从《竞选州长》看马克•吐温的幽默艺术【毕业论文】

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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

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