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1、Unit2美国文学之父TheFatherofAmericanLiterature2.1美国文学之父TheFatherofAmericanLiterature(1)MarkTwain,thepennameofSamuelClemens,wasthefirstAmericanwritertospecificallydwellonAmericanthemes,AmericanlanguageandtheAmericanpointofview.HewasamasteratrenderingthedifferentcolloquialdialectsofAmericanEnglis

2、hintowritingsothereadercanreally“hear”theaccentwhilereadingthewords.TwainwasknownparticularlyforhisinterestinportrayingtheAmericanpointofview.TiredofEuropeanwriterswhocametotourtheUnitedStatesandthengohometowritecriticalthingsofit,TwaintooktotouringEuropeandwritingfrankly(andcritically)of

3、whathesawthere.TwainwasalsothefirstAmericanwritertoproduceatremendousvolumeofworks.Infact,hewrotesomuchthatthereisnocompletebibliographyofhisworks.Heusedvariouspennames,wrotesomanynovels,shortstories,newspaperandmagazinearticles,speechesandlecturesthattheyhaveneverbeenallcompiled.Twainlov

4、edtotravel,andmanyofhisstoriesandbooksrecordhisadventuresandobservationswhiletravelingallovertheUnitedStates.Hewasthefirstwritertodosothoroughly.马克·吐温真名萨缪尔·克莱门，他是第一位重视表达美国人的思想、语言和观点的美国作家。为了使读者在阅读时能真正“听到”他所强调的东西，他擅长在写作中运用美式英语中的各种方言。吐温尤其以擅长阐述美国人的观点而出名。受够了欧洲作家来美国旅游然后就回家创作批判性的作品，吐温也到欧洲四处游历并直白

5、且批判地记下他所看到的现象。同时，吐温也是首位创作出大量作品的美国作家。实际上，他写了如此多的作品，以至于没有一部书能够完整地将他的作品囊括其中。吐温有许多笔名，写了许多小说、短篇小说、报纸和杂志评论、演讲稿，他的产出量是如此之大，以至于他的作品从未能被完整地编纂起来。吐温喜爱旅行，他的很多小说和书籍都记录了他周游美国时的冒险经历和观点。他也是首位做得如此彻底的作家。2.2美国文学之父TheFatherofAmericanLiterature(2)Twainwasalsoaveryinfluentialperson.Amonghisclosefriendshecounte

6、dimportantbusinessmen,artists,severalAmericanpresidentsandEuropeanroyalty.Hismannerofexpressinghisopinionsinacutting,butlight-heartedmanner,attractedmanytohimandearnedthepraiseofbothhisfriendsandhisenemies.Helovedscienceandtechnology,andbefriendedimportantscientistsofhisdaysuchasThomasEdi

7、sonandNikolaTesla.Hisviewsonlifewereaheadofhisowntime,andhewasastrongproponentoftherightsofwomenandminorities.Hiswritingsremaininfluentialtoday.Allofhisbooksremaininprintandcontinuetosellwell.Theyhavebeentranslatedintomorethan76languages.Morethan60,000peopleayeartra