NNereid(涅瑞伊得斯)代表水元素的精灵(见Elemental),另一个代表水元素的精灵是乌狄妮(见Undine),在希腊语中Nereid”是湿的”的意思。希腊神话里五十位海之女神的统称,她们都是海神涅柔斯的女儿,母亲是山林女神多瑞丝。这些海之女神拥有美丽的金发,住在父亲...
SSalamander(沙罗曼蛇)代表火元素的精灵(见Elemental),形似蜥蜴,身上有五彩的斑点,散发火焰,产于高温的火山口之中。拜恩文乌托·塞里尼曾经有一段关于这种火蜥蜴的叙述:当时我才五岁,那天父亲正在一间屋里冲洗房间,这间屋里有一堆燃烧的橡木,父亲在火堆中看到了一只类似蜥蜴...
TTitan(提坦巨人)希腊神话中大地女神盖亚与天神乌拉诺斯所生的巨人族,生于诸神之前,宙斯掌权后将提坦巨人统统打入塔尔塔罗斯地狱监禁起来。造人窃火的普罗米修斯就是古老的提坦巨人的一员。参见巨人(Giant)Troll(洞穴巨人)北欧神话中一种智力低下的食人巨人,相貌丑陋而邪恶,住在洞穴里,保卫着地...
VVampire(吸血鬼)吸血鬼是一种附体的鬼魂,眉毛蓬乱,手掌长毛,以坟墓和棺材为家,畏惧日光,常在夜间从坟墓里爬出来吸食活人的血,以延续自己的生命。吸血鬼通常不是用牙齿咬受害者,而是通过皮肤的毛孔吸血,被吸血鬼残害的人死后也会变成吸血鬼。从吸血”而非咬血”这一特征我们可以...
A Concise History of American LiteratureWhat is literature?Literature is language artistically used to achieve identifiable literary qualities and to ...
Chapter 2 American RomanticismSection 1 Early Romantic Period What is Romanticism?lAn approach from ancient Greek: PlatolA literary trend: 18c in Brit...
Chapter 3 The Age of RealismI. Background: From Romanticism to Realism1.the three conflicts that reached breaking point in this period(1)industrialism...
Chapter 4 American NaturalismI. Background1.Darwin*s theory: ※natural selection§2.Spenser*s idea: ※social Darwinism§3.French Naturalism: Zor...
Chapter 5 The Modern PeriodSection 1 The 1920s I. Introduction The 1920s is a flowering period of American literature. It is considered ※the second re...
Chapter 6 The Post-War Period: 50s 60sI. Historical Background 每 multi-faceted1.Cold War2.McCarthyism (persecution of communists)3.Korean War4.Civil R...