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1、看下载可修改优质参赛课件主讲:****TheLibidofortheUgly(爱丑之欲)HenryLouisMencken7主讲:***OutlineofClassTeachingAnintroductiontoHenryLouisMenckenHisearlylifeandcareerHiswritingstyleHiscontributionstoAmericanlanguageReadingtheoryon“Description”HenryLouisMencken(1880-1956)The1stAmericantobewidelyreadasacrit
2、ic(批评家)JamesLowell(詹姆斯·洛威尔)EdgarAllanPoe(埃德加·爱伦·坡)HenryLouisMencken(1880-1956)BorninBaltimorePrivatelyeducatedthereGraduatedfromBaltimorePolytechnicInstituteHenryLouisMencken(1880-1956)BecameareporteronBaltimoreHeraldJoinedSunpaperEditedSmartSetEditedAmericanMercuryH.L.Mencken’sGreatC
3、oncernsHewasacentralfigureinAmericanintellectuallifeinthe1920s.HelaunchedthemostcuttingattacksagainstAmerica’smiddleclassculture.Inhiswittyandsatiricalessays,hemockedtheinstitutionwhichsupportedthemiddleclass.Heenjoyed,metandchallengedhisantagonistswithhisdirectanddevastatingattacks.H
4、ehatednarrowed-mindedreligionsandstronglysupportedintellectualfreedom.Hefoughtwitheveryefforttomaintaintheindependenceofliterature.Hefeltthegreatestthreatofliteraturewasthecountry’sprevailingreligion“fundamentalism”,theopinionsofwhichwerebasedontheliteraryinterpretationoftheBible.H.L.
5、Menken’sGreatConcernsHehatedcommercialismanddidnotsupporteddemocracy,becausehebelievedthemajorityofAmericanpopulationweretooignorantandgreedytoexert“democracy”wisely.H.L.Menken’sGreatConcernsMencken’sWritingStyle“IopenedABookofPrejudicesandbegantoread.Iwasjarredandshockedbythestyle,th
6、eclear,clean,sweepingsentences.Whydidhewritelikethat?Andhowdidonewritelikethat?Ipicturedthemanasaragingdemon,slashingwithhispen.Ireadonandwhatamazedmewasnotwhathesaid,buthowonearthanybodyhadthecouragetosayit…Iidentifiedmyselfwiththatbook.”-----RichardWrightRip-roaring,witty,humorous,i
7、ronical,combative,withunrestrainedhyperbole,extravagantaccentuation,fondofpairingadjectives,playful,comical.Mencken’swritingisendearingbecauseofitswit,itscrispstyle,andtheobviousdelighthetakesinit.Mencken’sWritingStyleNootherentertainmentgavehimgreaterpleasurethanreportingfromtheconve
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