An Analysis of Sherwood Anderson's Expressionist Art in Winesburg, Ohio

摘要

Sherwood Anderson is a well-known writer in the history of American literature who has exerted great influence on writers of the flowing generations. As his masterpiece, Winesburg, Ohio reflects many expressionist characteristics. This thesis aims to discuss the expressionist features in the book. Firstly it introduces the development of expressionist art, secondly it analyzes how the expressionist art is revealed in the book from the perspectives of theme, writing techniques and language and plots, finally it summarizes Anderson's expressionist writing and its significance in American literature.