Lincoln in American literature
He is a pure urchin and a brave knight with a sword.
Mark Twain, American writer and orator,
His real name is Samuel Langhorne Clemens. "Mark Twain" is his pen name.
"Mark Twain" was originally a term used by Mississippi sailors to indicate the water depth measured on the waterway.
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Mark Twain is the founder of American critical realism literature, and most of his major works have been translated into Chinese.
In 2006, Mark Twain was named 16 among 100 people who influenced the United States by the authoritative American periodical Atlantic Monthly.
Mark Twain created a large number of works in his life, involving novels, plays, essays, poems and other aspects.
In content, his works criticize unreasonable phenomena or ugliness of human nature, and express the writer's strong sense of justice and care for ordinary people as a compositor and sailor.
Stylistically, both experts and ordinary readers believe that humor and satire are his writing characteristics.
He experienced the development process from early capitalism to imperialism in the United States, and his thoughts and creations also showed a stage of development from mild ridicule to bitter satire to pessimism. He was good at acrimony and satire in the early stage, and his language was more exposed and intense in the later stage.
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1835165438+1On October 30th, Rimark Twain was born in a poor lawyer's family in Florida, Missouri, USA.
His father is a local lawyer with a small income and a poor family.
Little Mark Twain had to work when he was at school. His father died when he was eleven years old, and since then he has started an independent working life.
1847 On March 24th, Rimark Twain's father, John Clemens, died of pneumonia.
From 65438 to 0847, Mark Twain, from a poor family, began to work as an apprentice, newsboy, compositor, sailor, gold digger and journalist in a printing factory.
1852 May 1 Rimark Twain published his first novel "Playboy Surprised by Settlers" in Boston Humor Weekly "Handbag".
1863 began to use the pseudonym "Mark Twain". 1864 I met humorist A Ward and novelist B Hart in San Francisco, and got their encouragement and help, which improved my writing level.
1866 went to Hawaii for an interview. During this period, Mark Twain met Charles Langdon, and saw a photo of his sister Olivia Langdon, and fell in love with her at first sight.
187 1 year-1897, this period is the peak of his literary creation, and most of his works are sought after, but at the same time they are constantly banned.
1910 April 2 1 Day Rimark Twain died of angina pectoris.
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Abstinence, running for governor, case study, the famous frog in Ka County.
Millions of pounds, 30 thousand yuan inheritance, and the dog's self-report
The prince and the poor child, the story of a bad boy, the story of a good boy.
The obsession on the train and the fact that I recently resigned.
The whole story of the bulk beef contract
The Adventures of Hakberg Finn tom sawyer
Ruined the people in Hadleyburg and my experience as a senator's secretary
"Goldsmith's friend has gone abroad again" and "mysterious visit"
A true story and a duel in France.
Strange experience, Californian story
"Is he still alive?" Go on the road with those who change their customs. "
Among them, One Million Pounds is recognized by literary circles as Mark Twain's most humorous classic novel.
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Mark Twain has three creative characteristics.
One: On the basis of the western humor tradition, he played an extremely exaggerated artistic imagination.
Two: Works often take the first person "I" as the protagonist, and this "I" plays various comic characters like the protagonist in China's cross talk. Most of them are naive, honest, ignorant, simple-minded, and wishful thinking about everything, which often backfires.
Three: Humor contains satire.
Mark Twain was very concerned about the anti-imperialist struggle of China people. He was extremely sympathetic to the Boxer anti-imperialist movement that broke out in China. 1August 900 12, he wrote to a friend of his: "Now all China has stood up, and my sympathy is completely with the people of China.
European gangs bullied them for many years. I hope they can drive away foreigners and never let them go back. "
In the same year 1 1 month, Mark Twain publicly announced in his speech at the annual meeting of the American Public Education Association: "I am the Boxer Rebellion. The Boxers are patriotic and wish them success. "
"Why didn't Lenin quit China and let China handle his own affairs freely? Everything is caused by foreigners. As long as they can come out, this is a great good thing. "
Mark Twain's life is actually bitter. He chose a humorous way to face the accusations and abuse of others.
For the real world, he stood up with his correct world outlook and fought corruption and individuals with his pen.
In his works, Mark Twain not only criticized the brutality of feudalism and exposed the irrationality of lynching, but also satirized the hypocrisy and ignorance of religion, condemned the evil of slavery, praised the excellent quality of black slaves, and publicized the progressive proposition that everyone should enjoy freedom regardless of racial status.
Mark Twain is a literary master worthy of admiration and respect. I recommend everyone to read his works.
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Quoted from Mark Twain
Everyone is the moon, and there is always a dark side that no one can see.
Sometimes truth is more absurd than fiction, because fiction is carried out under certain logic, while reality is often illogical.
Whenever you find yourself on the side of most people, you should stop and reflect.