Setting-in-“The-Legend-of-Sleepy-Hollow”睡谷传奇的背景分析.ppt

settingSetting in“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”nTime:in about 1790nPlace:in the Dutch settlement of Tarry Town,New York,in a secluded glen called Sleepy Hollow nset in the Dutch culture of Pre-Revolutionary War in New York State nHistorical ContextnIn its earliest days,New York was settled by the Dutch,or people from the Kingdom of the Netherlands.They were said to be jolly,prosperous,well-fed,and foolish.Although the territory eventually came under British and then American control,the Dutch people were still numerous and influential throughout New York in Irvings day.nA small brook（小溪）glides through（流过）it,with just murmur enough to lull one to repose;and the occasional whistle of a quail,or tapping of a woodpecker（啄木鸟）,is almost the only sound that ever breaks in upon the uniform tranquillity（宁静）.Natural nSwallows and martins skimmed twittering about the eaves;and rows of pigeons,some with one eye turned up,as if watching the weather,some with their heads under their wings,or buried in their bosoms,and others swelling,and cooing,and bowing about their dames,were enjoying the sunshine on the roof.nWhen he entered the house the conquest of his heart was complete.It was one of those spacious farmhouses a door left ajar gave him a peep into the best parlor,where the claw-footed chairs,and dark mahogany tables,shone like mirrors;and irons,with their accompanying shovel and tongs,glistened(闪闪发亮)from their covert of asparagus tops and a corner cupboard,knowingly left open,displayed immense treasures of old silver and well-mended china.ManufacturedTo reveal the characternIt was a fine autumnal day,the sky was clear and serene,and nature wore that rich and golden livery which we always associate with the idea of abundanceThe small birds were taking their farewell banquets.In the fulness of their revelry（狂欢）,they fluttered,chirping and frolicking,from bush to bush,and tree to tree,capricious from the very profusion and variety around them Setting as a background for actionnFrom the listless repose of the place,and the peculiar character of its inhabitants,who are,this sequestered glen has long been known by the name of SLEEPY HOLLOW A drowsy,dreamy influence seems to hang over the land,and to pervade the very atmosphere.To create appropriate atmospherenThe hour was dismal as himself.Far below him,the Tappan Zee spread its dusky and indistinct waste of watersIn the dead hush(死寂）of midnight,he could even hear the barking of the watch dog from the opposite shore of the Hudson;nThe night grew darker and darker;the stars seemed to sink deeper in the sky,and driving clouds occasionally hid them from his sight.Ichabod Crane,fleeing on a horse from a ghost holding a head over its shoulders.To reinforce themenThe school-house being deserted,soon fell to decay,and was reported to be haunted by the ghost of the unfortunate pedagogue(teacher);and the ploughboy,loitering homeward of a still summer evening,has often fancied his voice at a distance,chanting a melancholy psalm tune(忧伤的圣歌）among the tranquil（平静的）solitudes of Sleepy Hollow.