第十四章 Wiltshire and V.S. Naipaul：(1) to know Naipaul’s affection for an imperial and romanticized England(2) to map out Naipaul’s “arrival” in England(3) to understand Naipaul’s depiction of the rural Wiltshire in The Enigma of Arrival14.1Naipaul and England:This lecture reviews Naipaul’s upbringing in Trinidad, migration to England, and deep affection for an imperial and romanticized England.[判断题]V. S. Naipaul was born in an impoverished rural area of Trinidad.
14.2Wiltshire in The Enigma of Arrival:This lecture discusses Naipaul’s detailed account of Wiltshire’s decay, and depiction of the manor as a symbol of the imperial "wealth and power"
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[判断题]V. S. Naipaul is a travel writer.
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对[单选题]The values of the English middle class that Naipaul celebrates basically refer to ( ).
the British monarchy
anarchism
colonialism
the Victorianism[多选题]( )prompted Naipaul to view Victorian tradition as a lifeline.
his nostalgia for Trinidad
his desire to purge himself of his West Indianness
his image of writing as a fundamentally British vocation
his lack of readers[判断题]The protagonist of The Enigma of Arrival is widely accepted to be Naipaul.
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错[单选题]In Naipaul's eye, this rural county in Wiltshire is an embodiment of ( ).
the imperial past
his hometown
his immigration
the pastoral beauty[多选题]In The Enigma of Arrival, Naipaul gives a meticulous and detailed account of this rural county, including ( )
tourist attractions
clusters of vegetation
farm houses
routes[单选题]According to Naipaul, Wiltshire rehearses the process of the destruction of ( ).
the British colonialism in Trinidad
the capitalism in Britain
the agriculture in England
an illusory conception of England[判断题]The critical comments received by The Enigma of Arrival are conflicting.
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