首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Harriet Beecher Stowe had poured her heart into her anti-slavery book," Uncle Tom’ s Cabin" . But neither she nor her first publ
Harriet Beecher Stowe had poured her heart into her anti-slavery book," Uncle Tom’ s Cabin" . But neither she nor her first publ
admin
2016-09-28
24
问题
Harriet Beecher Stowe had poured her heart into her anti-slavery book," Uncle Tom’ s Cabin" . But neither she nor her first publisher thought it would be a big success. The publisher was so doubtful that he wanted her to split the publishing costs with him, and all she hoped was that it would make enough money for her to buy a new silk dress.
But when the first 5,000 copies were printed in 1602, they sold out in two days. In a year the book had sold 300,000 copies in the United States and 150,000 in England. For a while it outsold(销得比…多)every book in the world, except the Bible.
Within six months of its release, a play was made from the book which ran 350 performances in New York and remained America’ s most popular play for 5 years.
It might appear that"Uncle Tom’s Cabin"was universally popular, but this was certainly not true. Many people during those pre-Civil War days—particularly defenders of the slavery system— condemned it as false propaganda and poorly written melodrama(传奇剧作品).
Harriet did have strong religious views against slavery(When asked how she came to write the book, she replied," God wrote it. "), and she tried to convince people slavery was wrong, so perhaps the book could be considered propaganda. But if so, it was true propaganda, because it accurately described the evils of slavery.
Though she was born in Connecticut, 1582, as a young woman she moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, when her father accepted the presidency of newly founded Lane Theological Seminary(神学院). Ohio was a free state, but just across the Ohio River in Kentucky, Harriet saw slavery in action. She lived 18 years in Cincinnati, marrying Calvin Stowe, professor of a college. In 1601, Harriet Beecher Stowe began her book.
Its vast influence strengthened the anti-slavery movement and angered defenders of the slave system. Today some historians(历史学家)think that it helped bring on the American Civil War.
In fact, when Abraham Lincoln met Harriet at the White House during the Civil War, he said, " So, this is the little lady who started this big war. "
Some people did not like " Uncle Tom’s Cabin" chiefly because______.
选项
A、the author was merely an unknown little lady
B、they thought it was mere propaganda
C、the book was poorly written
D、the book might lead to a terrible war
答案
B
解析
事实细节题。从文章第四段第二句可知,主要是奴隶制的捍卫者不喜欢这本反对奴隶制的小说,他们认为该小说“只是虚假的宣传”。所以选B。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/FpRO777K
0
成人本科学位英语
相关试题推荐
Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopic"GoodStudyHabits".Youshouldwriteatleast
TheUnitedStates(56)alargepartoftheNorthAmericancontinent.ItsneighborsareCanada(57)thenorth,(58)Mexicotothe
Notlongago,Ihadmyfirston-linechat.Ithoughtitwouldbe(56)becauseIhaveheardsomanypeople(57)itinthatway.B
SpeakerA:I’vejustheardthattheticketsforSwanLakehavebeensoldout.SpeakerB:Oh,no!_________
HarrietTubmanwasbornin1820,intoaterribleworld.Shewasoneoftwelvechildrenborntoaslavecouple.Shestartedwork
Hewaspunished______heshouldmakethesamemistakeagain.
TurnonChannelVandyoumightfindasingerinabaseballcap,baggyjeansandabigT-shirtrapping(说唱).Whilelisteningto
________inarecentsciencecompetition,thethreestudentswereawardedscholarshipstotaling$21,000.
______atthestation,Johnfoundthetrainhadjustleft.
Thisissuchawonderfulfilm______wehaveneverseen.
随机试题
世界上的文字分为两大类,即
患者,女性,25岁,突然意识丧失,两眼上翻,口唇发绀,牙关紧闭,大小便失禁、抽搐停止后昏睡2小时,醒后对发作无记忆,此前有数次发作。护士考虑该患者可能是
建设项目的经济评价一种是财务评价,另一种是下列哪种评价?[2006年第22题]
个人住房贷款利率原则为个人住房贷款的利率按商业性贷款利率执行()。
就涉及领域而言,项目的可行性研究和贷款项目评估是相同的,它们的区别主要表现在()
阅读障碍是青少年在校期间容易爆发的一种心理问题,表现为无法专心去读,在读的过程中很关注自己是否能读得懂或理解句子的意思。实际上,阅读障碍是一种()。
《刑法》第13条的“情节显著轻微危害不大的,不认为是犯罪"可以理解为()。
1946年6月,毛泽东在《以自卫战争粉碎蒋介石的进攻》的指示中说:“暂时放弃若干地方若干城市,是为了取得最后胜利……此点,应使全党和全解放区人民都能明白,都有精神准备。”据此,这一时期人民军队采取的主要作战方法是()。
有一个女司机违反交通规则.引起现场群众围观。这个女司机把自己关进车里玩手机,如果你是现场负责处置的交警,遇到这个情况你怎么办?
A、BecauseshewasPresidentRoosevelt’swife.B、Becauseshewassympathetictowardwomenandthepoor.C、Becauseshewasalready
最新回复
(
0
)