密西西比河上的生活-Life on the Mississippi:
密西西比河上的生活(Life on the Mississippi)简介：
Memoir of the steamboat era on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War by Mark Twain, published in 1883. The book begins with a brief history of the river from its discovery by Hernando de Soto in 1541. Chapters 4-22 describe Twain-s career as a Mississippi steamboat pilot, the fulfillment of a childhood dream. The second half of Life on the Mississippi tells of Twain-s return, many years after, to travel the river from St. Louis to New Orleans. By then the competition from railroads had made steamboats passe, in spite of improvements in navigation and boat construction. Twain sees new, large cities on the river, and records his observations on greed, gullibility, tragedy, and bad architecture. -- The Merriam-Webster Encyclopedia of Literature --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
密西西比河上的生活Life on the Mississippi 是美国著名作家马克吐温的自传体小说
「密西西比河上的生活」与「哈克贝利费恩历险记」「汤姆索亚历险记」并称为马克吐温毕生最享盛名的三大杰作。
马克-吐温凭着年轻时驾驶河船的经验,写成了脍炙人口的自传《密西西比河上的生活》(Life on the Mississippi)。以密西西比河及沿岸的城镇为舞台背景，生动地写下作者的生活体验、童年岁月以及他所热爱的乡土。
这本书中饶富自传性，有描述、有插曲、有寓言、也有引用，具有多方面的意义和艺术价值，是一部结构雄伟，内容丰富的叙事诗。以幽默嘲讽风格著称的马克吐温,在书中呈现温暖的追忆和淡淡的忧愁。全书共六十章，作者以朴素、柔和、正确的语言把密西西比河的伟大容貌描绘得淋漓尽致，刻画了他亲身经历的十九世纪后半以后的美国社会及其蜕变，使本书成为美国乡土文学的先驱。 对作者来说，汽船时代正是一段最美丽、最富意义的往昔象征，代表了自由和冒险的掌舵生活，正是他的梦想和憧憬。