美国文学简史william-faulkner1

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1、TheSouthernRenaissance&WilliamFaulknerAmericansouthernliteraturecandatebacktoEdgarAllenPoe,andreachitssummitwiththeappearanceofthetwo“giants”–FaulknerandWolfe.Therearesouthernwomenwriters–KatherineAnnePorter凯瑟琳.安.波特,EudoraWelty尤朵拉·韦尔蒂,andFlanneryO’Connor弗兰纳里·奥康诺.TheSouthernRenaissanceI.

2、HeritageFeaturesofSouthernliteraturepriortothisrenaissance---focusonhistoricalromancesaboutthe"LostCause"oftheConfederateStatesofAmerica.---glorifiedtheheroismoftheConfederatearmyandcivilianpopulationduringtheCivilWarandthesupposedly"idyllicculture"thatexistedintheSouthbeforethewar(kno

3、wnastheAntebellumSouth).TheSouthernRenaissancewasthereinvigorationofAmericanSouthernliteraturethatbeganinthe1920sand1930swiththeappearanceofwriterssuchasWilliamFaulkner,Wolfe,TennesseeWilliams,etc.ThreemajorthemesinSouthernRenaissance---theburdenofhistoryinaplacewheremanypeoplestillreme

4、mberedslavery,reconstruction,andadevastatingmilitarydefeat.---focusontheSouth'sconservativeculture,specificallyonhowanindividualcouldexistwithoutlosingasenseofidentityinaregionwherefamily,religion,andcommunityweremorehighlyvaluedthanone'spersonalandsociallife.---theSouth'stroubledhistor

5、yinregardstoracialissues.TheSouthernRenaissanceTheSouthernRenaissanceisfeaturedinitsuniquefeelingofguilt,failureandpovertyaswell.SouthernMythsa.Chevalierheritage(骑士精神的传承)b.Agrarianvirtue（土地的价值）c.Plantationaristocracy（种植园主）d.Lostcause（注定要失败的势力）e.Whitesupremacy（白人至上）f.Purityofwomanhood（女人

6、的纯洁）WilliamFaulkner---Oneofthegreatestwriterin20thcentury---initiatorofSouthernRenaissance---oneofthemostinfluentialmodernistnovelwritersinthewestWilliamFaulkner(1897-1962)WilliamFaulknerwasbornonSeptember25,1897andbegantowritepoetryasateenager.DuringWorldWarI,hejoinedtheCanadianRoyalFl

7、yingCorpsbutneverfought;thedayhegraduatedfromtheFlyingCorps,theArmisticewassigned.TheonlywarinjuryhereceivedwastheresultofgettingdrunkandpartyingtoohardonArmisticeDay,whereinheinjuredhisleg.FaulknerinHollywoodIntheuniversityofVirginiacampusWilliamFaulkner:NobelPrizeAcceptanceSp