Danni held up the hem of her skirt and turned around to urge her best friend while running.
Vivian said in a funny voice from behind: "Danni, you should be more ladylike, it's just an art lecture."
"Mr. Zhou is not an ordinary writer. I heard that he is regarded as a master figure in France and the United States, and the entire continent is fascinated by his literary talent." Dani said excitedly.
Writers, especially those great writers, had an extremely high social status in the 20th century. They were often guests of nobles and wealthy people, and they were even the targets of actors' crazy pursuits.
Hollywood superstar Marilyn Monroe was so red that she often took photos with books by Joyce, Whitman, Samuel and others, acting like a crazy book fan, just wanting to get some pleasure for herself.
Literary. She often drank and took drugs with left-wing writers, as if she could become a female literary youth, but in the end she attracted secret surveillance by American agents.
When Vivian (Vivien Leigh) first met her second husband, Oliver, who was still just a well-known Shakespeare drama expert. As a result, Vivian was so fascinated that she eloped to the United States with Oliver behind her husband's back.
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Looking at the entire first half of the 20th century, whether in the East or the West, as long as you have the halo of a writer, even if you have no money in your pocket, there are still a lot of girls who are willing to share the joys and sorrows with you. Among them, there are many rich girls who pursue romance at any cost.
Even if she had a complete falling out with her family, she still wanted to become a muse for a poor writer.
Although Vivian made fun of her best friend for not being reserved, she subconsciously quickened her pace and quickly came to the place where Zhou Hexuan was giving a speech. It was a large drama classroom, which was not only used for teaching, but also for students to rehearse and
Performance.
Although the Royal College of Art is very famous, it does not have many students. There are only a few hundred students in the school, and almost all of them came to listen to the lecture today.
"Here it comes, look!" Dani suddenly pointed at the classroom door.
Vivian quickly looked up and saw the principal talking and laughing with an Asian man, followed by several professors from the school.
Danni was surprised: "It's different from what I imagined. Mr. Zhou is so tall, at least 6 feet (1.82 meters) tall. I thought Asians were all short."
"There are also tall people in Asia, but most of them are thin." Vivian corrected. Although she has never been to China, she has lived in India since she was a child. Her father was a British officer stationed in India, which also belongs to Asia.
Danni became more and more excited: "Mr. Zhou is very handsome, and he has the bearing of a successful man. I really want to develop a beautiful international friendship with him. By the way, Mary, can Asian men marry many wives?"
Vivian wasn't sure either: "It seems so."
Danni smiled and said: "It's a very weird marriage system, but I will not be his wife, I would rather be his lover."
Vivian listened as her words became more and more outrageous. She looked around nervously and reminded: "Keep your voice down, be careful not to be overheard by others."
Dani lowered her voice and asked: "Mary, is there still an emperor in China?"
"It seems... yes." Vivian was a little confused.
Dani said: "Maybe Mr. Zhou is still a Chinese noble. If he has a title, I wouldn't mind being one of his wives. Then I will be a knight."
The British aristocratic culture is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, let alone now, it is still preserved even in the 21st century.
Later Princess Kate, who was born as a commoner, was despised by the traditional aristocratic circle because her mother was a flight attendant. Her mother was even banned from attending some aristocratic gatherings because her words and deeds were too vulgar, which made the traditional aristocrats feel embarrassed.
Historically, after Vivian divorced her second husband, she kept her husband's surname because her ex-husband was a baron, and the title "Baroness" was so prestigious.
This kind of worship of nobles also affected the British colonies. Those Chinese who were awarded titles in Hong Kong wanted to have their titles engraved on their foreheads. Before Shaw received the title, the Hong Kong media called him "Shao Sheng", "
"Boss Shao", after receiving the title, they immediately changed their nickname to "Sir Shao".
In the words of our party, these are the remnants of feudal thought and the remnants of imperial power thought that must be eradicated!
The president of the Royal Academy of Arts first walked onto the stage, introduced Zhou Hexuan ceremoniously, and then took the lead in applauding to welcome his arrival.
After a while, Zhou Hexuan started his personal performance. He smiled and said: "You are all artistic lovers. I don't understand art, so I won't show my shame in front of everyone. Today I want to discuss it with my classmates from the perspective of linguistics.
Let’s take a look at Shakespeare’s plays…”
Vivian's eyes lit up in the audience. Her favorite was Shakespeare. She didn't expect Zhou Hexuan to talk about this today.
Seeing that the teachers and students in the audience were listening carefully, Zhou Hexuan continued: "Rhetoric is an important means of literary creation in the British Renaissance. Shakespeare's masterpieces used a large number of various forms of rhetorical figures, among which similes and metaphors
Two techniques are the most prominent. Take Shakespeare's four tragedies as an example, there are 170 paragraphs describing life, about 61 paragraphs contain metaphors, and about 10 paragraphs contain similes."
"There is a place in "Macbeth" where it is written: 'Life is like a withering yellow leaf'. This is a cyclical conceptual metaphor, expressing that 'life is the withering and prosperity of plants'. Another example is that in 'King Lear', 'Misfortune is the throwing of stones'
and bows and arrows', 'suffering is the sea', which is a spiritual metaphor that expresses 'life is suffering'..."
"From a rhetorical perspective, simile is a similar relationship in form, while metaphor is a similar relationship. In drama and literary creation, metaphors must have the principle of appropriateness to provide cognition for the use of similes and metaphors.
Explanation. For example, there is a sentence in "Othello": "Live like the master's donkey". The metaphor "donkey" is a typical representative of the category "enslaved people". The metaphor is highly suitable, so Shakespeare chose simile here.
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"I believe that human language ability is not necessarily an independent ability. It must be closely related to people's general cognitive ability. The expression of similes and metaphors in literary and dramatic works is exactly in line with this cognitive ability, so
The use of similes and metaphors can greatly enhance the drama and appeal of the work. Shakespeare is very good at using metaphors to create tragedies..."
Most of the students in the audience were confused, but the teachers at the Royal Academy of Art were extremely excited.
Zhou Hexuan is magnifying his trick again. Shakespeare's plays have always been the focus of research in drama critics. But it was not until the 1970s that researchers used Shakespeare's metaphors as a method of understanding tragic poetry. Zhou Hexuan threw out this idea 40 years in advance.
research direction.
Not only that, Zhou Hexuan also added the concept of "cognitive linguistics" during his speech. As a branch of linguistics, "cognitive linguistics" did not begin to take shape until the late 1980s.
This academic lecture will undoubtedly drop two atomic bombs in the theater and language circles.
The professors at the Royal Academy of Arts who were listening to the lecture were almost blown away at this moment. Zhou Hexuan seemed to have opened a door to a new world for them.
Zhou Hexuan is not very clear about this, because what he said is common knowledge about drama in the 21st century. Anyone who has studied Shakespeare's dramas will know that he has accidentally surpassed the times.
"boom!"
"Pap-pap-pap-pap!"
All the teachers in the school stood up and clapped their hands wildly. The principal even excitedly rushed to the stage to shake hands with Zhou Hexuan.
Zhou Hexuan looked at the principal's enthusiastic eyes and thought: Is this really serious?