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1、O.Henrypresentedby杨柳(主讲)胡德成杨滔张天佑汤文茂谢华锋O.Henry(1862-1910)wasaprolificAmericanshort-storywriter,amasterofsurpriseendings,whowroteaboutthelifeofordinarypeopleinNewYorkCity.Atwistofplot,whichturnsonanironicorcoincidentalcircumstance,istypicalofO.Henry'sstories.O.HenryisthepennameofWilliamSydn
2、eyPorter.Heisoneofthethreeleadingshortstorywriters.Chekhov契诃夫(AntonPavlovich，1860-1904，俄国剧作家、短篇小说家)Maupassant莫泊桑(HenriRenМAlbertGuyde，1850-1893，法国短篇小说家)In1862O.HenrywasborninGreensboro,NorthCarolina.美国北卡罗来纳州In1865,whenhewasthree,hismotherdied,andhewasraisedbyhisgrandmotherandaunt.Asachild
3、,Porterwasalwaysreading,everythingfromclassicstodimenovels,hisfavoriteworkwasOneThousandandOneNights.criticalrealismMaupassantTheManinaCaseAChameleonOnJuly1,1887,PorterelopedwithAtholandgotmarried.Atholencouragedherhusbandtopursuehiswriting.Atholgavebirthtoasonin1888,whodiedhoursafterbirt
4、h,andthenadaughter,MargaretWorthPorter,inSeptember1889.HiswifediedonJuly25,1897fromtubercu’losis.In1894hestartedahumorousweeklyTheRollingStone.Whentheweeklyfailed,hejoinedtheHoustonPostasareporterandcolumnist.In1897hewasconvictedofembezzlingmoneyandsentencedtofiveyearsinprison.Whileinpris
5、onPorterstartedtowriteshortstoriestosupporthisdaughterMargaret.PorterwasreleasedonJuly24,1901,forgoodbehaviorafterservingthreeyears.Porter'smostprolificwritingperiodstartedin1902,whenhemovedtoNewYorkCitytobenearhispublishers.Whilethere,hewrote381shortstories.Hewroteastoryaweekforoverayear
6、fortheNewYorkWorldSundayMagazine.HemarriedSaraLindsayColemanin1907,butthemarriagewasnothappy,andtheyseparatedayearlater.O.Henry'slastyearswereshadowedbyalcoholism,illhealth,andfinancialproblems.Hediedofcir’rhosisoftheliveronJune5,1910,inNewYork.Duringhislifetime,O.Henrypublished10collecti
7、onsandover600shortstories.O•Henry'swritingthemesAclassoflifemainlyinthewesternUnitedStatesAclassoflifeinsomeU.S.citiesAclassoflifeinLatinAmericanThesedifferentthemeshaveacloserelationshipwiththeauthor'sseveralmajorlifeexperiencesoflivingindifferentperiods.Theworkswh
