欧亨利O-Henry简介

O.HenryWilliamSidneyPorter(1862-1910)AlsoknownasO.HenryHewasbornin1862inNorthCarolina,wherehespenthischildhood.Whenhewaseighteenyearsoldbecauseofhisbody,hewenttoTexas.In1887hemarriedAtholEstesRoach,theyhadonedaughterandoneson.Inearly1898hewasfoundguiltyofembezzlement挪用chargesandsentencedtofiveyearsinanOhioprison.HemovedtoNewYorkCity,whereoverthenexttenyearsbeforehisdeathin1910,hepublishedover300storiesandgainedworldwideacclaimasAmericanfavoriteshortstorywriter.HediedonJune5,1910inNewYorkCityattheageoffortyseven.Afterdoingthreeyearsofthefiveyearssentence,Porteremergedfromtheprisonin1901andchangedhisnametoO.Henry.LiterarycareerO.Henry'sstoriesarefamousfortheirsurpriseendings,tothepointthatsuchanendingisoftenreferredtoasanO.Henryending.MostofO.Henry'sstoriesaresetinhisowntime,theearlyyearsofthe20thcentury.ManytakeplaceinNewYorkCityanddealforthemostpartwithordinarypeople:clerks,policemen,waitresses.CabbagesandKings白菜与国王TheGiftofMagi麦琪的礼物TheLastLeaf最后一片叶子TheFourMillion四百万MammonandtheArcher财神和爱神TheFurnishedRoom带家具出租的房间TheCopandtheAnthem警察和赞美诗TheRansomofRedChief红色酋长的救赎Mainworks◆Itcommunicatestheauthor’scompassiononthepoor.◆Thepureandhonestlovebetweentheyoungcoupleeasilystrikesasympatheticchordinthereader’smind.◆InDella’s“dimeyes”andJim’ssmileliesanirrevocablesorrowthatcreatesanappealingaestheticeffect.◆Thesacredfeelingmeansanunspokenprotestagainsttheinjusticeofthesociety.TheYoung,poorpainterJohnsycontractedpneumonia,Suemakeeveryefforttotakecareofher,butshestilldidnotimprove.Johnsywouldgiveupcompletelywhenthelastleaffelltotheground.Inordertosaveher,AnotheroldartistBehrmanclimbedthewalltopainttheivyleaveinrainynight,whichhecontractedpneumoniaanddiedtwodayslater.Johnsysurvived,thelastonewaspaintedbyBehrman,becamehisfinalmasterpiece.It’saboutaNewYorkCityhobo流浪汉namedSoapy,whosetsouttogetarrestedsohecanavoidsleepinginthecoldwinterasaguestofthecityjail.Despiteeffortsatpettytheft,disorderlyconduct,andmashing调情withayoungprostitute,Soapyfailstodrawtheattentionofthepolice.Disconsolate忧郁的,hepausesinfrontofachurch,whereanorgan管风琴antheminspireshimtocleanuphislife—andisironicallychargedforloiteringandsentencedtothreemonthsinprison.O.Henry'sWritingStyle►Amasterofsurpriseendings,whowroteaboutthelifeofordinarypeopleinNewYorkCity.►TypicalforO.Henry'sstoriesisatwistofplotwhichturnsonanironicorcoincidentalcircumstance.►Inhisworks,O.HenrypresentsthepanoramaoftheAmericanpeopletoreaderswithironicandhumoroustone.TheMainThemeofO.Henry’sWork•Humanity,astheeternalthemeofO.Henry'sworks,endowshisworkswithperpetualartisticcharm.HumanVirtues►Hepraisesthehumanvirtues.Theyarekind,brave,honest,hard-working,polite,thrifty,generous,andhospitableandsoon.►Theysacrificetheirownhappinessevenlifefortheloftyloveandfriendship;theyhelpotherswithoutaskingforrewardsandregarditasapleasure;theygiveuptheirowntreasureandchancetoothersetc.HumanEvils►Humanbeingshavemanydefects,too.Sometimestheyarelazy,officious,vain,arrogant,shameless,cowardly,etc►Byexposingthehumandefectsandthedarksidesoftheworld,O’Henrywantstoawakenpeople’sconscienceanddeepestdesireforallgoodthings,peoplecanusetheireffortstosaveandcleansethewholeworld.Influence•“ThefatherofthemodernAmericanshortstory”•Americanlifehumorencyclopedia美国生活的幽默百科全书•ShortprosewriterlaureateasManhattan曼哈顿桂冠散文作家ThethreeshortstorywritersoftheworldGuy·de·Maupassant居伊·德·莫泊桑Antonchekhov契诃夫O.Henry欧亨利In1918theO.HenryMemorialAwards欧·亨利纪念奖wereestablishedtobegivenannuallytothebestmagazinestories,thewinnersandleadingcontenderstobepublishedinanannualvolume.AchievementandInfluenceTheO.HenryAwards欧·亨利奖areyearlyprizesgiventooutstandingshortstories.TheO.HenryPun-OffWorldChampionships世界双关语锦标赛areheldinMayofeachyearinAustin,Texas,hostedbythecity'sO.HenryMuseum欧亨利博物馆.AchievementandInfluenceThat’sall.Thankyou!