, held his powwows there before the country was discovered by Master Hendrick Hudson."Questions:A. Who is the writer of this short story from which the passage is taken?B. What is the title of this short story?C. Give a definition of" short story".Passage 6"To go into solitude, a man needs to retire as much from his chamber as from society. I am not solitary whilst I read and write, though nobody is with me. But if a man would be alone, let him look at the stars. The rays that come from those heavenly worlds, will separate between him and vulgar things. One might think the atmosphere was made transparent with this design, to give man, in the heavenly bodies, the perpetual presence of the sublime. Seen in the streets of cities, how great they are! If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore; and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God which had been shown! But every night come out these preachers of beauty, and light the universe with their admonishing smile."Questions:A. Identify the author and the work.B. Give a brief comment on this passage.Passage 7Hester Prynne's term of confinement was now at an end. Her prison-door was thrown open, and she came forth into the sunshine which, falling on all alike, seemed, to her sick and morbid heart, as if meant for no other purpose than to reveal the scarlet letter on her breast. Perhaps there was a more real torture in her first unattended footsteps from the threshold of the prison, than even in the procession and spectacle that have been described, where she was made the common infamy, at which all mankind was summoned to point its finger. Then, she was supposed by an unnatural tension of the nerves, and by all the combative energy of her character, which enabled her to convert the scene into a kind of lurid triumph.Questions:A. Which novel is this selection taken from?B. What is the name of the novelist?C. What do you think is the symbolic meanings of the scarlet letter onHester's breast?Passage 8"Arms and the clarion for the battle, but the song of thanksgiving to the victory!" answered the liberated David. "Friend," he added, thrusting forth his lean, delicate hand forwards Hawkeye, in kindness, while his eyes twinkled and grew moist, "I thank thee the hairs of my head still grow where they were first rooted by Providence for, though those of other men may be more glossy and curling, I have ever found mine own well suited to the brain they shelter. That I did not join myself to the battle, was less owing to disinclination, than to the bonds of the heathen. Valiant and skillful hast thou proved thyself in the conflict, and I hereby thank thee, before proceeding to discharge other and more important duties, because thou hast proved thyself well worthy of a Christian's praise."...Questions:A. This novel was written by the American novelist. What is his name?B. What is the name of the novel?C. The central figure in this novel appeared in this passage. It is .Passage 9I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not Ii'red. I did not wish tolive what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practice resignation, unless it was quite necessary. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, to live so sturdily and Spartan-like as to put to rout all that was not life, to cut a broad swath and shave close, to drive life into a comer, and reduce it to its lowest terms, and, if it proved to be mean, why then to get the whole and genuine meanness of it, and publish its meanness to the world; or if it were sublime, to know it by experience, and be able to give a tree account of it in my next excursion. For most men, it appears to me, are in a strange uncertainty about it, whether it is of the devil or of God.A. This passage is taken from a famous work entitledB. The author of the work isC. List by yourself at least five reasons that the author gives for going go live in the woods.Passage 10Lo! In you brilliant window-nicheHow statue-like I see thee stand,The agate lamp within thy hand!Ah, Psyche, from the regions whichAre Holy-Land!Questions:A. This is the last stanza of a poem "To Hellen". Its writer is .B. With whom is Hellen associated in line 4?C. Who is Psyche?IV.Give brief answers to each of the following questions in English1. Emily Dickinson is now recognized not only as a great poetess on her ownright but as a poetess of considerable influence upon American poetry