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The Analysis Of The Faulkner’s Original Feelings In "Light In August"

Posted on:2016-12-18Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:D Z ZhangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2285330464459080Subject:Comparative Literature and World Literature
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William Faulkner is regarded as one of the most influential writers in the history of literature. He was born in the south of USA. Throughout the life of Faulkner, his nineteen novels, numerous short stories and a small number of poems and prose works, which there are fifteen novels and most of the short stories in the one called "York Napa County ", the fictional story takes place is called "YOKNAPATAWPHA". His works are full of imagination and art of common human problems and concern about the fate. His works has unique form, ingenious design. The research direction is all kinds of emerge in an endless stream many researchers.“Light in August” is Faulkner "YOKNAPATAWPHA" in the fifth novel, can be said to be his monumental masterpiece, it is considered to be William Faulkner’s most influential works. At the same time, it is considered by some critics as his best work. But the study of this book also remain in the analysis of the text, the analysis of the characters, this paper focuses on the analysis of "light in August" on the original feelings. In this paper, using the method of text analysis, text reading and explanation method was used to study the works of Faulkner, only by constantly stressed, will find what you’re looking for problems. According to the creative needs, detailed analysis of solutions of reading of the various characters and the characteristics they said on behalf of the depths of human nature and find out the reasons, in reading "light in August" careful also to a lot of Faulkner dabbled in other representative works, the writing theory and characteristics, the author explains better from the theoretical level in the creation of "light in August" when the show inside the original feelings. In this paper, through the analysis of Faulkner’s original complex form, and the creation of "light in August" the background, re interpretation of several characters in the works, criticism and Reflection on the excavation of Faulkner included in his original feelings, and to explore the ultimate meaning of life and the human condition. Finally in this paper, the so-called primitive feelings in "light in August", is based on the excellent quality of the heroine Lena embodied, namely the flashes of morality beyond the pagan view, her natural character, and to be free from things of the world, is between the pure natural tranquil South Park society and people the most sincere feelings of trust, which bears on the body, the inheritance of the traditional southern society show kindness, innocence, tenacity, optimistic quality, long accumulation characters and cultural quality.
Keywords/Search Tags:“Light in August”, Primitire Feelings, Natural, Civilization
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