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1、英美文学重点名词解释精品文档localcolorismisanuniquevariationofAmericanliteraryrealism.Generally,theworksbylocalcolorismareconcernedwiththelifeofasmallregionorprovince.Thiskindoffictiondepictsthecharactersfromaspecificsettingorofanera,whicharemarkedbyitscustoms,dialects,landsc
2、ape,orotherpeculiaritiesthathaveescapedstandardizingculturalinfluence.Tasksoflocalcolorismistowirteorpresentlocalcharactersoftheirregionsintruthfuldepictondistinguishedfromothers,usuallyaverysmallpartoftheworld.localcolorismconcernedthemselveswithpresentingandin
3、terpretingthelocalcharacteroftheirregions.theytendedtoidealizeandglorify,buttheyneverforgettokeepaneyeonthetruthfulcoloroflocallife.Theirtruthfuldepictionofthecommonpeopleintheircommonplacelivesaddedstrengthtothefightforrealism.MarkTwain'stheAdventuresofHucklebe
4、rryFinnisthemostrepresentiveoneuncertainty:1.distortedtime2.thecharacters'uncertaintyaboutGodot'scoming3.changeableabouteverything4.uncertaintyofGodot5.uncertaintyofothercharacters6.uncertaintyabouttheplay'sthemetheonlycertainthing-----waiting1.theLostGeneraion
5、 Thetermof"lostgeneration"wasfirstusedbyGertrudeStern(1874--1946),oneoftheleadersofthisgroup.ItincludetheyoungEnglishandAmericanexpatriatesaswellasmenandwomencaughtintheFirstWorldWarandcutofffromtheoldvaluesandyetunabletocometotermswiththenewerawhencivilizationh
6、adgonemad.Itmeansthisgenerationhadlostthebeautifulsenseofthecalmidylicpast.Stein'scommentsuggeststheambiguousandpointlesslivesofexpatriatesastheyaimlesslywanderedaboutthecontinent,drinking,makinglove,andtravelingfromplacetoplaceandfrompartytoparty.Theseactivitie
7、sseemtojustifytheirsearchfornewmeaingstoreplacetheoldones.Yetinfact,beingcutofffromtheirpast,disillusionedinreality,andwithoutameaningfulfuturetofallon,theywerelostindisillusionmentandexistentialvoids.Theyindulgedinhedonisminordertomaketheirliveslessunberable.2.
8、theBeatGeneration收集于网络，如有侵权请联系管理员删除精品文档 ThebeatgenertionisaliteraryschoolwhichemergedaftertheSecondWorldWar.Inthe1950s,therewasawidespreaddiscontentamongthepostwarge