of the present century. What are the qualities of her poems?2. Emerson is generally known as an essayist. What is the style of his proses?3. In American literature history, the Romantic Period, during which many amous writers and their masterpieces came into being, played an impor-tant role. Washington Irving, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Walt Whitman,etc., all of whom are not ignored by us. According to their writings, dis-cuss the features of American literature in this period.4. Nathaniei Hawthorne is one of the most interesting, yet most ambivalent riters in the American literary history. According to him, "There is evil in very human heart, which may remain latent, perhaps, through thewhole ife; but circumstances may rouse it to activity." Based on this thought, he ompleted Young Goodman Brown. Try to discuss the theme of this work.5. Moby Dick by Herman Melville is one of the few books in American litera-ure that has produced an exciting effect upon readers. Try to discuss the ymbolism in the book.第一章模拟练习与答案I．Blank Filling1. Hard work , thrift, piety and sobriety, thses were the values that dominated much of the early American writing.2. The American poets who emerged in the seventeenth century adapted the style of established European poets to the subject matter confronted in a strange, new environment. Bradstreet was one such poet.3. wrote his most impressive work The Magnalia Christi America.4. The writer who best expressed the Puritan faith in the colonial period was .5. The Puritan philosophy known as was important in New England during the colonial time, and had a profound influence on the early American mind for several generations.6. Before his death, Jonathan . had gained a position as America's first systematic philosopher.7. Jonathan Edwards' masterpiece is .8. The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America is a collection of poems composed by .II. Multiple Choice1. The Puritan dominating values were .A. hard workB. thriftC. pietyD. sobriety2. Which statement about Cotton Mather is not true?A. He was a great Puritan historian.B. He was an inexhaustible'writer.C. He was a skillful preacher and an eminent theologian.D. He was a graduate of Oxford College.3. Jonathan Edwards' best and most representative sermon was .A. A True Sight of SinB. Sinners in the Hands of an Angry GodC. A Model of Christian CharityD. God's Determinations4. The common thread throughout American literature has been the emphasis on the .A. RevolutionismB. ReasonC. IndividualismD. Rationalism5. Anne Bradstreet was a Puritan poet. Her poems made such a stir in England that she became known as the“” who appeared in America.A. Ninth MuseB. Tenth MuseC. Best MuseD. First MuseIII. Identification of FragmentsI heard the merry grasshopper then sing,The black-clad cricket bear a second part;They kept one tune and played on the same stringSeeming to glory in their little art.Small creatures abject thus their voices raise,And in their kind resound their Maker's praise,Whilst I, as mute, can warble forth no higher lays?Questions:1. This is the ninth of the Contemplations written by an early Americanwoman writer. What is her name?2. Make a brief comment on this short poem.。

美国文学课考试复习资料1.An artistic and intellectual movement originating in Europe in the late 18thcentury and characterized by a heightened interest in nature, emphasis on the individual’s expression of emotion and imagination, departure from the attitudes and forms of classicism, and rebellion against established social rules and conventions2.Features of American RomanticismThere is American Puritanism as a cultural heritage to consider.American Romantic authors tended more to moralize, to edify rather than entertain.American Romanticism produced an entirely new experience alien to European culture.American romanticism was both imitative and independent.3.The American Renaissance or New England Renaissance isa period of the greatflowering of American literature, from the 1830s roughly until the end of the American Civil War./doc/7ae6c0293169a4517723a3b9.ht ml ic fables of Washington Irving;Gothic tales of Edgar Allen Poe;The frontier adventures of James Fennimore Cooper;The Psychological romances of Nathanial Hawthorne and Herman Melville 5.William Cullen Bryant, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow are Fireside Poets orSchoolroom Poets.Washington Irving is the Father of American literature.James Fennimore Cooper is the Father of the American novel.Edgar Allan Poe is the Father of modern short story.Ralph Waldo Emerson is the Father of American Transcendentalism.Henry David Thoreau is a famous practical transcendentalist.Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman are bridge poets between American Romanticism and the 20th century.6.Washington Irving 华盛顿·欧文Father of American literaturethe first professional American writerthe first American Romantic writerthe first American short story writerthe first native American author to win worldwide fameThe Sketch Book (见闻札记）a collection of essays, sketches, and tales.The short story as a genre in American literature probably began with Irving’s The Sketch Book,“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” 睡谷传奇“Rip Van Winkle” 瑞普·凡·温克尔7.(1789—1851) James Fennimore CooperFather of American Novel The first important American novelistThe Pioneer of Americanespionage story: The Spy间谍sea adventure tale: The Pilot 领航员Frontier adventures: The Leatherstocking Tales 皮裹腿故事集8.The Leatherstocking Tales皮裹腿故事集The Pioneers 拓荒者The Last of the Mohicans最后的莫希干人The Prairie 草原The Pathfinder 探路者The Deerslayer 杀鹿人9.Edgar Allan PoeGenius: a magazine editor, a poet, a short story writer, a critic,and a lecturer.Father of modern short story Father of detective storyFather of psychoanalytic criticismHe introduced the British Gothic story, science fiction, and literary criticism to American literature.He introduced a new kind of short story-- detective story.He was the first to develop the short story as a distinctive art form.He elaborated criteria by which it can be judged.10.His Short Stories“The Fall of the House of Usher”《厄舍古屋的倒塌》“The Cask of Amontillado”《一桶白葡萄酒》“Murders in the Rue Morgue”《莫格街谋杀案His Poems①“The Raven”乌鸦②“Annabel Lee” 安娜贝尔?丽11.Characters: Montresor & FortunatoMontresor: (outwit) a deranged man who seeks revengeFortunato: (a lucky or fortunate person) a haughty wine connoisseur against whom Montresor seeks revenge Setting involves place, time, and circumstances.The story is narrated by Montresor, who carries a grudge against Fortunato for an offense that is never explained.12.Writing devices Foreshadowing ( cask/ casket names trowel arms and motto)Irony (Verbal irony Dramatic irony Situational ironySymbolism(The foot: Montresor The serpent: Fortunato.13.theme “The Cask of Amontillado" is a powerful tale of revenge.14.transcendentalism Movement:●the summit of the Romantic Movement in the history of Americanliterature in the 19th century.●Leaders:Ralph Waldo Emerson: father of American Transcendentalism Henry David Thoreau: famous practical transcendentalist●Manifesto:Nature (by Ralph Waldo Emerson)the Bible of New England Transcendentalism●Club: Transcendentalist Club●Journal: The Dial15.Basic ideas●Spirit/Over-soul is the most important thing in the universe.Transcendentalism was based on a fundamental belief in the unityof the world and God.●The Transcendentalists stressed the importance o f individualism●Nature is the symbol of spirit/the garment of the Oversoul16.Ralph Waldo Emerson 拉尔夫·沃尔多·爱默生Poet Essayist Popular lecturer Father of American Transcendentalism major works:●Nature 自然(1836) ：“the manifesto of Americantranscendentalism” and “the Bible of New EnglandTranscendentalism.”●The American Scholar美国学者(1837)："America's Declaration ofIntellectual Independence"●Self-Reliance 论自助: the importance of cultivating oneself17.Henry David Thoreau 亨利·大卫·梭罗●Schoolteacher, essayist, poet● a leader of Transcendentalism●Most famous for his Walden and Civil Disobedience●Influenced environmental movement●Supporter of abolitionism18.Influences of Transcendentalism①It served as an ethical guide to life for a young nation and brought aboutthe idea that human can be perfected by nature.②It advocated idealism that was greatly needed in a rapidlyexpanded economy.③It helped to create the first American renaissance –one of themost prolific period in American literature.19.The Fireside Poets 炉边诗人●Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 亨利·沃茲沃思·朗费罗The most popular American poet of the 19th centurytranslate Dante’s Divine Comedythe first American poet to gain a favorable international reputationthe only American to be honored with a bust in the Poet’s C orner of Westminster AbbeyVoices of the Night(1839) 《夜吟集》-- catch the attention Evangeline(1847) 《伊凡吉林》-- narrative poem on the AcadiansReasons for his popularityA.He had the gift of easy rhyme. He wrote poetry as a bird sings, with naturalgrace and melody.B.He wrote on obvious themes and in plain language whichappeal to allkinds of people.C.There is a joyousness in them, a spirit of optimism and faith in thegoodness of life which evokes immediate response in the emotions of his readers.A Psalm of Lifefirst published in Voices of the Night.the first English poem translated into Chinese.