The_lost_generation2

plot
Jay Gatsby is a man possessed—driven by greed, ambition and, most of all, an unwavering desire for a woman he met before the Great War, when he was poor and she was unobtainable. As Gatsby reinvents himself in an attempt to buy his way into the social elite of Long Island's Gold Coast, he yearns to rekindle his romance with the woman who stole his heart years before. But when the chance finally arrives, a shadow of tragedy is cast over what Gatsby long-imagined would be his triumphant moment.
It means this generation had lost the beautiful sense of the calm idyllic past.
Stein’s comment suggests the ambiguous and pointless lives of expatriates as they aimlessly wandered about the Continent, drinking, making love, traveling from place to place and from party to party. These activities seem to justify their search for new meanings to replace the old ones.

1.An April Day《四月的一天》2.A Psalm of Life《人生礼赞》3.Evangeline《伊凡吉林》4.The song of Hiawatha《海华沙之歌》“真正的美国史诗”5.The Courtship of Miles Standish《迈尔斯.斯坦迪什的求婚》
四、Walt Whitman惠特曼 创造了自由诗体（Free verse）
The Old Man and the Sea《老人与海》
三、William Faulkner威廉福克纳
Absalom,Absalom!《押沙龙，押沙龙！》
The sound and the Fury《喧哗与骚动》
The light in August《八月之光》
As I Lay Dying《我弥留之际》
二、William Carlos Williams威廉姆斯
Pterson 《佩特森》
Red Wheelbarrow《红色手推车》
The Widow's Lament in Spring Time《寡妇的春怨》
三、T.S.Eliot
The Waste Land《荒原》标志现代主义
The love song of J.Alfred Prufrock《普洛夫洛克的情歌》
自然主义
四、Stephen Crane斯蒂文 克瑞恩（第一位美国自然主义者）
Maggie:A Girl of Streets《梅吉街头女郎》
The Red Badage of Courage《红色应用勋章》
五、Frank Norris弗兰克诺里斯
The Epic of the Wheat:The Octopus,The Pit,The Wolf《小麦三部曲》

人文英语二试题及答案一、选择题（每题2分，共20分）1. The term "Renaissance" means "rebirth" in __________.A) FrenchB) ItalianC) LatinD) Greek答案：B2. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Romanticism?A) Emphasis on individual emotionsB) Nature as a source of inspirationC) Strict adherence to classical formsD) Rebellion against established norms答案：C3. The novel "Pride and Prejudice" was written by __________.A) Jane AustenB) Charlotte BrontëC) Emily BrontëD) Mary Shelley答案：A4. The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural movement that tookplace primarily in __________.A) The 1920sB) The 1930sC) The 1940sD) The 1950s答案：A5. The term "stream of consciousness" is associated with __________ literature.A) RealismB) RomanticismC) ModernismD) Postmodernism答案：C6. The phrase "To be or not to be" is from the play by __________.A) William ShakespeareB) George Bernard ShawC) Oscar WildeD) Henrik Ibsen答案：A7. The novel "1984" is a work of __________.A) Science fictionB) Historical fictionC) MysteryD) Romance答案：A8. The Beat Generation was known for its __________.A) Conservative viewsB) Experimental writing techniquesC) Strict adherence to traditional valuesD) Focus on material success答案：B9. The poem "The Waste Land" is considered a masterpiece of __________.A) Romantic poetryB) Victorian poetryC) Modernist poetryD) Postmodern poetry答案：C10. The film "Citizen Kane" is often cited as an example of __________.A) NeorealismB) ExpressionismC) SurrealismD) Film noir答案：D二、填空题（每空2分，共20分）11. The __________ movement in the 18th century emphasizedreason and science as the means to understand and improve the world.答案：Enlightenment12. The novel "Moby Dick" by Herman Melville is an example of __________ literature.答案：Romantic13. The __________ is a collection of poems that includes the famous "Kubla Khan."答案：Kaleidoscope14. The term "Lost Generation" refers to a group of American writers who came of age during __________.答案：World War I15. The novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" deals with the theme of __________.答案：racial injustice16. The __________ is a literary technique where thenarrative is presented from the perspective of thecharacters' thoughts and feelings.答案：stream of consciousness17. The film "Gone with the Wind" is set during the__________.答案：American Civil War18. The poem "Ode to a Nightingale" was written by the English poet __________.答案：John Keats19. The __________ is a literary movement that emerged in the 1960s, characterized by a rejection of traditional narrative structures.答案：Postmodernism20. The film "The Godfather" is an example of the __________ genre.答案：Crime drama三、简答题（每题10分，共30分）21. Discuss the influence of the Renaissance on the development of Western art and literature.答案：The Renaissance, meaning "rebirth," was a period of great cultural change and achievement in Europe between the14th and 17th centuries. It marked the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity. The movement began in Italy and spread throughout Europe, bringing with it a renewed interest in the classical art, literature, and learning of ancient Greece and Rome. Artists like Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael developed techniques such as perspective, chiaroscuro, and anatomical accuracy, which transformed the visual arts. In literature, writers began to use vernacular languages instead of Latin, making works more accessible tothe general public. The emphasis on humanism and individual achievements also led to the creation of complex characters and narratives that explored the human condition.22. Explain the concept of "stream of consciousness" andprovide an example from a literary work.答案：。

