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Age of Realism (1865-1900)
Historical background
1. Technology developed very rapidly. (cable, railroad,, telephones,automobiles,electric light) America has become an industrial and commercialized society from a rural, isolated republic. The gap between the rich and poor became wider and wider. ―Gilded Age‖ by Mark Twain
– We ought never to do wrong when people are looking. A Double–Barreled Detective Story – Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it. Notebook, 1902 – Always obey your parents when they are present "Advice to Youth", 5/15/1882 – A full belly is little worth where the mind is starved. The Prince and the Pauper, Chapt. IV – Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits. Pudd'nhead Wilson – Character is the architect of achievements. Lecture – Defense of General Funston
Mark Twain is one of the most frequently quoted writers in American literature, having commented on almost every issue of his time. Much of what he said over nine decades ago remains relevant today. A diverse collection of his quotes are carved in the sandstone walls throughout the new Museum Center. – Man is the only animal that blushes. Or needs to. Following the Equator, Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar
Mark Twain Primary School
Mark Twain and Keller
Mark Twain Riverboat
His life and writings can be classified into 3 periods: 1.1865—1870 optimistic, jocular humor, light-hearted 2. 1872—1891 still with dream 3. 1891—1910 pessimistic and disappointed, sharp satire, criticism
35 years old, he got married, and his wife was a very wealthy man’s daughter unfortunate investments in a typesetting machine and a publishing house kept him in financial difficulties. 59 years old, everything came crashing down. His health was broken down and his investment failed Twain had to declare himself a bankrupt, had to sell his house. He moved with his family to Europe, where living could be cheaper and they could spend less.
Characteristic of realism
Realism aims at the description of the actualities of the life and free from subjective prejudice, idealism or romantic color. Realism focuses on commonness of the common people. Life is presented as it is. Use real characters, real incidents, real language and local dialects. Representative writers: William Howells, Mark Twain, Henry James.
19-room, Tiffany-decorated mansion where Mark Twain raised his family from 1874 to 1891. During this incredibly production period, Twain created such classics such as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
1. Subject Matter: came directly from American people’s life along the Mississippபைடு நூலகம் River, less influenced by foreign cultures 2. Genuine American style: Language:easy, informal, adventurous and unaffected, wild , humorous He intentionally deviates from classical genteel and tends to use local dialects, colloquial language, even Black English, slangs, clipped structures and ungrammatical sentences
Major Works
Appreciation of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Main Character Huckleberry Finn Tom Widow Douglas Miss Waston Jim, a runaway slave
literature
Mark Twain’s Contribution
1. Combination of realism with romanticism 2. made a more extensive combination of American folk humor and serious literature 3. local color: His works characterize a local culture, elements such as speech, customs, and more peculiar to one particular place. The physical settings, and people’s behavior and thoughts are different from the other places.
The Innocents Abroad (1869) The Gilded Age (1873) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer(1876) The Prince and the Pauper (1882) Life on the Mississippi(1883) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn(1884)
Mark Twain
(1835--1910)
the true father of American Literature
Life experience
pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens brought up in the small town of Missouri, on the Mississippi River. 12, his father died and he had to drop out. he engaged himself with different jobs He worked as a printer’s apprentice, a tramp printer, a silver miner, a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi, and a frontier journalist in Nevada and California and even a prospector in the years following the California gold rush. When he worked as a pilot in the river, he got his pen name ―Mark Twain‖, a term signifying ―safe water‖ or ―two fathoms deep‖.
In 1895 and 1896, he set out a world lecture tour to retrieve his fortune. Through his hard work, he could pay back all the debts and finally build up a substantial income. his younger daughter, an epileptic, died in 1896 and his other daughter died suddenly of meningitis His wife became an invalid. threw Mark Twain into deep depress. He became more and more desperate and bitter not only in his life, but also in his writings.
