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欧·亨利原名威廉·西德尼·波特,美国乃至世界文学史上的杰出人物,是美国短篇小说的创始人,享有世界声誉的短篇小说之父,被誉为曼哈顿桂冠散文作家。他以描写普通百姓的生活为题材,以出其不意的情节营造幽默讽刺效果,以奇巧的构思、诙谐的语言、高超的叙述技巧以及出人意料的结局来挖掘平凡生活中蕴含的深刻哲理,他的作品因此被誉为“美国生活的幽默百科全书”。本文主要从独特的比喻手法和准确的遣词造句两个方面对欧·亨利小说的语言艺术进行解读。
Formerly known as William Sidney Porter, a prominent figure in the history of the literature in the United States and the rest of the world, Henry was the founder of a short story in the United States and the father of a world-renowned short story, and was hailed as the author of the laureate in Manhattan. His theme is to depict the lives of ordinary people, to create humorous and satirical effects by unexpected episodes, to excavate the profound philosophies contained in ordinary life with fanciful designs, witty language, superb narrative techniques, and unexpected ending. His works therefore Known as the “humor encyclopedia of American life.” This article mainly interprets the language art of the European-Henry novel from two aspects: the unique metaphor and the precise words and sentences.