京华烟云英文介绍.ppt

MOMENT IN PEKING by Lin Yutang,Chinese writer Born Oct. 10, 1895, Fujian province died March 26, 1976, Hong Kong studied in the U.S. and Europe In 1932 he established a highly successful Western-style satirical magazine of a type totally new to China,Lin Yutang:,,,,,Lin’s Academics,studied at Saint John's University in Shanghai,bachelor's degree,study at Harvard University,doctoral degree,moving to France and eventually to Germany,completed his requirements for a doctoral degree,taught at Peking University,English literature,,,,,,,,Lin’s Legacy,My Country and My People (吾国与吾民)(1935) The Importance of Living (生活的艺术) (1937) Moment in Peking(京华烟云) (1939) Between Tears and Laughter (啼笑皆非) (1943) The Vermillion Gate (朱门) (1953) The Importance of Understanding (1960) The Chinese Theory of Art (1967) His many works represent an attempt to bridge the cultural gap between the East and the West. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature several times in the 1970s.,,,,Moment in Peking is an historical novel originally written in English by the Chinese American author Lin Yutang. The novel covers the turbulent events in China from 1900 to 1938 including the Boxer Uprising The Republican Revolution of 1911 the Warlord Era the rise of nationalism and communism, and the origins of the Sino-Japanese War of 1937-1945.,,,This novel is merely a story of. how certain habits of living and ways of thinking are formed and how, above all, men and women adjust themselves to the circumstances in this earthly life where men strive but gods rule.,,,,Main characters,Yao Mulan (姚木兰) The protagonist of the story, Mulan, is from the wealthy Yao family. During the Boxer Rebellion she is kidnapped by bandits, and then rescued by the Tseng family; the two families thereafter become close friends. Mulan is lively, intelligent, and generous, as well as extremely responsible. Her father has always encouraged her interests, among them her intense interest in “bone characters“ (the study of ancient Chinese characters written on bones) and the singing of Chinese opera. Her intelligence, along with her kindhearted nature, catch the interest of a young man named Kung Lifu. Mulan feels attracted to Lifu, but she honors her family's wish and advice that she marry Sunya; this marriage is mainly harmonious. Together they have one child, Amei.,,,Main characters,Tseng Sunya (Zeng Sunya, 曾荪亚) Mulan's husband, Tseng Sunya, is affectionately called “Fatty“ by Mulan. As the youngest son of his family, Sunya is arguably the least responsible one, but has what is called a “round character“. He and Mulan had gotten to know each other well when Mulan was rescued from bandits by his parents when they were children. As the two families became increasingly close, their engagement was planned happily.,,,Main characters,Kung Lifu (Kong Lifu, 孔立夫) A scholar and Yao Mochow's husband, he originally fell in love with Mulan, but married Mochow. Yao Mochow (Yao Mochou, 姚莫愁) Yao Mulan's sister, she is also very clever and attractive. She had been in love with Sunya but a misunderstanding with Lihua separated them. She went out with Niu HuaiYu and finally married Lifu.,,,Main characters,Redjade (红玉) Mulan, Mochow, and Afei's cousin. She was madly in love with Afei, and admired Lin Daiyu from the classic Dream of the Red Chamber (红楼梦). When she misunderstood a conversation and thought that Afei didn't love her, she committed suicide by drowning herself.,,,The novel has been adapted twice into a television drama, including the most recent version in 2005, starring Zhao Wei.,Adaptations,,,The Count of Monte Cristo,By Alexandre Dumas,,,In this dramatization of Dumas's 1845 novel, a wrongly imprisoned Frenchman learns of a vast buried treasure, escapes from prison, finds the treasure, and comes to Paris to be revenged on those who imprisoned him.,,,Born: 24 July 1802 Birthplace: Villers-Cotterets, France Died: 5 December 1870 (natural causes) Best Known As: The author of The Three Musketeers,Alexandre Dumas wrote the classic adventure novel The Three Musketeers and some of the most famous and popular stories in French literature.,Beginning in 1844 he had a string of brilliantly successful books, publishing The Three Musketeers (1844, first printed in serial form) and following it with Twenty Years After (1845) and The Black Tulip (1850), among many others. A great celebrity writer of the day, he was almost as famous for his reckless spending and lavish lifestyle, and he was frequently in debt. In his last days he was supported by his illegitimate son, the author Alexandre Dumas the Younger.,,thank you,。