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1、TheLibidofortheUgly(爱丑之欲)HenryLouisMencken7主讲：***OutlineofClassTeachingAnintroductiontoHenryLouisMenckenHisearlylifeandcareerHiswritingstyleHiscontributionstoAmericanlanguageReadingtheoryon“Description”HenryLouisMencken (1880-1956)The1stAmericantobewidelyreadasacritic(批评家)JamesLowell(詹姆斯·洛
2、威尔)EdgarAllanPoe(埃德加·爱伦·坡)HenryLouisMencken(1880-1956)BorninBaltimorePrivatelyeducatedthereGraduatedfromBaltimorePolytechnicInstituteHenryLouisMencken(1880-1956)BecameareporteronBaltimoreHeraldJoinedSunpaperEditedSmartSetEditedAmericanMercuryH.L.Mencken’sGreatConcernsHewasacentralfigureinA
3、mericanintellectuallifeinthe1920s.HelaunchedthemostcuttingattacksagainstAmerica’smiddleclassculture.Inhiswittyandsatiricalessays,hemockedtheinstitutionwhichsupportedthemiddleclass.Heenjoyed,metandchallengedhisantagonistswithhisdirectanddevastatingattacks.Hehatednarrowed-mindedreligionsands
4、tronglysupportedintellectualfreedom.Hefoughtwitheveryefforttomaintaintheindependenceofliterature.Hefeltthegreatestthreatofliteraturewasthecountry’sprevailingreligion“fundamentalism”,theopinionsofwhichwerebasedontheliteraryinterpretationoftheBible.H.L.Menken’sGreatConcernsHehatedcommerciali
5、smanddidnotsupporteddemocracy,becausehebelievedthemajorityofAmericanpopulationweretooignorantandgreedytoexert“democracy”wisely.H.L.Menken’sGreatConcernsMencken’sWritingStyle“IopenedABookofPrejudicesandbegantoread.Iwasjarredandshockedbythestyle,theclear,clean,sweepingsentences.Whydidhewrite
6、likethat?Andhowdidonewritelikethat?Ipicturedthemanasaragingdemon,slashingwithhispen.Ireadonandwhatamazedmewasnotwhathesaid,buthowonearthanybodyhadthecouragetosayit…Iidentifiedmyselfwiththatbook.”-----RichardWrightRip-roaring,witty,humorous,ironical,combative,withunrestrainedhyperbole,extra
7、vagantaccentuation,fondofpairingadjectives,playful,comical.Mencken’swritingisendearingbecauseofitswit,itscrispstyle,andtheobviousdelighthetakesinit.Mencken’sWritingStyleNootherentertainmentgavehimgreaterpleasurethanreportingfromtheconventions;nordidanyoneappre
