《英语短篇小说选读》讲义(第五周)
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First person and third person point of view
By the extent of the narrator’s knowledge of the events
Omniscient, limited omniscient, objective (dramatic) and ―innocent eye‖.
Instructor: Esther Lv
29th September, 2014
Week 5
Photo by Zitona - Creative Commons Attribution License http://www.flickr.com/photos/zitona
Created with Haiku Deck
Story 3 Discussion
About the author
Edgar Allan Poe (1809 –1849) was an American author, poet, editor, and literary critic. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story, and is generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre. He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.
Story 3 Discussion
Summary of the plot
unnamed narrator
calculating—murder—dismembering—beating of the heart—officers—confess
Story 3 Discussion
Close-reading From what point of view is this story told? Do you think this point of view is effective?
Story 3 Discussion
His writing style Poe's best known fiction works are Gothic, a genre he followed to appease the public taste. His most recurring themes deal with questions of death. Beyond horror, Poe also wrote satires and humor tales. For comic effect, he used irony and ludicrous extravagance.
Created with Haiku Deck
Summary of Unit 2
I. Definition of point of view
It refers to the standpoint from which the author presents the actions of the story, or , to put it in another way, who tells us the story and how it is told.
story 3 The Tell-Tale Heart —Edgar Allen Poe —Point of view
Adapted film
Story 3 Discussion
泄密的心 Tell-Tale (2009) 全片播放 导演: 迈克尔· 科斯塔 编剧: 戴夫· 卡拉汉姆 / 埃德加· 爱伦· 坡 主演: 乔什· 卢卡斯 / 琳娜· 海蒂 / 类型: 剧情 / 科幻 / 惊悚 / 恐怖 制片国家/地区: 英国 / 美国 语言: 英语 上映日期: 2009-04-24 片长: 93 分钟
Close-reading
Through what kind of ways did the author build the atmosphere? Find words or sentences in the story that create an atmosphere
Story 3 Discussion
II. Functions of point of view
1. influence our understanding 2. decide how much the reader should know
III. Categories of point of view By the narrator’s relationship with the character
author
Biblioteka Baidu
See you next week
Photo by Nina Matthews Photography - Creative Commons Attribution License https://www.flickr.com/photos/21560098@N06
Created with Haiku Deck
Close-reading
Point to the details that identify its speaker as an unreliable narrator?
Assignment for this week —preview on story 4 extensive reading Your presentation about the
Story 3 Discussion
Close-reading Did the story scared you? Which part of the story scared you most? What could have made it scary?
Story 3 Discussion
Today’s Agenda
—Review on Unit 2 (I) —discussion on story 3
Photo by 55Laney69 - Creative Commons Attribution License https://www.flickr.com/photos/42875184@N08
By the extent of the narrator’s knowledge of the events
Omniscient, limited omniscient, objective (dramatic) and ―innocent eye‖.
Instructor: Esther Lv
29th September, 2014
Week 5
Photo by Zitona - Creative Commons Attribution License http://www.flickr.com/photos/zitona
Created with Haiku Deck
Story 3 Discussion
About the author
Edgar Allan Poe (1809 –1849) was an American author, poet, editor, and literary critic. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story, and is generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre. He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.
Story 3 Discussion
Summary of the plot
unnamed narrator
calculating—murder—dismembering—beating of the heart—officers—confess
Story 3 Discussion
Close-reading From what point of view is this story told? Do you think this point of view is effective?
Story 3 Discussion
His writing style Poe's best known fiction works are Gothic, a genre he followed to appease the public taste. His most recurring themes deal with questions of death. Beyond horror, Poe also wrote satires and humor tales. For comic effect, he used irony and ludicrous extravagance.
Created with Haiku Deck
Summary of Unit 2
I. Definition of point of view
It refers to the standpoint from which the author presents the actions of the story, or , to put it in another way, who tells us the story and how it is told.
story 3 The Tell-Tale Heart —Edgar Allen Poe —Point of view
Adapted film
Story 3 Discussion
泄密的心 Tell-Tale (2009) 全片播放 导演: 迈克尔· 科斯塔 编剧: 戴夫· 卡拉汉姆 / 埃德加· 爱伦· 坡 主演: 乔什· 卢卡斯 / 琳娜· 海蒂 / 类型: 剧情 / 科幻 / 惊悚 / 恐怖 制片国家/地区: 英国 / 美国 语言: 英语 上映日期: 2009-04-24 片长: 93 分钟
Close-reading
Through what kind of ways did the author build the atmosphere? Find words or sentences in the story that create an atmosphere
Story 3 Discussion
II. Functions of point of view
1. influence our understanding 2. decide how much the reader should know
III. Categories of point of view By the narrator’s relationship with the character
author
Biblioteka Baidu
See you next week
Photo by Nina Matthews Photography - Creative Commons Attribution License https://www.flickr.com/photos/21560098@N06
Created with Haiku Deck
Close-reading
Point to the details that identify its speaker as an unreliable narrator?
Assignment for this week —preview on story 4 extensive reading Your presentation about the
Story 3 Discussion
Close-reading Did the story scared you? Which part of the story scared you most? What could have made it scary?
Story 3 Discussion
Today’s Agenda
—Review on Unit 2 (I) —discussion on story 3
Photo by 55Laney69 - Creative Commons Attribution License https://www.flickr.com/photos/42875184@N08