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Southern Literature湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
I.                   Heritage湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
American southern literature can date back to Edgar Allen Poe, and reach its summit with the appearance of the two “giants” – Faulkner and Wolfe. There are southern women writers – Katherine Anne Porter, Eudora Welty, and Flannery O’Connor.湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
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II.                Southern Myths – guilt, failure, poverty湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
1.         Chevalier heritage湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
2.         Agrarian virtue湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
3.         Plantation aristocracy湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
4.         Lost cause湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
5.         White supremacy湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
6.         Purity of womanhood湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
Southern literature: twisted, pessimistic, violent, distorted湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
Gothic novel: Poe湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
III.             William Faulkner湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
1.         life湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
2.         literary career: three stages湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
(1)      1924~1929: training as a writer湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
l The Marble Faun湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
l Soldier’s Pay湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
l Mosquitoes湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
(2)      1929~1936: most productive and prolific period湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
l Sartoris湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
l The Sound and the Fury湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
l As I Lay Dying湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
l Light in August湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
l Absalom, Absalom湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
(3)      1940~end: won recognition in America湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
l Go Down, Moses湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
3.         point of view湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
He generally shows a grim picture of human society where violence and cruelty are frequently included, but his later works showed more optimism. His intention was to show the evil, harsh events in contrast to such eternal virtues as love, honour, pity, compassion, self-sacrifice, and thereby expose the faults of society. He felt that it was a writer’s duty to remind his readers constantly of true values and virtues.湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
4.         themes湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
(1)      history and race湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
He explains the present by examining the past, by telling the stories of several generations of family to show how history changes life. He was interested in the relationship between blacks and whites, especially concerned about the problems of the people who were of the mixed race of black and white, unacceptable to both races.湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
(2)      Deterioration湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
(3)      Conflicts between generations, classes, races, man and environment湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com

(4)      Horror, violence and the abnormal湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
5.         style/features of his works湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
(1)      complex plot湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
(2)      stream of consciousness湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
(3)      multiple point of view, circular form湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
(4)      violation of chronology湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
(5)      courtroom rhetoric: formal language湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
(6)      characterization: he was able to probe into the psychology of characters湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
(7)      “anti-hero”: weak, fable, vulnerable (true people in modern society)湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
He has a group of women writers following him, including O’Connor and Eudora Welty湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
Section 2 The 1930s湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
Radical 1930s湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
I.                   Background湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
Great Depression (1929 “Black Thursday”)湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
II.                Literature湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
1.         Writers of the 1920s were still writing, but they didn’t produce good works.湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
2.         The main stream is left-oriented.湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
III.             Writers of 1930s湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
1.         social concern and social involvement湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
2.         revival of naturalistic tradition of Dreiser and Norris湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
IV.              John Steinbeck湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
1.         life湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
2.         works湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
(1)      Cup of Gold湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
(2)      Tortilla Flat湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
(3)      In Dubious Battle湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
(4)      Of Mice and Men湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
(5)      The Grapes of Wrath湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
(6)      Travels with Charley湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
(7)      Short stories: The Red Pony, The Pearl湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
3.         point of view湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
(1)      His best writing was produced out of outrage at the injustices of the societies, and by the admirations for the strong spirit of the poor.湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
(2)      His theme was usually simple human virtues, such as kindness and fair treatment, which were far superior to the dehumanizing cruelty of exploiters.湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
4.         style湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
(1)      poetic prose湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
(2)      regional dialect湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
(3)      characterization: many types of characters rather than individuals湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
(4)      dramatic factors湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
(5)      social protect: spokesman for the poverty-stricken people湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com
5.         The Grapes of Wrath 湖南校园网 www.sunnyol.com






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