讲所罗门之歌专题.ppt

在寻根之旅中体验灵魂的升华,Tony Morrison (1931-),Biography: Born: 18 February 1931 Birthplace: Lorain, Ohio Best Known As: Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Beloved in 1988 Name at birth: Chloe Anthony Wofford Toni Morrison father: blatant hostility toward white people Mother : has optimistic belief that race relations in America would improve.,Awards:,1988：Her book Beloved won the 1988 Pulitzer Prize; 1993 the Nobel Prize for Literature.,When she won the 1993 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Swedish Academy referred to her as one “who, in novels characterized by visionary force and poetic import, gives life to an essential aspect of American reality.”,The Bluest Eye (1970),Sula (1973),Tar Baby (1981),Beloved (1987),Jazz (1992),Paradise (1999),Love (2003),所罗门之歌创作的历史背景,the Great Migration : the movement of millions of southern Blacks to the urban North in search of jobs and freedom in the first few decades of the nineteenth century. World War I,所罗门之歌的题目理解,Morrisons third novel takes its title from Song of Songs, the twenty-second book of the Old Testament. 旧约中的所罗门之歌相传为所罗门王所作。 写了神与人或神与基督教的关系, 写的是男人和女人的关系, 确定无疑的是,这是关于爱的诗歌。,The Song of Solomon expresses the mutual love of a man and a woman. It relates the love between God and his redeemed people. It is full of high lovely mysteries relating to the happy union of God and his bride, His People, His Church, You and I. it starts here, on earth, and it will be eternal in Heaven.,The Song of Songs of Solomon in the old Testament,The Song was made to sing each chapter during each day of the 7 days celebration of the weddings. the 8th chapter is to be song of the farewell .,In the first chapter, the King visits his vineyard and gets in love with a humble vineyard keeper,In the second chapter, the King, Jesus, goes to the humble girl's house, He wants to marry her.,In the third chapter, they get married. the day of our Baptism!,In the fourth chapter, they go to the honey-moon. and God recounts how he sees you, with glorious and lovely symbols. our life in Christ!.,In the fifth chapter, marriage is consummated. the feast of every Eucharist and of the Word of God!. and the Bride paints how Jesus is, with a most beautiful and poetical description of the Lord.,In the sixth chapter, the transformation of the Bride, of You and Me, with her evangelization. your soul is being purified in the garden of the King, in his Church. and the King keeps loving you on more and more, with a second description of the Bride now being transformed. Virgin Mary. the Sacrament of Confirmation.,In the seventh chapter, the Shulammite, the girl of Solomon the King, your soul, is completely matured and dedicates to do evangelization.,Chapter 8 was sung after the 7 days of the wedding feasts, on the departure, and it is supposed to be sung every day of our marriage life with Christ on earth. - The hymn of love in the song:,莫里森小说题目的内涵,*Song is a wakeup call for young black males struggling to survive in white America. the novels abbreviated titleSOS: Solomon is the name of the black ancestors. Knowing your ancestors mean that youre saved.,4.所罗门之歌的情节安排,the plot focuses on Milkmans The action of Song of Solomon spans thirty-some years.,The narration comprises two distinct sections,Part I (Chapters 1-9) is set in an unnamed town in Michigan. It traces Milkmans life from birth to age thirty-two .,Part II (Chapters 10-15) begins with Milkmans arrival in Danville, Pennsylvania. Milkman traces his ancestry to the fictional town of Shalimar, Virginia, where he meets his fathers “people” and discovers the true spiritual meaning of his inheritance.,List of Characters,Milkman (Macon Dead III) Milkman is the youngest child and only son of Ruth and Macon Dead.,Macon Dead, Jr. Milkmans wealthy, materialistic father. fervent belief in the mythological American Dream,Ruth Foster Dead Milkmans mother, is a frail, fragile woman who copes with her empty life by escaping to a fantasy world and maintaining near-incestuous relationships with her father and son.,Pilate Dead “The singing woman.” Milkmans aunt, teacher, and spiritual guide. Born without a navel, Pilate is a self-created, independent woman who carries her namethe source of her powerinside a dangling brass box earring.,Hagar Pilates granddaughter and Milkmans cousin and lover. Obsessed with romantic love, Hagar internalizes the ideals of white female beauty.,Jake (Macon Dead, Sr.) Milkmans grandfather. The youngest son of Solomon and Ryna, Jake is renowned for creating and cultivating Lincolns Heaven,he is murdered by whites for trying to protect his land.,Solomon/Sugarman “The Flying African.” Milkmans great-grandfather. According to legend, Solomon flew back to Africa, leaving behind his wife, Ryna, and their twenty-one children.,Guitar Bains Milkmans friend, confidant, and intellectual sparring partner. A street-wise hustler, skilled hunter, and political activist, Guitars arrogance and skewed sense of justice leave little room for compromise.,