– Always respect your superiors, if you have any. Advice to Youth, 5/15/1882 – Prosperity is the best protector of principle. Following the Equator; Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar – An uneasy conscience is a hair in the mouth. Notebook, 1904 – There is no sadder thing than a young pessimist, except an old optimist. Mark Twain's Notebook, 1902-1903 – Architects cannot teach nature anything. A Memorable Midnight Experience, E&E, p.4
Historical background
1. Technology developed very rapidly. (cable, railroad,, telephones,automobiles,electric light) America has become an industrial and commercialized society from a rural, isolated republic. The gap between the rich and poor became wider and wider. ―Gilded Age‖ by Mark Twain
– We ought never to do wrong when people are looking. A Double–Barreled Detective Story – Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it. Notebook, 1902 – Always obey your parents when they are present "Advice to Youth", 5/15/1882 – A full belly is little worth where the mind is starved. The Prince and the Pauper, Chapt. IV – Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits. Pudd'nhead Wilson – Character is the architect of achievements. Lecture – Defense of General Funston
Mark Twain is one of the most frequently quoted writers in American literature, having commented on almost every issue of his time. Much of what he said over nine decades ago remains relevant today. A diverse collection of his quotes are carved in the sandstone walls throughout the new Museum Center. – Man is the only animal that blushes. Or needs to. Following the Equator, Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar
Mark Twain Primary School
Mark Twain and Keller
Mark Twain Riverboat
His life and writings can be classified into 3 periods: 1.1865—1870 optimistic, jocular humor, light-hearted 2. 1872—1891 still with dream 3. 1891—1910 pessimistic and disappointed, sharp satire, criticism
35 years old, he got married, and his wife was a very wealthy man’s daughter unfortunate investments in a typesetting machine and a publishing house kept him in financial difficulties. 59 years old, everything came crashing down. His health was broken down and his investment failed Twain had to declare himself a bankrupt, had to sell his house. He moved with his family to Europe, where living could be cheaper and they could spend less.
Characteristic of realism
Realism aims at the description of the actualities of the life and free from subjective prejudice, idealism or romantic color. Realism focuses on commonness of the common people. Life is presented as it is. Use real characters, real incidents, real language and local dialects. Representative writers: William Howells, Mark Twain, Henry James.
19-room, Tiffany-decorated mansion where Mark Twain raised his family from 1874 to 1891. During this incredibly production period, Twain created such classics such as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
1. Subject Matter: came directly from American people’s life along the Mississippபைடு நூலகம் River, less influenced by foreign cultures 2. Genuine American style: Language:easy, informal, adventurous and unaffected, wild , humorous He intentionally deviates from classical genteel and tends to use local dialects, colloquial language, even Black English, slangs, clipped structures and ungrammatical sentences
Major Works
Appreciation of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Main Character Huckleberry Finn Tom Widow Douglas Miss Waston Jim, a runaway slave
literature
Mark Twain’s Contribution
1. Combination of realism with romanticism 2. made a more extensive combination of American folk humor and serious literature 3. local color: His works characterize a local culture, elements such as speech, customs, and more peculiar to one particular place. The physical settings, and people’s behavior and thoughts are different from the other places.
The Innocents Abroad (1869) The Gilded Age (1873) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer(1876) The Prince and the Pauper (1882) Life on the Mississippi(1883) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn(1884)
Mark Twain
(1835--1910)
the true father of American Literature
Life experience
pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens brought up in the small town of Missouri, on the Mississippi River. 12, his father died and he had to drop out. he engaged himself with different jobs He worked as a printer’s apprentice, a tramp printer, a silver miner, a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi, and a frontier journalist in Nevada and California and even a prospector in the years following the California gold rush. When he worked as a pilot in the river, he got his pen name ―Mark Twain‖, a term signifying ―safe water‖ or ―two fathoms deep‖.
In 1895 and 1896, he set out a world lecture tour to retrieve his fortune. Through his hard work, he could pay back all the debts and finally build up a substantial income. his younger daughter, an epileptic, died in 1896 and his other daughter died suddenly of meningitis His wife became an invalid. threw Mark Twain into deep depress. He became more and more desperate and bitter not only in his life, but also in his writings.
– Always respect your superiors, if you have any. Advice to Youth, 5/15/1882 – Prosperity is the best protector of principle. Following the Equator; Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar – An uneasy conscience is a hair in the mouth. Notebook, 1904 – There is no sadder thing than a young pessimist, except an old optimist. Mark Twain's Notebook, 1902-1903 – Architects cannot teach nature anything. A Memorable Midnight Experience, E&E, p.4