Angus Wilson课堂呈现.ppt

Angus Wilson（安格斯·威尔逊） Liu Xue Contents Biography An English novelist and short story writer, critic. Education: Westminister School Merton College(莫顿学院) Biography A cataloguer(编目员) in the British Department of Printed Books in the British Museum Library in 1937. Serving in Intelligence（情报机关）during World War II at the code-breaking establishment (机构), translating Italian Naval codes. Biography The Professor of English Literature at East Anglia in 1967. An excellent and original teacher for other writers. Biography Chair of the Booker Prize(布克文学奖). A fellow and subsequently president of the Royal Society of Literature. Chairman of the National Book League(全国书业联盟) A member of the Arts Council(艺术局). Campaigner for homosexual equality. Biography In the 1940s Nervous breakdown Writing as a therapy Biography He received a knighthood Biography He was one of the “ famous homosexuals” at Bletchley. One of Englands first openly gay writers. (Tony Garrett----an employee in the library ) Classification of Works Classification of Works Hemlock and After (1952) Late Call (1964) No Laughing Matter (1967) As If By Magic (1973) Setting the World on Fire (1980) Classification of Works Short story collections The Wrong Set (1949) Such Darling Dodos (1950) A Bit Off the Map (1957) Death Dance (1969) Play The Mulberry Bush (1955) Writing Features Conflicts in English society Major topics Intellectual life “Novels must depict the deep soul of intellectuals.” He claims himself as a social realist. Influenced by: Writing Features His works is filled with realistic and dramatic features, wit and sensitivity of the 20th century. The Old Men at the Zoo (1961) Time: the future (period 1970-73) Place: a zoo in London, England. Social setting: an incompetent and anti-European government. Characters Simon Carter: Hero and narrator New young secretary Aware