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The Comparative Study On The Black Humor Of Heller Joseph And Wang Xiaobo

Posted on:2017-03-04Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:X D SunFull Text:PDF
GTID:2295330482999719Subject:Comparative Literature and World Literature
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Black humor is called as "gallows humor", can also be translated as "disaster humor". Harry in the dictionary of literary term shaw said:"black humor also called black comedy, it is a myth, abnormal, morbid sense of humor." Alan Pratt. Black humorcritical essays the Black humor essays on.Black humor is a crowd of postmodern literature genre, it at a very distinct characteristics show a state of the survival of mankind in the 20th century, capitalism emerged in the modernization drive of all kinds of social problems, it is more focused on life in a person’s heart.This article is divided into four parts to analyze the works of wang xiaobo and Joseph heller. In the introduction part, the author generalizes the of black humor. Compared with traditional humor, illustrates the characteristics of black humor.The first chapter illustrates the cause of black humor, for froming the philosophy of social and historical factors and the influence of postmodern literature Angle, illustrates the causes of black humor. Secondly introduced that black humor is introduced into China and Chinese literature in the traditional humor, and formed a unique national characteristics.The second chapter mainly discusses wang and Joseph heller literary reflection to the human survival state, and by their social environment and the special historical factors, political factors, but also associated with their nation’s national character is analyzed.The third chapter focuses on black humor this style embodied in the works of two writers to analyze its artistic skills of the same and different. The fourth chapter discusses the two writers accepted due to the difference of life experience and cultural,because they stand on a different ground criticism, form the differentstyle.
Keywords/Search Tags:Black humor, Catch-22, Joseph Heller, Wang Xiaobo
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