英语毕业文开题报告

英语毕业论文开题报告

OnExpressioniinDeathofaSalean

解读《推销员之死》中的表现主义

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一、本课题的来源及研究意义

DeathofaSalean&rdquo,talksaboutatragichero-WillyLoman.MovedbyArthurMiller`ssincereinquiryintomonlifeofWillyLomanintheAmericansociety,IbegantocollectrelevantinformationaboutArthurMiller`sworks,especiallythebook&mdash,DeathofaSalean&rdquoBecauseofthelimitedresources,mysurveymainlyconcentratesonthedomesticjournals.Accordingtomysurvey,IfindmostofarticlesareaboutthedisillusionmentoftheAmericanDreamandtragedyinDeathofaSalean&rdquoTherearefewofarticlesdealingwithtechniquesadoptedintheplay.Andifitestotheartistictechniques,thefocusiainlyonsomeexpressionistictechniquesusedintheplay,suchasdream,streamofconsciousness,butthereisnosystematicanalysisoftheexpressionistictechniquesadoptedintheplay.Soitisnecessarytomakeasystematicanalysisofexpressioni.Andthepreviousstudiesprovidenew,moreeffectivestudymethodsandmoreappropriateangleormetoprovideamoreprehensive,systematicperspectiveonthestudyofDeathofaSalean&rdquo,

二、本课题的基本内容

ArthurMillerisoneofthemostfamousdramatistsincontemporaryAmericanliterature.Hewritesalotofplaysandinfluentialessaysthatdoagooddealinfosteringhisreputationasaninternationalplaywright.DeathofaSalean&rdquo,isArthurMiller`asterpiece.Itisadramasetin1949inNewYorkcityandBoston.ItisatragedyofAmericanDream.Theplayisgroupedinreali,butitalsocontainselementsofexpressioni,thatistosay,muchofDeathofaSalean&rdquo,isconveyedexpressionisticallythroughLoman&rsquo,indandmemory.Thispaperdiscussesthebackgroundinformationaboutexpressioni.ThegreatemphasisislaidonexpressionisticfeaturesindepictingthecharacterinDeathofaSalean&rdquoAndthethesisalsodealswithsomeexpressionisticdevicessuchasdesignofstagesetting,changeablemusicandlightandtalksontheplay&rsquo,slanguagecharacteristicswhichexposeintheatricalandpsychologicalterms,theWilly&rsquo,entalactivities.Throughtheanalysis,itcanbeseenthatexternalizationofinnerpsychealmostalternatesthewholedrama.

三、本课题的重点、难点及创新点

Theexpressionistsarenotinterestedinnormallifelivingatthenormallevel.Instead,theystrivetoshowhumanbeing`sexceptionalandextremementalandpsychologicalsituations,especiallytheirstateofecstasy,Inordertobefreetocreatetheirownsubjectiveuniverse,theyalwaysadoptabsurd,dream-likeandfantasticdevices.Illusions,dreamsandfantasiesarealwayixedtogether.AlsoDeathofaSalean&rsquo,&rsquo,mainlytrytoexternalizeWilly&rsquo,spsychologicalactivities,soIchoosethestudyoftheexternalizationofWilly`sinnerpsycheasthefocus,thatis,flashbacksintheformofconsciousnessinthedrama.SoArthurMillermixesupthenormalpatternoftimeandspace,furthermorehebinesWilly&rsquo,snicememoriesandamazingillusionswithhiiserablerealitybymeansofflashbacksintheformofstreamofconsciousness.

Thedifficultpointisthattwotechniquesofconnectingsomeseeminglyirrelevantpastsceneswithpresentevents.First,Milleremphasizesthelinkbetweenthepastandthepresent.Second,Millermakesuseofthefreeassociationtoconnectthepastwiththepresent.

Theinnovativepointisthatthemusicusedonthestageischaracterized,thatis,throughdifferentmusicthemeofdifferentindividualnotonlysetsoffthemoodbutalsohelpstoexpressthecharacter`sinnerpsycheandthecharacter`spersonality.