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1、A.Introduction of Herman MelvilleB.Introduction of his life and familyC.The experience as an seamanD.The period of his writingE.Herman Melvilles major work第1页/共10页第一页，共11页。HermanMelville(August1,1819September28,1891)wasanAmericannovelist,writerofshortstories,andpoetfromtheAmericanRenaissanceperiod.T
2、hebulkofhiswritingswaspublishedbetween1846and1857.HeisoneofthegreatAmericanwritersandamajorfigureinworldliterature.Heisalsoknownasthe“AmericanShakespeare”.第2页/共10页第二页，共11页。HermanMelvillewasborninNewYorkCityonAugust1,1819.HewasadescendentofEnglishandDutchcolonialfamilies.Hisfather,onceasuccessfuldry-
3、goods.Melvilleseducationbeganwhenhewasfiveyearsold,andthenhereadwidely.Whenhewas12yearsold,hisfartherdiedbecauseofbankruptcy.SinceMelvillewasnolongerattendingschool,hehadtofacethehardtimeofhisfamily.Inordertogetridofpoverty,hebegantoworkonmerchantship.Sailingbroadenedhisvision.Thenhebecameasuccessfu
4、lwriter.Withdrawnfromliterarycircles,backinNewYork,beingaclerkinacustomhouse.Hisdeathwentunnoticedbythepublicin1891.第3页/共10页第三页，共11页。In1839,Melvilledecidedtobecomeaseaman,firstsignedontoamerchantshipthatwasgoingfromBostontoliver-pool,England,andthenin1841signedonforalongwhalingcruisetotheSouthSeas.D
5、uringthisharshvoyage,hemetanotheryoungman.LatertheyventuredintoavalleyontheislandofNukahiva.Finallytheyescaped,andMelvillesignedasaseamanonanavalvesselandreturnedhomein1844.From1841to1844,seafaringlifehadagreatinfluenceonMelvilleslife.Hisexperiencesandadventuresontheseafurnishedhimwithabundantmateri
6、alforhisfictionwritings,especiallyhismasterpieceMobyDick.第4页/共10页第四页，共11页。NotlongafterhisreturntotheUnitedStates,MelvillebegantowritethestoryofhisadventuresintheSouthSeas.InAugust1847MelvillemarriedElizabethShaw,daughterofLemuelShaw,theChiefJusticeoftheMassachusettsSupremeJudicialCourt.Melvilletrave
7、ledtoEnglandtoarrangeforitspublicationthereandenjoyedashortholidayinEurope.Onhisreturn,hemovedwithhiswifetoafarmnearPittsfield,Massachusetts.Duringthesummerof1890inPittsfield,MelvilleandAmericanwriterNathanielHawthornemetandbecamegoodfriends.第5页/共10页第五页，共11页。Theysharedsimilarideasandopinionsonmostki
8、ndsoffields.TheoriginaldesignofMobyDickwasjustatextonthewhalefishery.WhenMelvillemetHawthorne,hehadcompletedonethirdofMobyDick.WithoutHawthorne,Melvillewouldhavejustwrittenitaboutwhalinghunting.WiththeinfluenceofHawthorne,Melvillerewroteitintoaworldclassicwhichisanencyclopediaofeverything:history,ph
9、ilosophy,religion,thewhalingindustry.ItisalsoaShakespeareantragedyofmanfightingagainstfatesinanindifferentandhostileworld.His friendship with Hawthorne第6页/共10页第六页，共11页。 Melvilles Major Works 1) Novels (1)Polynsie Trilogy “波里尼西亚三部曲” from his adventures among the people of the South Pacific islands Ty
10、pee 1846泰皮 Omoo 1847欧穆 Mardi 1849玛地 (2) Redburn 1849 雷得本 an account of his voyage to England (3) White Jacket 1850 白外衣(wiy) his life on a United States man-of-war军舰(4) Melvilles Masterpiece Moby-Dick 1851 白鲸，莫比狄克 “the worlds greatest sea novel”.(5) Pierre皮埃尔 (1852): A darkly allegorical exploration
11、of the nature of evil, which is psychologically complex and elaborate. (6) Israel Potter 伊斯雷尔波特 (1855): A historical romance (7) The Confidence Man 骗子的化装表演 (1857): Satirizes the selfishness and commercialism of Melvilles time.(8) Billy Budd 比利巴德(1891) A novella about a young sailor, personifying inn
12、ocence, doomed by the malevolent hatred of a ships officer, personifying evil.第7页/共10页第七页，共11页。 Melvilles Major Works 2) Short stories The Piazza Tales 广场故事 (1856):Contains some of Melvilles finest shorter works (1) Bartleby, the Scrivener 书记员巴特尔比 The story of Bartleby is simply about a man losing h
13、is will to live. (2) Benito Cereno 贝尼托塞莱诺The story centers on a slave rebellion on board a Spanish merchant ship in 1799. It is regarded by many as Melvilles finest short story.3) Poetry: (1) Battle-Pieces and the Aspects of War 战事(zhnsh)集(1866) (2) Clarel 克拉瑞尔 (1876)第8页/共10页第八页，共11页。第9页/共10页第九页，共11页。感谢您的观看(gunkn)！第10页/共10页第十页，共11页。内容(nirng)总结Introduction of Herman Melville。Mardi 1849玛地。感谢您的观看(gunkn)第十一页，共11页。