一．殖民地时期（约1607-1765）（清教主义思想）Tips：1.1607年约翰史密斯船长带领第一批移民在北美大陆建立第一个英国殖民地。

当时宗教领袖和殖民地区领导人如布雷福德（William Bradford,1590-1657）等人的书籍多半关于讲经布道等有关神学的材料或日记。

有些介绍新大陆的风景和日常生活2. 史密斯船长（Captain John Smith）为英国在北美建立第一个殖民地起重要作用3. 安妮布雷特兹里特（Anne Bradstreet）------第十个缪斯，北美第一位女诗人二．启蒙时期和独立战争时期（1765-18世界末）1. 启蒙运动代表人物：富兰克林（Benjamin Franklin）.Self bused /天助自助者。

他著作有《格言历书》（poor Richard’s Almance）,他的《自传》（autobiography）开启了传记文学先河。

富兰克林还是American dream 的代言人。

2. Thomas Paine著有《常识》commen sense 和American crisis三．浪漫主义时期（1800-1865）1. 早期浪漫主义作家：欧文（Washington Irving）和库柏（James Fenimore Cooper）2. 欧文著有：the sketch book,开创美国短篇小说传统。

《睡谷传说》the legend of sleeping hollow 和Rip Van Winkle3. 库柏主要写长篇小说：历史小说historical、冒险小说adventure、边疆小说frontier ，边疆小说有《皮袜子故事》the leather stocking tales4. 布莱恩特Bryant : 《致水鸟》to a waterfowl、《黄色的堇香花》the yellow violet5: 超验主义transcendentalism：崇尚直觉，反对理性和权威，强调人有能力凭直觉认识真理6. 爱默生Ralph Waldo Emerson是超验主义奠基人，创办杂志《日晷》the dial ，创作有《论自然》the nature 、《论独立》self reliance7. 梭罗（Henry David Thoreau）：瓦尔登湖Walden 、论公民的不服从civil disobedience8. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 朗费罗：海华沙之歌the song of Hiawatha9. Walt Whitman 惠特曼：free verse 自由主义诗诗人，著有O！Captain, my Captain10. Emily Dickinson 狄金森11. 霍桑Nathaniel Hwathorne 不赞成超验主义，他对社会改革、生产发展和科学进步也表示疑虑和不安，反对清教主义对人的压迫12：霍桑：the minister’s black veil、young good man Brown、the Birthmark 、Rappaccini’s Daughter13. 梅尔维尔Herman Melville: 《白鲸》Mobby Dick14. Edgar Allan poe : the Raven 《乌鸦》、the fall of the house of usher、murders in the Rue Morgue、the Purloined letter、the poetic principle、the philosophy of composition15. 斯托夫人：《汤姆叔叔的小屋》Uncle Tom’s Cabin四．现实主义（1865-1918）1. 朱厄特Jewett: 尖从树之乡the country of pointed Firs2. Bret Harte: The lucky of Roaring Camp3. Mark Twain: 《败坏了哈德莱堡的人》the man that corrupted Hadleyburd、《跳蛙》the celebratedJumping Frog of Calaveras Country他的作品特点是local colorist / collocual language (本土色彩和口头化)4.詹姆斯James: the portrait of a lady’s/the wings of the dove/the ambassadors/ the golden bowl5. Stephen Crane: 商场描写战争，著作有《红色英勇勋章》the red badge of courage6. Jack London: Martin Eden The call of wild7. Theodore Dreiser: Sister Carrie An American Tragedy五．现代主义时期(the lost generation)1. Ezra Pound庞德：The Cantos Hugh Selwyn Mauberley2.Eugene O’neill: 《天边外》Beyond the Horizon Emperor Jones The hairy Ape3. Edith Whaton: 《快乐之家》the house of Mirth 《天真时代》the age of innocence4. Lewis刘易斯：《大街》Main Street 《巴比特》Babbit5. Sherwood Anderson: Winesburg, Ohio6. John Steinbeck : (大萧条时期) the grapes of Wrath7. 哈莱姆文化：表现黑人悲惨生活8. 休斯Langston Hughs : “哈莱姆桂冠诗人”9. Richard Wright: Native Son10. Jack Kerouac: <on the road>11. Joseph Heller: 黑色幽默作家，《第二十二条军规》catch-2212. Ralph Ellison: invisible man13. Alice Walker: the color purple14. Toni Morrison: 1993,诺贝尔文学奖，著song of Solomon15. Saul Bellow: Herzog Anderson the Rain King16: Bernard Malamud: The assistant17. J.D Salinger: Catcher in the Rye麦田守望者18. Allen Ginsberg: Howl19. Tennessee Williams: A streetcar Named Desire / All my sons / Cat on a Hot Tin Roof20. Arthur Miller米勒：《推销员之死》Death of a salesman第二部分：简答题相关简答部分复习（北信科2013）1.Nathaniel Hawthorne-----the scarlet letter(chapter 2)Works: twice-told tales / Mosses from an old manIdeas 思想:作品涉及人物：妻子白兰（Hester Prynne）、丈夫齐里沃斯(Chillingworth)、迪姆斯台尔(Dimmesdale)作品情节：妻子和牧师私通后遭到丈夫的一系列调查和报复，最后妻子被印上了字母“A”，代表着私通“adultery”，随着剧情发展，妻子白兰用正直和善良的品格打动了社会，赢得了承认，字母A也变成了angel和able的代表，牧师胸膛上也印了字母A，这明显是用道貌岸然的外表去掩饰他躲避责任带来的内心痛苦。