From whose works the term "TheLost Generation" in American literary history originated?A.Jack Kerouac. B.Earnest Hemingway.C.Mark Twain. D.Jack London.
From whose works the term "TheLost Generation" in American literary history originated?
A.Jack Kerouac.
B.Earnest Hemingway.
C.Mark Twain.
D.Jack London.
B.Earnest Hemingway.
C.Mark Twain.
D.Jack London.
参考解析
解析：The Lost Generation(迷惘的一代)是第一次世界大战后美国的一个文学流派。20世纪20年代初．侨居巴黎的美国作家格?斯泰因对海明威说：“你们都是迷惘的一代。”海明威把这句话作为他第一部长篇小说The Sun Also Rises(《太阳照常升起》)的题词，“迷惘的一代”从此成为这批虽无纲领和组织但有相同的创作倾向的作家的称谓。
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