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Puritanism(Calvinism),Transcendentalism,Symbolism,Individualism(Am.)TheRomanticPeriodHermanMelville(1819-1891)HermanMelville(1819-1891)1)Novelist2)Symbolism+allegory3)Moby-Dick(awhitewhale):Hisbestworkandmasterpiece;thefirstAmericanproseepic.(散文体史诗)Melville’smajorworks1)Earlyworks:Mardi;
Redburn;
WhiteJacket
Moby-Dick2)Lateworks:
Pierre;
BillyBuddMelville’sviewpoints1.ApartfromHawthorne,whoseblackvisionregardingtheevilofhumanbeingshadinsomewaychangedMelville’soutlookonlifeandwhoseallegoricalwayofexpositionhadaffectedhiswritingtechniques,ShakespeareantragicvisionandEmersionianTranscendentalismalsoproducedsomepositiveeffectofhiswriting.Melville’sviewpoints2.Intheearlyones,Melvilleismoreenthusiasticaboutsettingoutonaquestforthemeaningoftheuniverse,hencetheyaremoremetaphysical形而上学旳,超自然旳andthemaincharactersareardent剧烈旳andself-dramatizing自我中心旳“I”,defyingGod,asbestreflectedonMoby-Dick;whileinthelateworks,Melvillebecomesmorereconciledwiththeworldofman,inwhich,headmits,onemustlivebyrules.2023.429.MostofHermanMelville’snovelsarebasedonseavoyagesandseaadventures.Whichofthefollowingisnotthecase?
A.Typee.
B.Moby-Dick.
C.Omoo.
D.TheConfidence-Man
Moby-DickisregardedasthefirstAmericanproseepic.AnalysisofMoby-Dick1.Thestory2.Theme:surfaceanddeepinterpretations3.Structure:acombinationofromanticismandrealism4.Symbolismandallegory5.Artisticfeatures:1)Languagestyle;2)writingstyle6.Theexcerpt1.Thestory
Thestorygoesroughlyasfollows.Theoutcastyouth
Ishmael,feelingdepressed,seeksescapebygoingouttoseaonthewhalingship,Pequod.ThecaptainisAhab,themanwithoneleg.Moby-Dick,thewhitewhale,hadshearedoff折断hislegonapreviousvoyage,andAhabresolvestohunthimtothekill.Hehangsadoubloon(古金币)onthemastasrewardforanyonewhosightsthewhalefirst.ThepequodmakesagoodcatchofwhalesbutAhabrefusestoturnbackuntilhehaskilledhisenemy.1.Thestory
Eventuallythewhaleappears,thePequodbeginsitsdoomedfightwithit.Onthefirstday,thewhaleoverturnsaboat;ontheseconditswampsanother.Ehenthethirddaycomes,Ahabandhiscrewmanagetoplunge使插入aharpoonintoit,butthewhalecarriesthePequodalongwithittoitsdoom.Allonboardthewhaleshipgetdrowned,exceptone,Ishmael,whosurvivestotellthetale.
2.Theme:
surfaceanddeepinterpretations
1)Surfaceinterpretation:Thestoryisnotcomplicated,dealingwithAhab,amanwithanoverwhelmingobsessiontokillthewhalewhichhascrippledhim,onboardhisshipPequod
inthechaseofthebigwhale.Thedramaticdescriptionofthehazardsofwhalingmakesthebookaveryexcitingseanarrativeandbuildsaliterarymonumenttoaneraofwhalingindustryinthenineteenthcentury.
2.Theme:
surfaceanddeepinterpretations
2)Deepinterpretation
ButMoby-Dickisnotmerely
awhaling
taleorseaadventure,consideringthatMelvilleisagreatsymbolist.Itturnsouttobeasymbolicvoyageofthemindinquestofthetruthandknowledgeoftheuniverse,aspiritualexplorationintoman’sdeeprealityandpsychology.
3.Thestructure:
acombinationofromanticismandrealismItisamixtureoffantasy(幻想)andrealismbasedupontheSouthPacificwhalingindustry;itmightbereadasaninitiation(beginning)storyaboutIshmael,theoutcast,findinghimselfinarealworldofhardworkanddangerandanunrealworldofspeculation(思索)andmystery;
3.Thestructure:
acombinationofromanticismandrealismmoreover,itisafabulous寓言般旳dramatization戏剧化旳体现ofAhab’sobsesseddeterminationtorevengehimselfinthepursuitofoneparticularwhalewhohaspreviouslydestroyedhisboatandhumiliatedhimbyrippingoffoneofhislegs.4.Symbolismandallegory
LikeHawthorne,Melvilleisamasterofallegoryandsymbolism.Differentpeopleonboardtheshiparerepresentationsofdifferentideasanddifferentsocialandethnicgroups;Factsbecomesymbolsandincidentsacquireuniversalmeanings.1)thePequodisthemicrocosm
(微观世界)ofhumansociety.2)Thevoyagebecomesasearchfortruth.
4.Symbolismandallegory3)Thewhitewhalemeansmanythings:①ToMelville,itsymbolizesnature,foritiscomplex,unfathomable,malignant恶性旳,andbeautifulaswell.②ToAhab,itrepresentsevil.Moby-Dickislikeawall,hidingsomeunknown,mysteriousthingsbehind.Ahabpursuedthewhalesoastopiercethewall,torootouttheevil,butonlytobedestroyedbyevil,inthiscase,byhisowndesire,hismadness.4.Symbolismandallegory③Totheauthor,thereaderandIshmael,thenarrator,MobyDickisamystery,amysteryofuniverse,inscrutable难以了解旳andambivalent矛盾旳,andthevoyageofthemindwillforeverremainasearch,notadiscovery,ofthetruth.
