英国文学史及选读专家讲座

TheVictorianAge

(1832-1902)UnitⅧⅧⅧ英国文学史及选读专家讲座第1页

Objectives1.TohavethebasicknowledgeaboutthebriefhistoryoftheVictorianPeriod.2.TobefamiliarwithCharlesDickens’writingstylesandmajorcontributiontoEnglishliterature.3.ToknowsomethingaboutBronteSistersandtheirrepresentativeworks:JaneEyreandWutheringHeights

英国文学史及选读专家讲座第2页ContentsTheBackgroundCharlesDickensandhispositioninBritishliteratureBronteSistersandtheirwritings英国文学史及选读专家讲座第3页HistoricalBackground

(1832-1868)英国文学史及选读专家讲座第4页

--beganwiththepassageoftheReformBillin1832andclosedattheendoftheBoerWarin1902.

Victoriaage:英国文学史及选读专家讲座第5页Victoriaage:BetweenthequeenVictoria’saccessionin1837andherdeathin1901.Sheruledfor63years,thelongestinEnglishhistory.

英国文学史及选读专家讲座第6页Itcanbedividedinto2periods:-EarlyVictoriaPeriod（1832-1868）-LateVictoriaPeriod（1869-1902）英国文学史及选读专家讲座第7页Politicallyaperiodofgreatsocialunrest(ChartistMovement1838-48);ReformBill(1832)wasenacted,givingrighttorepresentationofgrowingcitiesand50%raiseofelectoratetomiddleclass.英国文学史及选读专家讲座第8页Economically

Anageofprosperityandprogress－therichestandmostpowerful;－the1sturbanandindustrialsocietyintheworld;－Thedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology:railways,telegraphs,journalism;英国文学史及选读专家讲座第9页Culturally－97%peopleabletoreadby1900;－cheaperpaper;－fasterprinting;－easiercirculation;－moreworkingreadersdemandingcheapliterature:英国文学史及选读专家讲座第10页LiterarilypoetryAlfredTennyson(1809-1892):poetlaureateRobertBrowning(1812-1889)ElizabethBarrettBrowning(1806-1861)NovelAGoldenAgeofNovel：(Critical)realistnovelsCriticalrealismflourishedasaliterarycurrent.英国文学史及选读专家讲座第11页*CriticalRealism

TheEnglishcriticalrealistsofthe19thcenturyflourishedinthefortiesandinthebeginningoffifties.Therealistssetthemselvesthetaskofcriticizingcapitalistsocietyfromademocraticviewpointanddelineatedthecryingcontradictionsofbourgeoisreality.

Criticalrealistsrevealthesocialrealityandcriticizetheinjustice,povertyandreligioushypocrisy.英国文学史及选读专家讲座第12页Criticalrealistsrevealthesocialrealityandcriticizetheinjustice,povertyandreligioushypocrisy.英国文学史及选读专家讲座第13页TheFeaturesofEnglishCriticalRealism1.Givesasatiricalportrayalofthebourgeoisieandshowsprofoundsympathyforthecommonpeople.2.Democraticandhumanistic3.Unabletofindagoodsolutiontothesocialcontradictions.英国文学史及选读专家讲座第14页*Somemajornovelists:WilliamMakepeaceThackerayVanityFair《名利场》GeorgeEliotTheMillontheFloss《弗洛斯河上磨房》英国文学史及选读专家讲座第15页CharlesDickens（1812-1870）英国文学史及选读专家讲座第16页-bornin1812;-thesecondofeightchildren;-poorschoolingbutwidereading;-begantoworkat12inawarehouse;-alawclerk,thenanewspaper；-reporter,andfinallyanovelist.Hislife英国文学史及选读专家讲座第17页HewasoneofthegreatestcriticalrealistwritersoftheVictorianAgeandaccomplishedovertwentynovels.Greatlywithhiseffortsandaccomplishments,CriticalRealistictraditionwasfirmlyestablished.Hesuccessfullyportrayedanumberofcharactersbypresentingalotofexactactionsandwordsthatfitthesecharactersintheirpositionsandintheirenvironments.*contributiontoEnglishliterature英国文学史及选读专家讲座第18页*WritingFeaturesHeoffersamostcompleteandrealisticpictureoftheEnglishbourgeoissocietyofhisageinhisnovels.Hisnovelstellmuchoftheunhappyexperiencesofhisownchildhood.英国文学史及选读专家讲座第19页Heisagreathumoristandsatirist.Hisnovelsarefullofhumorandsatire.Heisgoodatcreatingcharacterswithblackhumor.Hecouldn’toverstepthelimitsofhisclassandfailedtoseethenecessityofabitterstruggleoftheoppressedagainsttheiroppressors.*WritingFeatures英国文学史及选读专家讲座第20页HismajorworksThePickwickPapers(1837)OliverTwist(1837–1839)DavidCopperfield(1849-50)ATaleofTwoCities(1859)BleakHouse(1852)HardTimes(1853-54)GreatExpectations(186o–1861)英国文学史及选读专家讲座第21页TheBrontesisters

CharlotteBronte

EmilyBronteAnneBronteAlltalentedwritersAlldiedyoungAllloversofliteratureReceivedsomeeducationinCharityschoolwithabadlivingcondition英国文学史及选读专家讲座第22页*JaneEyreThecriticismofthebourgeoissystemofeducationPositionofwomeninthesocietyEducationisthekeytoallsocialproblemsCharlotteBronte

(1816-1855