●William Cullen Bryant 威廉·卡伦·布赖恩特●James Russell Lowell 詹姆斯·拉塞尔·洛威尔●Oliver Wendell Holmes 奥利弗·温德尔·霍姆斯●John Greenleaf Whittier 约翰·格林列夫·惠蒂埃20.What are the Fireside Poets?●Schoolroom Poets/Household Poets●First group of American poets to rival British poets in popularity ineither country●Preferred conventional forms over experimentation●Often used American legends and scenes of American life as theirsubject matter21.The Age of American Realism●Historical BackgroundThe Civil War(The most important single influence is the Civil War.The IndustrializationThe Closing Frontier22. Mark Twain called the late 19th century the “Gilded Age.” glittering on the surface corrupt underneath23.Literary Characteristics●Feminist movementEmily Dickinson 艾米丽·迪金森Harriet Beecher Stowe 斯托夫人Kate Chopin 凯特·肖邦Edith Wharton 伊迪丝·华顿Willa Cather 维拉·凯瑟●Decline of American Romanticism●Appearance of America n realism●Appearance of American naturalism24.Realism●Realism begins in France. (Balzac)●It is a literary doctrine calling for “reality and truth in the depiction ofordinary life.”25. Local ColorRealism began in America as Local Color.Local Color: A synthesis of romantic plots and realistic descriptions ofthings.Local ColoristsBret Harte 布雷特·哈特The first American writer of local color to achieve wide popularity The Luck of Roaring Camp 《咆哮营的幸运儿》Harriet Beecher Stowe / Mrs. Stowe 哈里特·比彻·斯托/斯托夫人Uncle T om’s Cabin《汤姆叔叔的小屋》The greatest of all anti-slavery literature ?Kate Chopin 凯特·肖邦a woman writer The Awakening 《觉醒Mark Twain 马克·吐温The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County 卡城名蛙26.American RealismThe Great MastersMark Twain 马克·吐温the experiences of the low classThe Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County卡城名蛙The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 《汤姆·索亚历险记》Life on the Mississippi 《密西西比河上的生活》The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》Mark Twain’s Position①Mark Twain was called “Lincoln of American literature”, because itwas he made the colloquial speech an accepted, respectable literary medium.②He was declared “the first truly American writer” by WilliamFaulkner.③He fathered modern American literature, as Ernest Hemingwaynoted “all moder n American literature comes from his masterpiece The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.”●William Dean Howells 威廉·迪恩·豪威尔斯the arbiter of AmericanRealismThe Rise of Silas Lapham《塞拉斯·拉帕姆的发迹》●Henry James 亨利·詹姆斯: the experiences of the upper classFather of psychological realism 心理现实主义27. Features of American RealismRealists tried to vividly describe details from observation of actual life.Realists tried to offer an objective rather than an idealized view of human nature and society.It expressed the concern for the world of experience, of the commonplace, and for the familiar and the low.Its style was genteel and graceful by Howells and Henry James, plain and rough by Mark Twain and some other Local Color writers.28.Naturalism●In literature, it refers to the theory that literary compositionshould aim at a detached, scientific objectivity in the treatment of natural man.●It developed on the basis of realism but went a step further than itin portraying social reality.●Naturalism was a new and harsher rea lism.28. Naturalism: Basic Ideas①Humans are controlled by laws of heredity and environment andthey lack freedom of their own will. Brutish impulses dictate humanbehavior. All of their actions are controlled.②The universe is cold, godless, indifferent and hostile to humandesires. Life becomes a struggle for survival.③The struggle of the individual to adapt to environment, the fightfor the spouse and the Darwinian idea of the survival of the fittest becomenatural concerns of naturalist fiction and drama.29. Major Naturalists●Jack London 杰克·伦敦●Stephen Crane 斯蒂芬·克瑞恩Maggie: A Girl of the Streets《街头女郎玛吉》the first naturalistic novel in AmericaThe Red Badge of Courage《红色英勇勋章》●Frank Norris 弗兰克·诺瑞斯McTeague 《麦克提格》a textbook and manifesto of American naturalism●O. Henry 欧·亨利●Theodore Dreiser 西奥多·德莱塞the greatest literarynaturalistSister Carrier《嘉莉妹妹》the greatest naturalistic work30. American Naturalism●It first came into existence in Maggie, a Girl of the Streets by StephenCrane.