Francis-Scott-Fitzgerald

FrancisScottFitzgerald(1896—1940)•HisLife•LiteraryCareer•TheJazzAgeFrancisScottFitzgerald•HewasborninSt.Paul,Minnesotaonseptember24,1896.(生于明尼苏达州的圣保罗)•Hewasamostrepresentativefigureofthe1920s,whowasmirroroftheexcitingageinalmosteveryway.ThusheisoftenacclaimedliteraryspokesmanoftheJazzAge.(他是20世纪20年代最有代表性的作家，他在各个方面都反映了那个时代。因此他被认为早期爵士时代的文学代言人)生平简介•1Francis,ScottFitzgeraldwasbornonSeptember26,1896inSt.PaulMinnesota,.•2Hefirstinprivateschools,andthenatPrinceton.•3Hebegantowritefortheclub.becomeeditorofauniversitymagazine.In1917hedropoutandtoenlistintheUSArmy.•4In1918,FitzgeraldfellinlovewithZelda.ThedaughterofanAlabamaSupremeCourtJudge,abeautiful,light-heartedgirl.Francis,ScottFitzgeraldhasthestrongdesireformorethanever.Afterretiringfromarmy,hecontinuedtoinsistonwriting,finally,thefirstnovelThissideofparadisewaspublishedin1920.•5,ThissideofparadisemakeFrancis,ScottFitzgeraldbecameanovernightoftheliteraryashiningstar.Afteraweek,hegotmarriedwithZeldeinNewYork.FitzgeraldandZeldeolivedaluxuriouslife.Theyneedformoneywasvoracious.TheyactiveinNewYorksociety,toenjoythelove,indulgeinthelivesofyoungandthejoyofsuccess,andlaterlivinginEurope.•6In1922Francis,ScottFitzgeraldfinishedhissecondnovel,“TheBeautifulandDamned”.ThisnovelisasoreoffirstattemptatwritinghismasterpieceTheGrertGatsby,whichwaspublishedin1925.•7Inthe1930s,Francis,ScottFitzgeraldreputationdeclined,hiswealthfell,hishealthfailedandZeldasufferedfrommentalillness.Fitzgeraldalsocaughtdrinkinghabitsandalcoholism.HediedofaheartattackOnDecember21,1940.just44yearsold.•8Francis,ScottFitzgeralddiedleavinghislastnovelTheLastTycoonunfinished.HisnotesforthenovelwereeditedbyhisfriendEdmundWilsonandpublishedin1941asTheLastTycoon.Thisnovelconsiderasthemostmatureofhisnovels.主要作品•ThisSideOfParadise[人间天堂]1920•TheBeautifulandDamned[美丽而遭骂的人]1922•TheGreatGatsby[了不起的盖茨比]1925•Tenderisthenight[夜色温柔]1934•Thelasttycoon[最后的巨头]1940其他作品•FlappersandPhilosophers【吹捧者与哲学家】•TalesoftheJazzAge【爵士时代的故事】•Allthesadyoungmen【所有悲惨的小伙子】•Tapsatreveille【里维儿的鼓点】•BabylonRevisited【重返巴比伦】－thebestshortstories•首先，他的第一部作品，ThisSideOfParadise[人间天堂]1920这篇小说不但给他赢来了荣誉和财富，而且还让他娶回了泽尔达塞尔【ZeldaSayre】.泽尔达对他个人生活产生可重大影响，她成为他小说中一系列美丽而富有的妇女的形象。•他的第二部作品，TheBeautifulandDamned[美丽而遭骂的人]1922这部作品使他声望大增。这部小说描述了一个富裕的青年人在不稳定的婚姻中感情和精神的崩溃。这部作品无疑是他们夫妻的原型。[Itportraystheemotionalcollapseofawealthyyoungmanduringanunstablemarriage.ThecouplesinthenovelwereundoubtedlymodeledafterFitzgeraldhimselfandZelda]•他的第三部作品，TheGreatGatsby[了不起的盖茨比]1925，是一部巨著。•他的第四部作品，Tenderisthenight[夜色温柔]1934，讲述了一个美国精神病医生和一位美丽富裕的病人结婚，最后倾尽了自己的精力。•他的第五部作品，Thelasttycoon[最后的巨头]1940这部作品没有未完成。爵士时代的精神•youngmenandwomeninthe1920shadasenseofrecklessconfidencenotonlyaboutmoneybutaboutlifeingeneral.Sincetheygrewupwiththenotionthattheworldwouldimprovewithouttheirhelp,theyfeltexcusedfromseekingthecommongood.Plungingintotheirpersonaladventuresengagingthemselvesincasualsexandheavydrinking,theytookrisksthatdidnotimpressthemasbeingrisks,andtheyspentmoneyextravagantlyandenjoyedthemselvestotheirheartscontent.Butbeneaththeirmasksofrelaxationandjovialitytheirwasonlysterility,meaninglessnessandfutility,andamidthegrandeurandextravaganceaspiritualwastelandandahintofdecadenceandmoraldecay.Thisundeniablejuxtapositionofappearancewithreality,ofthepretenseofgaietywiththetensionunderneath,iseasilyrecognizableinFitzgeraldnovelsandstories.•theauthorneversparedanintimatetouchinhisfictiontodealwiththebankruptcyoftheAmericandream,whichishighlightedbythedisillusionmentoftheprotagonistpersonaldramsduetotheclashesbetweentheirromanticvisionoflifeandthesordidreality.Agreatnumberofhisstoriesstartedwiththebasicsituationinwhicharisingyoungmanofthemiddleclassisinlovewiththedaughterofaveryrichfamily.Theyoungmanisnotattractedbythefortuneinitself,heisnotseekingmoneysomuchaswhatmoneycanbringtohim,andhelovesthegirlnotsomuchasheloveswhatthegirlsymbolizes.Moneyisonlyaconvenientandinadequatesymbolforwhathedreamsofearning,andlovemerelyavehiclethatcantransporthimtoamagicworldofeternalhappiness.Theman’srealdream,asMalcolmCowleysuggested,isthatofachievinganewstatusandsnewessence,ofrisingtoaloftierplaceinthemysterioushierarchyofhumanworth.ThankYou!