一、凯特·肖邦的《一双丝袜》凯特·肖邦(Kate Chopin,1851—1904)是19世纪美国著名女作家。她的作品基本上都是以密苏里州和路易斯安那州为写作背景,故而常常被冠以“地方色彩”的称号,部分评论界人士认为肖邦属于所谓的“边缘性”作家,因为她的作品主题大部分都是围绕爱情、婚姻以及种族歧视等,作品中缺乏了当时较为敏感的社会问题,例如战争与重建等。所以当评论家们评论她的作品时,通常会撇开当时的政治历史背景,只是探讨她的作品的人物塑造、修辞方式或是 First, Kate Chopin’s “a pair of stockings” Kate Chopin (Kate Chopin, 1851-1904) is a famous 19th century American writer. Her works are basically written in the context of Missouri and Louisiana, and are often labeled as “Local Colors,” and some commentators regard Chopin as a so-called “marginal” writer because Much of her work focuses on love, marriage and racial discrimination. Her works lacked the more sensitive social issues of the time, such as war and reconstruction. So when critics comment on her work, they often leave aside the political and historical context of the time, just discussing her characterization, rhetoric or