《傲慢与偏见》鉴赏the appreciation of pride and prejudice 毕业论文

毕业论文THEAPPRECIATIONOFPRIDEANDPREJUDICE学院外国语学院专业姓名指导老师英语学号职称教授A2A0A4XXXA5OA6OA7A1A3XXX理工大学XXX学院毕业论文诚信承诺书本人郑重承诺我所呈交的毕业论文THEAPPRECIATIONOFPRIDEANDPREJUDICE是在指导教师的指导下,独立开展研究取得的成果，文中引用他人的观点和材料，均在文后按顺序列出其参考文献，论文使用的数据真实可靠。承诺人签名日期2010年5月10日ITHEAPPRECIATIONOFPRIDEANDPREJUDICEABSTRACTPRIDEANDPREJUDICEISAREPRESENTATIVEMASTERPIECEWRITTENBYJANEAUSTENTHISFICTIONWITHSOCIALSCENICSTYLENOTONLYATTRACTEDVASTREADERSLONGAGO,BUTALSOBRINGSWITHAUNIQUEARTISTICTASTEEVENBYTODAYTHEAPPLICATIONOFIRONYISONEOFCHARACTERISTICSINTHEFICTIONTHEAUTHORHASVIVIDLYDESCRIBEDFIVEDIFFERENTKINDSOFLOVESANDMARRIAGESBYSKILLFULLYUSINGIRONYANDHISWITTYANDHUMOROUSLANGUAGEMOREOVER,FORTHEFIRSTTIMETHROUGHOUTTHEHISTORYOFENGLISHLITERATURE,JANEAUSTENHASCOMPLETELYRESEARCHEDANDDISCUSSEDABOUTTHEISSUEOFWOMENSCIRCUMSTANCEANDSOCIALSTATUSSHEPROPOSEDANDINSISTEDTHATWOMENSHOULDFIGHTFORTHEIRINDEPENDENTDIGNITYANDEQUALRIGHTSITREPRESENTSANADVANCEDTHINKINGOFFEMININECONSCIOUSNESSKEYWORDSPRIDEANDPREJUDICEIRONYLOVEMARRIAGEFEMININECONSCIOUSNESSII傲慢与偏见鉴赏摘要傲慢与偏见是简奥斯丁的代表作。这部社会风情画式的小说不仅在当时吸引着广大的读者，时至今日，仍给读者以独特的艺术享受。反讽手法的运用这部小说的一大特色，作者在小说中通过反讽手法的运用，以诙谐幽默的语言生动地刻画了四种不同模式的爱情和婚姻。并且，英国文学史上第一次全面探讨了妇女的处境和地位问题，主张妇女人格独立，争取平等权利，表现了女性意识的进步思想。关键词傲慢与偏见反讽爱情婚姻女性意识IIICONTENTSABSTRACTI摘要II1INTRODUCTION12IRONY221WHATISIRONY222IRONYINPRIDEANDPREJUDICE63FEMININECONSCIOUSNESS1031WHATISFEMININECONSCIOUSNESS1032FEMININECONSCIOUSNESSINPRIDEANDPREJUDICE11321ERABACKGROUNDOFPRIDEANDPREJUDICE11322FEMININECONSCIOUSNESSOFELIZABETHINPRIDEANDPREJUDICE124LOVEANDMARRIAGE1641BRIEFINTRODUCTION1642FIVEDIFFERENTMARRIAGESINPRIDEANDPREJUDICE175CONCLUSION21REFERENCES22ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS23A8A8A8A9A10A11A12A8A8A8A12A13A14A15A16A15A17A18A19A20A21A22A23A2411INTRODUCTIONPRIDEANDPREJUDICEISONEOFTHEGREATESTMASTERPIECESWRITTENBYJANEAUSTEN,THE“MOSTPERFECTFEMALEARTIST”INTHISGREATWORK,IRONYCANBEFOUNDTHROUGHOUTTHEAUTHORHASLIVELYDESCRIBEDTHEORDINARYLIVESOFSEVERALFAMILIESINTHETOWNTOPROVIDETHEREADERSWITHUNIQUEARTISTICTASTEOFRELAXATIONANDCOMEDYBYUSINGIRONYANDHISWITTYHUMORMOREOVER,INPRIDEANDPREJUDICE,FORTHEFIRSTTIMEINTHEHISTORYOFENGLISHLITERATURE,JANEAUSTENHASMADEABREAKTHROUGHTOSHOUTOUTHEROWNVOICETOTHEWORLDFORWOMENWHILEAMUSINGBUTSIGNIFICANTIRONYBEINGFELTINTHEWORK,HELPLESSNESSANDSIGHWERELYINGEVERYWHEREINIT,RINGINGOUTUNIQUENOTESOFWOMENSHECAREDABOUTINNERWORLDOFWOMEN,BROUGHTOUTANDINSISTEDONWOMENINDEPENDENCEFEMININECONSCIOUSNESSISREPRESENTEDDEEPLYINTHISWORKLASTBUTNOTLEAST,JANEAUSTENHASDISPLAYEDHERMARRIAGEVALUEBYDESCRIBINGFIVEDIFFERENTKINDSOFMARRIAGESAMONGTHEM,THEMARRIAGEBETWEENELIZABETHTHEHOSTESSANDDARCYTHEHOSTISTHEMOSTSUCCESSFULONE,ITISALSOTHEPERFECTPATTERNOFLOVEANDMARRIAGETHATJANEAUSTENHADDREAMEDOFINHERENTIRELIFEINHEREYES,AHAPPYMARRIAGESHOULDBECOMBINEDWITHMATERIAL,MORALITY,SENSEANDSENSIBILITYALLOFTHEMCONSTITUTEPERFECTLOVEANDMARRIAGEA8A8A8A9A10A11A12A8A8A8A12A13A14A15A16A15A17A18A19A20A21A22A23A2422IRONY21WHATISIRONYGENERALLY,IRONYISTHEDIFFERENCEBETWEENWHATSOMEONEDOESORSAYSINRELATIONTOWHATISUNDERSTOODABOUTWHATISDONEORSAIDOFTENTHEREISABITOFCONFUSIONOVERWHATISIRONICANDWHATISMERELYCOINCIDENTALTHETWOIDEASCANBEEASILYCONFUSED,HOWEVER,THEREISAVERYDISTINCTDIFFERENCEBETWEENWHATISIRONICANDWHATISMERELYGOODORBADLUCKIRONYTAKESONFIVEMAINFORMS,ALLOFWHICHHAVEMOREVERYWELLDEFINEDCHARACTERISTICS1VERBALIRONYVERBALIRONYISTHEUSEOFWORDSTOCONVEYSOMETHING,ESPECIALLYTHEOPPOSITEOFTHELITERALMEANINGOFTHEWORDS,TOEMPHASIZE,AGGRANDIZE,ORMAKELIGHTORACIRCUMSTANCEORSUBJECTACOMMONEXAMPLEOFTHISUSEOFVERBALIRONYISTHESCENARIOOFAMANSTARINGOUTAWINDOWLOOKINGATASHINYDAYANDREMARKING,“LOVELYDAYFORSKATING“THISREMARKISIRONICBECAUSEITEXPRESSESTHEOPPOSITEOFTHECIRCUMSTANCESYOUHEARVERBALIRONYINCONVERSATIONSALLTHETIMETHESIMPLECOMMENT,“OHGREAT“AFTERSOMETHINGVERYBADHAPPENSISVERBALIRONYVERBALIRONYISBYFARTHEMOSTACCESSIBLE,FARREACHING,ANDHEAVILYUTILIZEDFORMOFIRONYANDALSOOFSARCASTICHUMORBECAUSEOFITSSIMPLESTFORMITJUSTINVOLVESTHEEQUATIONOFTWOPEOPLETALKINGTOONEANOTHERWHEREASOTHERFORMSOFIRONYREQUIREA“THIRD“PARTY,GENERALLYANAUDIENCEOFSOMESORTTOINTERPRETTHATSCENARIOSASIRONICOFCOURSE,ASCOMMONPLACETHESEDAYSASITMAYBE,VERBALIRONYISANARTFORMTOMANY,REQUIRINGTHEMOSTSTUDIEDANDTHEATRICALOFDELIVERIESTOACHIEVEPEAKHUMOROUSAFFECTAND/ORPOIGNANCYWITHVERBALIRONY,TIMINGISEVERYTHINGIFANIRONICCOMMENTCOMESTOOLATEORTOOEARLYINACONVERSATION,ISSPOKENWITHOUTTHECORRECTTONEORINANINAPPROPRIATECIRCUMSTANCE,ITMAYBETAKENASOFFENSIVE,ORSIMPLYASCONFUSINGIF,FOREXAMPLEAPERSONSTEPSINBIGPUDDLEOFWATERBYMISTAKE,ANDHIS/HERFRIENDSMILESKINDLY,STARTSTOHELPHISFRIENDUPANDREMARKS,“WELLNOW,DONTYOUHAVEALLTHELUCK“THECOMMENTWILLPROBABLYBETAKENASFUNNYANDIRONICANDTHETWOWILLLAUGHTHEMISHAPOFFIFHOWEVER,THEFRIENDSCOFFSATHISWET,FALLENFRIEND,LAUGHS,ANDSAYS“HALUCKYYOU“ANDYELLSITREALLYLOUDLYANDANNOYINGLY,ITMAYNOTBEASFUNNYVERBALIRONYINITSESSENCEREQUIRESANUNDERSTANDINGOFSITUATION,ATTITUDE,ANDMOSTIMPORTANTLY,TIMING2SOCRATICIRONYSOCRATICIRONYISWHENAPERSONPRETENDSTOBEIGNORANCEOFSOMETHINGORSOMEONEINORDERTOEXPOSETHEWEAKNESSOFANOTHERSPOSITIONUTILIZEDINADEBATEORARGUMENT,ONEPARTYMAYFEIGNALACKOFKNOWLEDGEABOUTATOPICANDTHUSWILLMAKETHEOTHERPARTYEXPLAINHIS/HERPOSITIONINGREATDETAILINTHISWAYO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