马克·吐温《百万英镑》中的讽刺与幽默解读_英语论文

An Analysis on Mark Twain’s Satire and Humor in The Million Pound Note

摘要

马克·吐温，原名萨缪尔·兰亨·克莱门，是美国文学史上最杰出的小说家和幽默家之一。他的小说作品获得了世界性的评价及喜爱，作品中人物涉及有普通人、政治家和公民。不同于传统的欧洲幽默文学，马克·吐温更喜欢用第一手经验所得来写关于自己的个人经历。作为一名小说家、幽默大师以及演讲家，马克·吐温无疑是才华横溢的，他为美国乃至世界文学的发展作出了巨大的贡献。他用他的笔杆和作品揭露并批判了在他那个时代美国生活的现实与黑暗。他的作品见证了美国从资本主义到帝国主义的过渡，这些作品充满了讽刺与幽默，同时具有深刻的思想内容，从而形成了马克·吐温独特的文学风格，这正是美国文学领域的优秀宝藏并为世人所喜爱。

这篇论文旨在帮助读者对马克·吐温以及他的作品有一个更深入的了解。通过赏析他的小说《百万英镑》，读者可以认识到这部作品的主题，十九世纪末期美国社会的黑暗生活以及作者对资本主义社会的批判。此外，论文将呈现出马克·吐温在幽默文学方面的写作技巧与特色的社会功能和影响，读者可以欣赏到他独特的写作艺术风格。

关键词: 马克·吐温；百万英镑；讽刺；幽默

Abstract

Mark Twain, pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, remains one of the most outstanding novelists and humorists in American literature history. His novels have received world-wide comments and appreciation. The characters in his woks vary from ordinary people to politicians and principal citizens. Unlike the traditional European humor literature, Mark Twain preferred to write about his own personal experiences that he learned from firsthand experience. As a novelist, humorist and speaker, Mark Twain was talented and contributed a lot to American and world literature development. He used his pen and works to expose and criticize the reality and darkness of American life in his era. His works witnessed the US evolution from capitalism to imperialism, they filled with both humor and satire, and always have profound ideological content, forming his unique literary style, which is the outstanding treasure of American literature field and is popular all over the world.

This thesis aims to help readers to have a deeper understanding of Mark Twain and his works. Through analyzing and appreciating his novel The Million Pound Note, readers can learn the work’s theme, the real dark life of America in the late nineteenth century and the author’s criticism on capitalist society. Moreover, social function and significance of Mark Twain’s skills and characteristics of humor literature will be represented so that readers may enjoy the artistic gleam of his distinctive writing style.

Keywords:  Mark Twain  The Million Pound  satire  humor