英国文学.劳伦斯ppt课件

ABriefHistoryofEnglishLiterature,1,D.H.Lawrence,(1885-1930),2,1885-1930,anEnglishnovelist,poet,playwright,essayist,literarycriticandpainter,3,LawrencewasbornonSeptember11,1885,inEastwood,Nottinghamshire,centralEngland.Hewasthefourthchildofastrugglingcoalminerwhowasaheavydrinker.Hismotherwasaformer,LawrencewasborninVictoriaStreet,Eastwood,Nottinghamin1885,schoolteacher,greatlysuperiorineducationtohisfather.,4,Lawrenceschildhoodwasdominatedbypovertyandfrictionbetweenhisparents.AfterstudiesatNottinghamUniversity,Lawrencebrieflypursuedateachingcareer.,NottinghamUniversity,5,In1912hemetFrieda,ProfessorErnestWeeklyswife,andfellinlovewithher.Friedaleftherhusbandandthreechildren,andtheyelopedtoGermany.,D.H.LawrenceandFrieda,6,LawrencesbestknownworkisLadyChatterlysLover,firstpublishedprivatelyinFlorencein1928.Ittellsoftheloveaffairbetweenawealthy,marriedwoman,andamanwhoworksonherhusbandsestate.ThebookwasbannedforatimeinbothUKandtheUSaspornographic.,7,D.H.Lawrencediedoftuberculosisonthe2nd.March1930,aged44,inVence,France.,Atthetimeofhisdeath,hewasconsideredinBritainasa,pornographerwhohadwastedhisconsiderabletalents.,8,LawrenceisnowvaluedbymanyasavisionarythinkerandsignificantrepresentativeofmodernisminEnglishliterature.,9,Lawrencewasaprolificwriter-ofpoetry,novels,shortstories,plays,essays,andcriticism.HisworksareheavilyautobiographicalandtheexperiencesofhisearlyyearsinNottinghamshirecontinuedtoexertaprofoundinfluencethroughouthislife.,10,LiteraryFeatures,1)Socialcriticism:dehumanization(丧失人性)2)Psychologicalanalysis:sexualimpulse,Lawrencegivemorestresstopsychoanalysisinhisnovels,combingskillfullywithsocialcriticism.,11,LiteraryFeatures,1)Socialcriticism:dehumanization,Hisworksrepresentanextendedreflectionuponthedehumanizingeffectsofindustrialization.Hecondemnedtheindustrialcivilization,which,hethought,wasdestructivebothtothenatureenvironmentandtothenatureofhumanbeings.,12,LiteraryFeatures,2)Psychologicalanalysis:sexualimpulse,HewasthefirsttotrytorevolutionizemodernEnglishattitudetowardsexbycastingoffrestraintsofconventions.,13,14,LawrencesnovelSonsandLoversappearedin1913andwasbasedonhischildhood.,15,ContextDavidHerbertLawrencewasbornin1885inNottinghamshire,Englandwherehisfatherwasaminer.Hisexperiencegrowingupinacoal-miningfamilyprovidedmuchoftheinspirationforSonsandLovers.Lawrencehadmanyaffairswithwomeninhislife,includingalongstandingrelationshipwithJessieChambers(onwhomthecharacterofMiriamisbased),anengagementtoLouieBurrows,andaneventualelopementtoGermanywithFriedaWeekley.SonsandLoverswaswrittenin1913,andcontainsmanyautobiographicaldetails.ManyofLawrencesnovelswereverycontroversialbecauseoftheirfranktreatmentofsex,andbothTheRainbowandLadyChatterleysLoverwerebannedduringhislifetime.ThiscontroversialtreatmentofsexisevidentaswellinSonsandLovers;Lawrencesfearofnegativepublicopinionmayhavebeenonereasonforhisvagueuseoflanguageandtheobscuretreatmentofsexinthenovel.,ThePlot,IntheworkSonsandLovers,Mrs.Morelwasaneducatedwoman.However,herhusbandMr.Morelwasapoorminerwhodrankheavilyandhewasirresponsiblewhichoftenledtoterriblequarrelsinthefamily.ThelifeoftheMorelfamilyisunhappy,tenseanduneasy.PaulMorelgrewupinsuchamiserablesetting.Mrs.MoreltransfersheraffectionsfromherhusbandfirsttoWilliam,thentoPaul.AsWilliamsuffersalotbetweenhisfeelingstowardhismotherandhisgirlfriend,hegetsseverelyillanddies.AfterWilliamsdeath,Mrs.MorelturnsherloveandattentiontoPaul.,19,ShestruggleswithpovertyandisdeterminedtokeepPaulfromthecoalmine.ButwhenhewasinlovewithMiriam,afarmersdaughter,conflictingemerged.Mrs.Morelwasafraidthatshemightlosehimsoshedidherbesttocomebetweenthem.Paulwastornbetweenthetwowomen.Finally,thetwolovershadtodivorcefromeachother.PaulstartedhavinganaffairwithClara,amarriedwomanwholivesseparatedfromherhusband.Butthisattachmentgraduallyfizzledout(失败).Tooclearly,bothfailureswerecausedbythepossessivemother.Itwasnotonlyuntilthemotherdiedthatthesonbegantofindforhistruelove.,20,OverallSummaryThefirstpartofthenovelfocusesonMrs.Morelandherunhappymarriagetoadrinkingminer.Shehasmanyargumentswithherhusband,someofwhichhavepainfulresults:onseparateoccasions,sheislockedoutofthehouseandhitintheheadwithadrawer.Estrangedfromherhusband,Mrs.Moreltakescomfortinherfourchildren,especiallyhersons.Heroldestson,William,isherfavorite,andsheisveryupsetwhenhetakesajobinLondonandmovesawayfromthefamily.,21,WhenWilliamsickensanddiesafewyearslater,sheiscrushed,notevennoticingtherestofherchildrenuntilshealmostlosesPaul,hersecondson,aswell.Fromthatpointon,Paulbecomesthefocusofherlife,andthetwoseemtoliveforeachother.PaulfallsinlovewithMiriamLeivers,wholivesonafarmnottoofarfromtheMorelfamily.Theycarryonaveryintimate,butpurelyplatonic,relationshipformanyyears.Mrs.MoreldoesnotapproveofMiriam,andthismaybethemainreasonthatPauldoesnotmarryher.Heconstantlywaversinhisfeelingstowardher.,22,PaulmeetsClaraDawes,asuffragettewhoisseparatedfromherhusband,throughMiriam.AshebecomescloserwithClaraandtheybegintodiscusshisrelationshipwithMiriam,shetellshimthatheshouldconsiderconsummatingtheirloveandhereturnstoMiriamtoseehowshefeels.PaulandMiriamsleeptogetherandarebrieflyhappy,butshortlyafterwardPauldecidesthathedoesnotwanttomarryMiriam,andsohebreaksoffwithher.Shestillfeelsthathissoulbelongstoher,and,inpartagreesreluctantly.Herealizesthatheloveshismothermost,however.,23,AfterbreakingoffhisrelationshipwithMiriam,PaulbeginstospendmoretimewithClaraandtheybeginanextremelypassionateaffair.However,shedoesnotwanttodivorceherhusbandBaxter,andsotheycanneverbemarried.Paulsmotherfallsillandhedevotesmuchofhistimetocaringforher.Whenshefinallydies,heisbroken-heartedand,afterafinalpleafromMiriam,goesoffaloneattheendofthenovel.,24,Mrs.Morel,desperate,conflicts,？,？,Mr.Morel,Paul,William,conflicts,Girlfriend,Twogirlfriends,25,Attheendofthenovel:Paulwalksawayfromthefieldsandtowardsthebrightcitylightreborn!,26,Themes,1.PursuitoffreewillMrs.MoreltriedtofindemotionalfulfillmentthroughherbondwithP