the-history-of-Tom-Jones--a-foundling.ppt

1、,Henry Fielding (22 April 1707 8 October 1754),Henry Fielding was an English novelist and dramatist known for his rich earthy humour（粗俗的诙谐） and satirical prowess（讽刺的技艺）, and as the author of the novel Tom Jones.He is the founder of the English realistic novel and is regarded as the Father of English

2、 novel for his contribution to the establishment of the form of the modern novel .,The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling汤姆琼斯 ，Fieldings comic masterpiece and best known work was published in 1749. Tom Jones brings him the name of the “Prose Homer(散文荷马).” . In 1743, he published The History of Jonath

3、an Wild the Great伟大的乔纳森怀尔德传记 In 1751, his last work Amelia阿米利亚 was published. Many of his plays like The Coffee-House Politician咖啡屋的政治家，The Tragedy of Tragedies 悲剧中的悲剧 and Pasquin 巴斯昆all ridicule the society and politics of the time. His works savagely(猛烈的) criticise the contemporary government unde

4、r Sir Robert Walpole(沃波尔爵士 ),The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, often known simply as Tom Jones, is a comic novel.The novel is both a Bildungsroman (教育小说)and Picaresque novel（流浪汉小说）.Tom Jones is among the earliest English prose works describable as a novel. The novel is divided into 18 smaller b

5、ooks, each preceded by a discursive（散漫的） chapter, often on topics totally unrelated to the book itself.,summary,A foundling brought up by the benevolent（仁慈的） Squire （乡绅）Allworthy, Tom Jones falls in love with the beautiful but unattainable Sophia Western. Tom is framed(被陷害)by his half-brother Blifil

6、 and punished from the house. Tom sets out for London to make his fortune, where he encounters many misadventures before finding his true identity and true love and Sophia follows him to London to escape an arranged marriage, the adventure begins.,Toms youthful folly and imprudence (轻率)lead him into

7、 various love affairs. His sexual escapades（越轨行为）are known by Sophia when she is looking for Tom. But in the end, Toms identity is revealed，he is Allworthys sisters illegitimate child（私生子）.Blifil s evil intention is finally laid bare and Tom virtue is confirmed. Tom and Sophia get married and lead a

8、 happy life.,Book IV Chapter XIIIA dreadful accident which befell sophia,As soon as he came up, he leapt from his own horse, and caught hold of hers by the bridle. The unruly beast （难以驾驭的畜生）presently reared himself an end on his hind legs, and threw his lovely burthen（means Sophia） from his back, an

9、d Jones caught her in his arms. The generosity of Sophias temper construed this behaviour of Jones into great bravery; and it made a deep impression on her heart: for certain it is, that there is no one quality which so generally recommends men to women as this,Book VII Chapter XIV What happened to

10、Mr.jones in his journey from St Albans,Jones instantly caught hold of the fellows hand, which trembled so that he could scarce hold the pistol in it, and turned the muzzle from him. A struggle then ensued, in which the former wrested the pistol from the hand of his antagonist, and both came from the

11、ir horses on the ground together, the highwayman upon his back, and the victorious Jones upon him. At this instant, at about a hundred and fifty yards distance, lay another person on the ground, roaring for mercy in a much louder voice than the highwayman. This was no other than Partridge himself, w

12、ho, endeavouring to make his escape from the engagement, had been thrown from his horse, and lay flat on his face, not daring to look up, and expecting every minute to be shot.,The main theme of the novel is the contrast between Tom Jones good nature, flawed but eventually corrected by his love for virtuous Sophia Western, and his half-brother