5.Artisticfeatures
1)Languagefeatures
Moby-DickisregardedasthefirstAmericanepic.Althoughitispresentedintheformofanovel,attimesitseemslikeaprosepoem.Itisdifficulttoreadbecausemuchofthetalkinthenovelissailorstalkandmuchofthelanguageispurposelyold-fashionedandElizabethan.
5.Artisticfeatures
2)Writingstyle(1)Symbolism
(2)Melville’sgiftsoflanguage,invention,psychologicalanalysis,speculativeagility思维旳敏捷
andnarrativepowerarefused溶为一体tomakeMoby-Dickaworldclassic.(3)TheskillfuluseofIshmaelbothasacharacterandnarratorgivesthenovelamoralmagnitude主要性.
5.Artisticfeatures
(4)Themanipulation操纵ofthewhalingchaptersforsomephilosophicalspeculation思索makesthenovelmorethansymbolic.(5)Differentlevelsoflanguageuseandstylesturnthewholebookintoasymphonywithallthemusicalinstrumentsgoingontoformamelody.
5.Artisticfeatures
(6)Melville’sknowledgeofepicandtragedy,thehighestliterarygenres,helpshimproduceagreatepic,withAhabatthecenterasatragichero,whoburnswithabalefulfire,becomingevilhimselfinhisthirsttodestroyevil(image).
Moby-Dick(6.Theexcerpt)
TheexcerptisfromthelastchapterofMoby-Dick,inwhichthegreatchaseofthewhitewhaleisendingandweareclosetotheconclusionofthebook.ThePequodhasfinallysightedMoby-Dick.
Theboatshavebeenloweredinchaseofthewhale,whichhasalreadydemolishedtwoofthem.ThoughAhabkillsthewhitewhale,yetallthehumanbeingsinvolved,exceptthenarrator,dieintheprocess.Attheendonlynature,symbolizedbythesea,remainsmovingbutunmoved.
CallmeIshmaelIshmael,theoutcast,findinghimselfinarealworldofhardworkanddangerandanunrealworldofspeculation(思索)andmystery;Melvillemanagestoachievetheeffectofambiguitythroughsymbolismandallegoryinhisnarratives.AhabItturnsouttobeasymbolicvoyageofthemindinquestofthetruthandknowledgeoftheuniverse,aspiritualexplorationintoman’sdeeprealityandpsychology.InMoby—Dick,thewhitewhalesymbolizesnature
forMelville,foritiscomplex,unfathomable,malignant,andbeautifulaswell.
“Thenallcollapsed,andthegreatshroudofthesearolledonasitrolledfivethousandyearsago.”meansthatman'sdesiretoconquernaturecanonlyendinhisowndestruction2023.425.ForMelville,aswellasforthereaderand_______,thenarrator,MobyDickisstillamystery,anultimatemysteryoftheuniverse.A.AhabB.IshmaelC.StubbD.Starbuck1999.437.InMoby-DickafterthewhalingshipThePequadsinks,Melvillewrites:“…thenallcollapsed,andthegreatshroudofthesearolledonasitrolledfivethousandyearsago.”Theauthormightimplythat___A.Nothingchangesinthe5,000yearsofhumanhistoryB.man’sdesiretoconquernaturecanonlyendinhisowndestructionC.Natureisevilasitwas5,000yearsagoD.Naturehastheultimatecreativepower.2023.410.WhichofthefollowingwritingisregardedasthefirstAmericanproseepic?A.PierreB.MobyDick
C.TypeeD.BillyBudd2023.437.LikeNathanielHawthorne,()alsomanagestoachievetheeffectofambiguitythroughsymbolismandallegoryinhisnarratives.A.MarkTwainB.HenryJamesC.R.W.EmersonD.HermanMelville2023.4
31.Thewhitewhale,MobyDick,symbolizes________forMelville,foritiscomplex,unfathomable,malignant,andbeautifulaswell.
A.society
B.nature
C.oceananimals
D.bothAandC2023.432.InMoby—Dick,thewhitewhalesymbolizes______________forMelville,foritiscomplex,unfathomable,malignant,andbeautifulaswell.A.nature
B.humansocietyC.whalingindustry
D.truth2023.427.“Thenallcollapsed,andthegreatshroudofthesearolledonasitrolledfivethousandyearsago.”Inthequotedsentence,theauthormightimplythat______.A.nothingchangesinthe5000yearsofhumanhistoryB.man'sdesiretoconquernaturecanonlyendinhisowndestructionC.natureisevilasitwas5000yearsagoD.naturehastheultimatecreativepower2023.430.Besidessymbolism,allthefollowingqualitiesEXCEPT______arefusedtomakeMelville'sMoby-Dickaworldclassic.A.narrativepowerB.psychologicalanalysisC.speculativeagility思维旳敏捷D.optimisticviewoflife2023.450.Retellinafewsentencesthestoryofthelastchapter(Ch,135)“TheChase-ThirdDay”ofMelville’snovelMoby-Dick.Discussthemeaningoftheendingofthestory.Answer
InthelastchapterofMoby-Dick,thegreatchaseofthewhitewhaleisendingandweareclosetotheconclusionofthebook.ThePequodhasfinallysightedMoby-Dick.Theboatshavebeenloweredinchaseofthewhale,whichhasalreadydemolishedtwoofthem.ThoughAhabkillsthewhitewhale,yetallt
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