George Eliot介绍.ppt

1、George Eliot 乔治艾略特18191880,Mary Ann Evans 玛丽安伊万斯,George Eliot (18191880),George Eliot,An English novelist and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era.,Eliots birthplace at South Farm, Arbury,Eliots life,Mary Ann Evans, better known by her pen name George Eliot, was born in Chilvers Coton, Wa

2、rwickshire. Her father was a carpenter who rose to be a land agent. When she was a few months old, the family moved to Griff, a cheerful red-brick, ivory-covered house, and there Eliot spent 21 years of her life among people that she later depicted in her novels.,Eliots Life,George Eliot was educate

3、d at home and in several schools, and developed a strong evangelical piety at Mrs. Wallingtons School at Neneaton. However, later Eliot rejected her dogmatic faith. When her mother died in 1836, she took charge of the family household. In 1841, she moved with her father to Coventry, where she lived

4、with him until his death in 1849.,Eliots Life,During this time she met Charles Bray, a free-thinking Coventry manufacturer. His wife, Caroline (Cara) was the sister of Charles Hennel, the author of a work entitled. An Inquiry Concerning the Origin of Christianity (1838). The reading of this and othe

5、r rationalistic works influenced deeply Eliots thoughts. After her fathers death, Eliot travelled around Europe. She settled in London and took up work as subeditor of Westminster Review.,Eliots Major Works,1.Translation: The Essence of Christianity 基督教的本质 2. Editor of The Westminster Review威斯敏斯特评论,

6、Eliots Major Works,Three stories: “The Sad Fortunes of the Reverend Amos Barton” “阿莫斯巴顿牧师的不幸遭遇” 2) “Mr. Gilfils Lover Story” “吉尔菲尔先生的恋爱史” 3) “Janets Repentance” “珍妮特的忏悔”,3. Scenes of Clerical Life 教区生活场景1857,Eliots Major Works,Remarkable Novels: 4. Adam Bede 亚当贝德 5.The Mill on the Floss 弗洛斯河上的磨房 6.

7、Silas Marner 织工马南,description of rural life; moral problems; psychological studies of characters,1859; 1860; 1861.,Eliots Major Works,7. Romola 罗慕拉1863,a historical novel of the Renaissance in Italy,problems of religion and morality,studied more than 500 books and documents in relation to art, antiq

8、uity(古人) and old MSS,manuscripts,Eliots Major Works,8. Felix Holt the Radical， 1866费立可斯霍尔特 9. Middlemarch， (18711872) 米德尔马契 10. Daniel Deronda， 1876 丹尼尔德龙达,The Characteristics of George Eliots Works,Eliot used a male pen name, she said, to ensure that her works were taken seriously. Female authors w

9、ere published under their own names, but Eliot wanted to ensure that she was not seen as merely a writer of romances . Most of her works set in provincial England and well known for their realism and psychological insight.,The Characteristics of Eliots Works,Writing at the latter half of the 19th ce

10、ntury and closely following the critical realist writers, George Eliot was working at something new. By joining the worlds of inward propensity and outward circumstances and showing them both operating in the lives of her characters, she initiates a new type of realism and sets into motion a variety

11、 of developments, leading in the direction of both the naturalistic and psychological novel.,The Characteristics of Eliots Works,As a woman of exceptional intelligence and life experience, George Eliot shows a particular concern for the destiny of women, especially those with great intelligence, pot

12、ential and social aspirations. In her mind, the pathetic tragedy of women lies in their very birth. Their inferior education and limited social life determine that they must depend on men for sustenance and realization of their goals , and they have only to fulfill the domestic duties.,Adam Bede亚当贝德

13、,The first novel written by George Eliot and was published in 1859. It was published pseudonymously, even though Eliot (whose real name was Mary Ann Evans) was a well-published and highly respected scholar of her time. The novel has remained in print ever since, and is used in university studies of

14、19th century English literature.,Plot Summary of Adam Bede,The storys plot follows four characters rural lives in the fictional community of Hayslopea rural, pastoral and close-knit community in 1799. The novel revolves around a love “rectangle” between beautiful but thoughtless Hetty Sorrel;Captain

15、 Arthur Donnithorne, the young squire who seduces her; Adam Bede, Hettys unacknowledged lover, and Dinah Morris, Hettys cousin, virtuous and beautiful Methodist lay preacher.,Plot Summary of Adam Bede,Adam is a local carpenter, in love with Hetty. Hetty is attracted to the local squires grandson and

16、 falls in love with him. When Adam interrupts a tryst between them, Adam and Arthur fight. Arthur leaves Hayslop to return to his militia. After he leaves, Hetty discovers she is pregnant. She agrees to marry Adam but shortly before their marriage, has second thoughts and leaves in search of Arthur.

17、 She cannot find him; unwilling to return to the village and shame her family, she delivers her baby anonymously. She kills the child by abandoning it in a field, where it dies of exposure.,Plot Summary of Adam Bede,She is caught and tried for child murder. She is found guilty and sentenced to hang.

18、 When Arthur Donnithorne, on leave from the militia for his grandfathers funeral, hears of her impending execution, he races to the court and has the sentence commuted to transportation. Ultimately, Adam and Dinah, who has always loved the carpenter, marry and live peacefully with his family.,Major

19、Themes,Honor Love Nature Industry Motherhood Sacrifice Female identity and autonomy,Criticism of Adam Bede,It goes deep into the dark recesses of human nature and sets forth a philosophy of conduct and inexorable retribution for wrong doing. Set in the countryside of the English Midlands at the start of the 19th century it rela