pride_and_prejudice讲解.ppt.ppt

奥斯丁小说:傲慢与偏见,英国文学课,JaneAustensoeasy,thateveryservantwillcheatyou;andsogenerous,thatyouwillalwaysexceedyourincome.(Chapter55),LydiaandWickham,LydiaandWickhamsmarriageisanexampleofabadmarriage.Theirmarriagewasbasedonappearances,goodlooks,andyouthfulvivacity.Oncethesequalitiescannolongerbeseenbyeachother,theoncestrongrelationshipwillslowlyfadeaway.Asinthenovel,LydiaandWickhamsmarriagegraduallydisintegrates;LydiabecomesaregularvisitorathertwoeldersistershomewhenherhusbandwasgonetoenjoyhimselfinLondonorBath.Throughtheirrelationship,Austenshowsthathastymarriagebasedonsuperficialqualitiesquicklycoolsandleadstounhappiness.,Mr.CollinsandCharlotte,ThemarriagebetweenMr.CollinsandCharlotteisbasedoneconomicsratherthanonloveorappearance.ItwasacommonpracticeduringAustenstimeforwomentomarryahusbandtosaveherselffromspinsterhoodortogainfinancialsecurity.InPrideandPrejudice,AustendramatizesgenderinequalityandshowsthatwomenwhosubmitthemselvestothistypeofmarriagewillhavetosufferintormentingsilenceasCharlottedoes:WhenMr.Collinssaidanythingofwhichhiswifemightreasonablybeashamed,whichcertainlywasnotunseldom,sheElizabethwouldinvoluntarilyturnedhereyeonCharlotte.Onceortwiceshecoulddiscernafaintblush;butingeneralCharlottewiselydidnothear.(Chapter28),Mr.BennetandMrs.Bennet,TherelationshipbetweenMr.BennetandMrs.BennetwassimilartothatofLydiaandWickham.Mr.Bennethadmarriedawomanhefoundsexuallyattractivewithoutrealizingshewasanunintelligentwoman.Mrs.BennetsfavoritismtowardsLydiaandhercommentsonhowshewasonceasenergeticasLydiarevealsthissimilarity.Mr.BennetscommentonWickhambeinghisfavoriteson-in-lawreinforcesthisparallelism.TheeffectoftherelationshipswasthatMr.Bennetwouldisolatehimselffromhisfamily;hefoundrefugeinhislibraryorinmockinghiswife.Mr.Bennetsself-realizationattheendofthenovelinwhichhediscoversthathislackofattentiontowardshisfamilyhadledhisfamilytodevelopthewaytheyare,wastoolatetosavehisfamily.,BennetisAustensexampleofaweakfather.Inthesetwolatterrelationships,Austenshowsthatitisnecessarytousegoodjudgmenttoselectaspouse,otherwisethetwopeoplewillloserespectforeachother.,Summary:,1.Criteriaofmarriage:Thesefivemarriagescontributetothethemethatahappyandstrongmarriagetakestimetobuildandmustbebasedonmutualfeeling,understanding,andrespect.Hastymarriagesactingonimpulse,andbasedonsuperficialqualitieswillnotlastandwillleadtoinevitableunhappiness.,2.Beseriousandcautiouswhenfacingmarriage.Dontbetakeninbysuperficialqualities.eg.Wickham.3.Insteadofbeinganindividualproblem,marriageisasocialproblem.Onehastydecisionmaybringdisastertothewholefamily.eg.Lydia,ThemainobjectofAustenssatireinthenovelisthemercenaryandtheignoranceofthepeople,acommoncriticismofthe18thcentury.A.Charactersinthenovelwhichbestcarriesthesequalitiesare:Mrs.BennetMr.WilliamsCollinsLydiaBennet,ArrangementofthePloteg.Mr.DarcyElizabethLadyCatherineDeBourghsMrsBennetElizabeth,Thetoneofthenovelislight,satirical,andvivid.Eg:Mr.CollinsproposaltoElizabethLadyCatherinesvisittoLizzyatLongbourn,providescomicrelieftothereaderwhileatthesametimerevealingcertaintraitsofthecharacters.LydiaslackofcommonsenseandresponsibilityisrevealedwhenshetakesprideinbeingthefirstBennetgirltobemarried.Lydiadoesnottakeintoconsiderationthecircumstanceofhermarriage,thepersonalityofherhusband,ortheprospectsoftheirmarriageforthefuture.ElizabethBennetsabilitytolaughoffhermisfortuneandtocontinuetobeoptimistic,consideringhersituation,alsocontributestothetoneofthenovel.,“Itisatruthuniversallyacknowledged,thatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortune,mustbeinwantofawife.”Q:Whatkindofrhetoricaldeviceisemployedinthissentence?Whatisthefunctionofthissentence?,Thefirstsentencesetsthetonefortheentirenovel,inthatthewholeworkisamasterpieceofirony.(theironybetweenthefirsthalfofthesentenceandthesecondhalfofthesentence)Subjectmatter:courtshipandmarriage,Thesentencebeginsasthoughthenovelweregoingtobeagreatphilosophicaldiscourse.“Itisatruthuniversallyacknowledged”impliesthatthenovelwilldealwithgreattruths,butthesecondhalfofthesentencerevealsthatthegreatuniversaltruthisnomorethanaconsiderationofacommonsocialsituation.Thusthereisanironicdifferencebetweentheformalmannerofthestatementandtheultimatemeaningofthesentence.The“truth”spokenofisthatasinglemaninpossessionofafortunemustneedawife,whereasinrealitythesentencemeansthatawomanwithoutafortuneneedsamanwithafortuneforahusband.,Austensbookisapieceofliteraturethatconnectsitselftothe18thcenturyperiod.PrideandPrejudiceis18thcenturybecauseoftheemphasisonmaninhissocialenvironmentratherthaninhisindividualconditions.Theuseofsatireandwit,acommonformof18thcenturyliterature,alsocontributestolabelthebookas18thcentury.However,becauseAustenhadallowedpersonalfeelingsofthecharacterstobeexpressedinherwork,shecanalsobeclassifiedasRomantic.,Traditionalideasaboutstatusandclassdistinctionsarebeginningtogivewaytomoneyasadominantvalue.eg.1.Asinglemanoflargefortune;fourorfivethousandayear.Whatafinethingforourgirls!”,2.Mr.Darcysoondrewtheattentionoftheroombyhisfine,tallperson,handsomefeatures,noblemien,andthereportwhichwasingeneralcirculationwithinfiveminutesafterhisentrance,ofhishavingtenthousandayear.,ThemostremarkablecharacteristicofJaneAustenasanovelistisherrecognitionofthelimitsofherknowledgeoflifeandherdeterminationnevertogobeyondtheselimitsinherbooks.Shedescribesherownclass,inthepartofthecountrywithwhichshewasacquainted;andboththetypesofcharacterandtheeventsaresuchassheknewfromfirst-handobservationandexperience.Buttotheportrayaloftheseshebroughtanextraordinarypowerofdelicateandsubtledelineation,agiftoflivelydialogue,andapeculiardetachment.Sheaboundsinhumor,butitisalwaysquietandcontrolled;andthoughonefeelsthatsheseesthroughtheaffectationsandpettyhypocrisiesofhercircle,sheseldombecomesopenlysatirical.Thefinenessofherworkmanship,unexcelledintheEnglishnovel,makespossiblethediscriminationofcharacterswhohaveoutwardlylittleornothingtodistinguishthem;andtheanalysisofthestatesofmindandfeelingofordinarypeopleisdonesofaithfullyandvividlyastocompensateforthelackofpassionandadventure.Sheherselfspeaksofthelittlebit(twoincheswide)ofivoryonwhichIwork,and,incontrastwiththebroadcanvasesofFieldingorScott,herstorieshavetheexquisitenessofafineminiature.-W.A.N.,ThatyoungladyhasatalentfordescribingtheinvolvementsandfeelingsandcharactersofordinarylifewhichistomethemostwonderfulIevermetwith.FromTheJournalofSirWalterScott”,SHAKESPEAREhashadneitherequalnorsecond.Butamongthewriterswho,inthepointwhichwehavenoticed,haveapproachednearesttothemannerofthegreatmasterwehavenohesitationinplacingJaneAusten,awomanofwhomEnglandisjustlyproud.Shehasgivenusamultitudeofcharacters,all,inacertainsense,commonplace,allsuchaswemeeteveryday.Yettheyareallasperfectlydiscriminatedfromeachotherasiftheywerethemosteccentricofhumanbeings.-LordMacaulay,CharacteristicsofherWorks,1.JaneAustenisoneoftherealisticnovelists.Shedrewvividandrealisticpicturesofeverydaylifeofthecountrysocietyinhernovels.,CharacteristicsofherWorks,2.JaneAustensmainconcernisabouthumanbeingsintheirpersonalrelations,humanbeingswiththeirfamiliesandneighbors.Storiesofloveandmarriageprovidetheframeworkforallhernovelsandinthemwomenarealwaystakenasthemajorcharacters,CharacteristicsofherWorks,3JaneAustenisawriterwhoregardsnovelwritingasasophisticatedart.,OtherFeatures,4.JaneAustenissuccessfulintheemploymentofironyandfrequentuseofwittyanddelightfuldialogues.,JaneAustenQuotes.,“Aladysimaginationisveryrapid;itjumpsfromadmirationtolove,fromlovetomatrimonyinamoment.”“AlargeincomeisthebestrecipeforhappinessIeverheardof.”“Anengagedwomanisalwaysmoreagreeablethanadisengaged.Sheissatisfiedwithherself.Hercaresareover,andshefeelsthatshemayexertallherpowersofpleasingwithoutsuspicion.Allissafewithaladyengaged;noharmcanbedone.”,InvainhaveIstruggled.Itwillnotdo.Myfeelingswillnotberepressed.YoumustallowmetotellyouhowardentlyIadmireandloveyou.Myaffectionsandwisheshavenotchanged.ButonewordfromyouwillsilencemeonthissubjectforeverYoumustknow.surely,youmustknowitwasallforyou.,傲慢与偏见经典对白,awebsiteyoucanlearnmoreaboutJaneAusten,/quotes-from-pride-and-prejudice.asp,Theactors,homework,1.CommentonJaneAustensviewstowardmarriage.2.Watchthemovieandwriteapaperonit.,Exam-relatedExercises,1.JaneAustensfirstnovelis_.A.PrideandPrejudiceB.SenseandSensibilityC.EmmaD.PlanofaNovel2.IntermsofPrideandPrejudice,whichisnottrue?A.ItisthemostpopularofJaneAustensnovels.B.ItisoriginallydraftedasFirstImpressions.C.Itisatragicnovel.D.Inthisnovel,theauthorexplorestherelationshipbetweengreatloveandrealisticbenefits.,3.AfterreadingthefirstchapterofPrideandPrejudice,wemaycometoknowthatMrs.Bennetisawomanof_.A.simplecharacterandpoorunderstandingB.simplecharacterandquickwitC.intricatecharacterandquickwitD.intricatecharacterandpoorunderstanding4.WhichofthefollowingisaGothicnovel?A.ShelleysPrometheusUnboundB.JohnKeatsLamiaC.MaryShelleysFrankensteinD.JaneAustensPrideandPrejudice,5.WhichofthefollowingisnotanovelbyAusten?A.PrideandPrejudiceB.SenseandSensibilityC.NorthangerAbbeyD.Waverly6.WhodoesnotappearinPrideandPrejudice?A.CharlesBingleyB.JaneBennetC.CharlotteLucasD.ElizabethMarianne,7.“Itisatruthuniversallyacknowledgedthatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortun