ROMANFEVER初稿.ppt

1、ROMAN FEVER,羅馬熱病 presentors 荊亞君 白連雪,Outline,Author Literature view Analysis,Edith Wharton(1862-1937),Amrican novelist short story writer designer,Edith Wharton(1862-1937),Born into a wealthy,upper-class family of New York in 1862 Marriage:In 1885,married Edward Wharton.It was an unhappy and childles

2、s marriage.They divorced in 1913. She lived in France after 1907,visiting the United States only at rare intervals. Died of stooke and buried in the American Cemetery in Versailles,France.,Works,published about 55 books(lifetime) including novels and fictions,collection of short stories,poetry ,trav

3、al books,an autobiography and criticism She wrote a wealth of short stories and was particularly well regarded for her ghost stories,for example，Tales of Men and Ghosts,1910.,WORKS,The Vally of Decision,1902(first published novel) The House of Mirth,1905（快樂之家） The Custom of the Country,1913 Summer,1

4、917 The Age of Innocence,1920（純真年代） autobiography,A backward Glance,1934,The Age of Innocence,It is her best novel，written in 1920 Pulitzer Price-winning novel in 1921 In 1923,it was adapted for a movie by Martin Scorse,Literary Criticism,She rode the whirlwind,she played with the storm,she laid was

5、te whatever of the land the other raging elements had spared,she consumed in 15 days what would serve to surport an ordinary Christian community(I mean to regulate and excite them)for about 10 years. Her powers of devastation are ineffable,her repudiation of repose absolutely tragic and she was neve

6、r more brilliant and able and interesting. - Henry James,本世紀所有小說家當中對于“女性”的建構所做的最深刻的女性分析。 -Sandra M.Gilbert and Susan Gubar,Literary Status,One of the most distinguished American women writers. occupies an important position in realism of the late 19th century and early 20th century The first woman w

7、riter who won the Pulitzer Prize for literiture In 1930,the American National Institute of Arts and Letters gave Wharton a gold medal.She was the first woman to be honored. Regarded as a prominet novelist of manners(風俗小說) for her accurate depiction of the New York society.,Writing Features,A subtle

8、use of Dramatic Irony Upper-class people,Americans living in other countries consciously describes womens situation and psychology,and reflects their misfortunes and painful struggles the conflict between social and individual fullfillment,between the manners of old families and the shocks of modern

9、ization,Literature Review,中國知網(wǎng) One Clue,Two Systems and Three PointsA Structualist Look at Whartons Roman Fever 密友之間的暗戰(zhàn)評羅馬熱病的文體特征 語帶雙關，伏脈縱橫伊迪斯.華頓羅馬熱病賞析,百度文庫 論羅馬熱病中的象征 維普 試談羅馬熱病中象征手法的運用,Analysis,Backgroud Plot summary Characters analysis Symbols Themes,Backgroud,The setting of the story takes place i

10、n the afternoon, in the city of Rome. Two wealthy middle-aged widowed women are visiting Rome with their two unmarried young daughters. The exotic(異國) setting illustrates the power and class from which the women hail, but the Old Rome context, such as the Colosseum and the old ruins, insinuates a Ro

11、man Empire-style intrigue.,Plot Summary,The protagonists are Grace Ansley and Alida Slade, two middle-aged American women who are visiting Rome with their daughters.The whole story is about love and hatred,or friendship and hostility between these two women.,Characters,Symbols,1.Names a.Alida Slade

12、Slayed(killer) someone who causes the death of a person or animal b.Grace Ansleygrace(charm) elegance and beauty of movement or expression,1.Roman Fever: a.malaria,a kind of disease that Grace Ansley ever infected in her young age (the symptoms of malaria are followed with high temprature and body s

13、weat ) b.passion,crazy for love and enviness c.immoral relationship and morbid(病態(tài)的)society and vision of love(愛情觀),3.Knitting:(crimsom)the storyline,in order to kill time emotional disputes the veil (掩飾物) for Mrs.Ansley to hide her guilty,4.Colosseum,a.the symbol of civilization of Roma b.bloody and

14、 brutal battle between gladiators c.smokeless batlefield between Mrs.Slade and Mrs.Ansley,Themes,Power struggle for those in the upper classes: Mrs. Slade and Mrs. Ansley vie for engagement to Mr. Slade. The eventual Mrs. Slade tries to remove Mrs. Ansley from the picture with a false letter invitin

15、g the latter to a night rendezvous. While the plan backfires for Mrs. Slade because her eventual husband actually meets with Mrs. Ansley, Mrs. Slade still marries her beau, but it seems the soon-to-be Mrs. Ansley actually bears Mr. Slades daughter, Barbara. Betrayal and deception: The two chief char

16、acters use subterfuge and machination in order to improve their engagement prospects as youths. Grudges: And in their middle age, Mrs. Slade and Mrs. Ansley introduce decades-old surprises, unexpected in characters so similar in proximity, age, and class.,My Viewpoint,Friendship Love and Marriage,If this story were to be expanded into a full length novel or a film,What aditional scenes would you wan