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1、专业课程：美国文学乐山师范学院英语专业09级本科1-5班课程主讲：许晓琴教授外国语学院《美国文学》课程读书报告TherelationbetweenHumanandNatureofMobyDick论《白鲸》小说人与自然的关系指导教师：许晓琴教授、博士学生姓名：李丹班级：09级英语本科4班学号：09280421完成日期：2012年4月28日TherelationbetweenHumanand专业课程：美国文学乐山师范学院英语专业09级本科1-5班课程主讲：许晓琴教授NatureofMobyDickI、
2、BasicInformationNameofthebook:MobyDickPublishinghouse:BantamclassicsPublishingtime:1981-02-01ISBN:0553213113Readingdate:Wintervacation,2012II、IntroductiontotheauthorHermanMelville(August1,1819–September28,1891)wasanAmericannovelist,shortstorywriter,es
3、sayist,andpoet.HeisbestknownforhisnovelMoby-Dick.Hisfirstthreebooksgainedmuchcontemporaryattention(thefirst,Typee,becomingabestseller),andafterafast-bloomingliterarysuccessinthelate1840s,hispopularitydeclinedprecipitouslyinthemid-1850sandneverrecovere
4、dduringhislifetime.Whenhediedin1891,hewasalmostcompletelyforgotten.Itwasnotuntilthe"MelvilleRevival"intheearly20thcenturythathisworkwonrecognition,especiallyMoby-Dick,whichwashailedasoneoftheliterarymasterpiecesofbothAmericanandworldliterature.Hewasth
5、efirstwritertohavehisworkscollectedandpublishedbytheLibraryofAmerica.HermanMelvillewasborninNewYorkCityonAugust1,1819,thethirdofeightchildrenofAllanandMariaGansevoortMelville.Partofawell-establishedandcolorfulBostonfamily,Melville'sfatherspentagooddea
6、loftimeabroadasacommissionmerchantandanimporterofFrenchdrygoods.Theauthor'spaternalgrandfather,MajorThomasMelvill,anhonoredparticipantoftheBostonTeaPartywhorefusedtochangethestyleofhisclothingormannerstofitthetimes,wasdepictedinOliverWendellHolmes'spo
7、em"TheLastLeaf".HermanvisitedhiminBoston,andhisfatherturnedtohiminhisfrequenttimesoffinancialneed.专业课程：美国文学乐山师范学院英语专业09级本科1-5班课程主讲：许晓琴教授Melville'srovingdispositionandadesiretosupporthimselfindependentlyoffamilyassistanceledhimtoseekworkasasurveyoronth
8、eErieCanal.Thiseffortfailed,andhisbrotherhelpedhimgetajobasa"boy"(agreenhand)onaNewYorkshipboundforLiverpool.Hemadethevoyage,andreturnedonthesameship.Redburn:HisFirstVoyage(1849)ispartlybasedonhisexperiencesofthisjourney.I、SummaryofthenovelMob