●It had its manifesto in McT eague by Frank Norris.●It came to its maturity in Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser.31. The work of Modernist writers is characterized by showing the disenchantment, dislocation, and alienation of men in the world, and by the emphasis on experimentation and formalism and objectivism which are, in most cases, a reaction to the cataclysm (大变动) known as the Modern Age32. Famous Modern AuthorsSherwood Anderson 舍伍德·安德森Winesburg, Ohio《小镇畸人》Poor White《穷白人》Dark Laughter《阴沉的笑声》“The Triumph of the Egg” 鸡蛋的胜利“Death in the Woods” 林中之死F. Scott Fitzgerald F. 司各特·菲茨杰拉德The Great Gatsby《了不起的盖茨比》“The Great American Novel”Nick Carraway The narratorTender is the Night《夜色温柔》The Last Tycoon 《最后的大亨》Tales of Jazz Age 《爵士年代传奇》Eugene O’Neill 尤金·奥尼尔Nobel Prize for literature in 1936 Beyond theHorizon《天边外》Emperor Jones《琼斯皇》Hairy Ape《毛猿》William Faulkner 威廉·福克纳Nobel Prize for Literature in 1949 As I Lay Dying《在我弥留之际》The Sound and the Fury《喧嚣与骚动》William Faulkner who, in 1956, acknowledged Anderson as “the fathe r of my generation of American writers and the tradition of American writing which our successors will carry on.”Ernest Hemingway 厄内斯特·海明威Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954 The Old Man and the Sea 《老人与海》 A Farwell to Arms 《永别了，武器》?John Steinbeck 约翰·斯坦贝克Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962 The Grapes of Wrath《愤怒的葡萄》Of Mice and Men《人鼠之间》Ezra Pound 埃兹拉·庞德Leader of Imagist Movement The Cantos 《诗章》?Robert Frost 罗伯特·弗罗斯特America’s best known and most loved poet Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” 雪夜林边小伫“The Road Not Taken”未选择的路“Birches” 白桦林Langston Hughes 兰斯顿·休斯Leader of Harlem Renaissance The Weary Blues《疲惫的布鲁斯》T. S. Eliot T. S. 艾略特American-born English poet, playwright, and literary criticthe most important English-language poet of the 20th centuryNobel Prize in Literature in 1948 The Waste Land 《荒原》The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock 《J.阿尔弗雷德.普鲁弗洛克的情歌》34.American Nobel Prize WinnersSinclair Lewis 辛克莱·路易斯(1930) Eugene O’Neil l 尤金·奥尼尔(1936)Pearl S. Buck 赛珍珠(1938) William Faulkner 威廉·福克纳(1949)Ernest Hemingway 欧内斯特·海明威(1954) John Steinbeck 约翰·斯坦贝克(1962)Saul Bellow 索尔·贝娄（1976）Joseph Brodsky 约瑟夫·布罗茨基（1987）Isaac Bashevis Singer 艾萨克·巴什维斯·辛格（1978）Toni Morrison 托妮·莫里森（1993）35.American poet Gertrude Stein （格特鲁德·斯泰因）coined the expression "lostgen eration.“The three best known writers: F. Scott Fitzgerald John Dos PassosErnest Hemingway The Sun Also Rises A Farewell to Arms For Whom the Bell T olls The Old Man and the Sea36. ImagismImagist movement is a movement of English and American poets in revolt from romanticism, seeking clarity of expression through the use of precise images.The principles of the imagist manifesto were laid down by Ezra Pound in 1913 Cathay 《华夏集》Hugh Selwyn Mauberley 《休赛尔温?毛伯利》The Cantos 《诗章》“A Pact” “合同”/“协约”“In a Station of the Metro” “在地铁站里?Wallace Stevens 华莱士·史蒂文森Harmonium《簧风琴》“Anecdote of the Jar ” 坛子轶事“The Snow Man” 雪人William Carlos Williams “The Red Wheelbarrow”红色手推车37.Robert Frost 罗伯特·弗罗斯特The most popular 20th century American poet.A four-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize .He was regarded as unofficial Poet Laureate (桂冠诗人).Main Poetry Collections: A Boy’s Will North of Boston Hampshire NewMountain Interval A Further Range A Witness Tre e38. Harlem RenaissanceThe Harlem Renaissance, known also as the New Negro Movement and the Negro Renaissance, was an important cultural manifestation of the mid-twenties and thirties.A flowering of African American art, literature, music and culture in the United States led primarily by the African American community based in Harlem, New York City.Beginning: 1924: the piblication of the magazine “Opportunity”. ?Ending: 1929: the year of the stock market crash and the resulting economic Great Depression.Zora Neale Hurston 佐拉·尼尔·赫斯顿Queen of the Harlem Renaissance Their Eyes Were Watching God 《他们的眼睛望着上帝》Langston Hughes 兰斯顿·休斯the poet laureate of Harlem 黑人民族的桂冠诗人Most popular and versatile writer of the Harlem Renaissance 作品：The Weary Blues Fine Clothes to the Jew Shakespeare in Harlem “Dreams”“A Dream Deferred” “I, Too” “Negro Speaks of Rivers”。