1. 马克 · 吐温 Mark Twain Class one 110151049 谢祎

3. 1835, 11, 30 born in Florida, Missouri 1847 his father died of pneumonia 1848 printer's apprentice 1851 a typesetter and contributor 1853 left Hannibal a printer

4. 1857 — 1861 a licensed Mississippi river-boat pilot —— pen name, Mark Twain for a measured river depth of two fathoms After serving in Confederate Army a printer a mining prospector a journalist 1867 tour of Europe and the Middle East wrote a collection of travel letters 1869 -- 1871 an editor and writer

5. In February 1870 Twain and Langdon were married marriage lasted 34 years son Langdon died of diphtheria at age of 19 months three daughters: Susy, Clara and Jean.

6. a second tour of Europe —— a stay in Heidelberg from May 6 until July 23, 1878 a visit to London Settled down in Hartford, Connecticut wrote many classic novels most productive years as a novelist The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) The Prince and the Pauper (1881) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884) ……

7. in 1896 daughter Susy died of meningitis in 1904 Olivia's death in 1909,12,24 Jean's death in 1906 Twain began his autobiography 1910, 4,21 he died. the failure of his investments fatiguing travels and lectures to collect fortune

8. 1865 The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County 卡拉维拉斯县臭名昭著的跳蛙 1869 The Innocents Abroad 傻子出国记 1870 Running for Governor 竞选州长 1872 Roughing It 艰难岁月 1873 The Gilded Age 镀金时代

9. 1876 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 汤姆 · 索亚历险记 1880 A Tramp Abroad 国外漫游 1882 The Prince and the Pauper 王子与贫儿 1883 Life on the Mississippi 密西西比河上的生活 1884 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 哈克贝利 · 费恩历险记

10. Mark Twain & the Mississippi River

11. 1889 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court 亚瑟王朝的康涅狄克州的美国佬 1894 The Tragedy of Pudd’nhead Wilson 傻瓜威尔逊 1897 Following the Equator 赤道环游记 1900 The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg 败坏了哈德莱堡的人 1906 What is Man? 什么是人？ 1916 The Mysterious Stranger 神秘的陌生人

12. Writing Characteristics humor and satire colloquial idioms colloquial syntax Localism the artistic style of hyperbole & allegories

13. a mirror of America of his time William Faulkner —— "the father of American literature." the “ greatest American humorist of his age ”

14. “The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them.” 同不能读书的人相比， 不读好书的人没有一点优势。 “ Classic--a book which people praise and don't read.”

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