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《从《竞选州长》看马克•吐温的幽默艺术【毕业论文】》由会员上传分享,免费在线阅读,更多相关内容在学术论文-天天文库。
1、(20__届)本科毕业设计从《竞选州长》看马克•吐温的幽默艺术AnAnalysisofMarkTwain’sHumorinRunningforGovernor英语III摘要马克•吐温(1835--1910)是美国批判现实主义文学的奠基人,世界著名的短篇小说大师。众所周知,马克•吐温擅长幽默,几乎所有他的作品中都充满了幽默的影子。《汤姆•索亚历险记》、《哈克贝利•费恩历险记》这两部作品中的幽默代表了马克•吐温长篇小说的巅峰。同样,短篇小说也是理解马克•吐温幽默很好的素材。其中,《竞选州长》代表了马克•吐温早期幽默艺术的高峰,作品中充满了幽默的语言、令人喷饭的情节和滑稽的场面,同时在内容上
2、也相当深刻,它揭示出美国所谓“民主”的选举制度的黑暗内幕。过去很多的研究着重在马克•吐温的两篇长篇游记,本文拟从叙事技巧和修辞手法两个方面探讨《竞选州长》中幽默的运用,从而去体会他不拘一格的幽默讽刺风格。关键字:马克•吐温;《竞选州长》;幽默;叙事技巧;修辞手法IIIAbstractMarkTwainisthefounderofAmericancriticalrealismandafamousshortstorywriter.Asweallknow,MarkTwainisgoodathumor,andalmostallofhisworksarefullofhumor.Thehumori
3、nTheAdventuresofTomSawyerandTheAdventureofHuckleberryFinnrepresentsthepeakofhisartistry.Also,shortstoriesaregoodmaterialforreaderstoappreciateMarkTwain’shumor.Amongallofhisshortstories,RunningforGovernorrepresentsthesummitofhisearlyhumor.Thisshortstoryisfullofhumorouslanguage,unexpectedplotandam
4、usingscene.Moreover,thecontentisquiteprofound——revealingthedarklowdownofthesocalledAmerican“democracy”.DozensofstudieshavefocusedonMarkTwain’stwoadventurenovelsoverthepastyears;thisarticleundertakesananalysisofRunningforGovernorfromnarrativetechniquesandrhetoricaldevicestodiscussTwain’shumor.Key
5、words:MarkTwain;RunningforGovernor;humor;narrativetechniques;rhetoricaldevicesIIIContentsAbstractII1.Introduction11.1MarkTwainandRunningforGovernor11.2Literaturereview31.3Purposeofwritingthispaper42.MarkTwain’shumorseenfromhisnarrativetechniques42.1Specialplotandstructure42.2Thefirstpersonpointo
6、fview52.3Quotations72.4Postscripts73.MarkTwain’shumorseenfromhisuseofrhetoricaldevices83.1Irony83.2Exaggeration93.3Contrast93.4Anti-climax103.5Euphemism114.Conclusion11Bibliography13Acknowledgements14III1.Introduction1.1MarkTwainandRunningforGovernorMarkTwain,pseudonymofSamuelLanghorneClemens,sp
7、enthisearlylifeintherivertownofHannibal,Missouri,strategicallylocatedonthebanksoftheMississippi.BeforetheCivilWar,crowdsofpeoplearrivedatthetownbeforeheadingforthewest.Whenhewastwelve,hisfatherdied,andhewasapprenticedtoaprin
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