英国文学简奥斯汀及傲慢与偏见.ppt

1、The Romantic PeriodNovel,Jane Austen was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature. Her realism and biting social commentary have gained her historical importance among scholars an

2、d critics.,Introduction of Jane Austen,Family Early life and Education Love Illness and Death Works of Jane Austen,Parents: George Austen(17311805) Cassandra(17391827),Six brothers: James(17651819) George(17661838) Edward(17681852) Henry Thomas(17711850) Francis William(17741865) Charles John (17791

3、852),A sister: Cassandra Elizabeth (Steventon, Hampshire, 9 January 1773 1845),Family,Jane Austens Life,Hampshire,rector(教区长),educated at home,restricted environment,read a lot,Early Life and Education,In 1783, Jane and Cassandra were sent to Oxford to be educated by December 1786, but return home b

4、ecause the Austens could not afford to send both of their daughters to school, acquires the remainder of her education by reading books, guided by her father and her brothers James and Henry. Private theatricals were also a part of Austens education. Most of the plays were comedies, which suggests o

5、ne way in which Austens comedic and satirical gifts were cultivated.,Love,The year is 1795 and young Jane Austen is a feisty 20-year-old and emerging writer who already sees a world beyond class and commerce, beyond pride and prejudice, and dreams of doing what was then nearly unthinkable - marrying

6、 for love. Naturally, her parents are searching for a wealthy, well-appointed husband to assure their daughters future social standing. They are eyeing Mr. Wisely, nephew to the very formidable, not to mention very rich, local aristocrat Lady Gresham, as a prospective match. But when Jane meets the

7、roguish and decidedly non-aristocratic Tom Lefroy, sparks soon fly along with the sharp repartee. His intellect and arrogance raise her ire - then knock her head over heels. Now, the couple, whose flirtation flies in the face of the sense and sensibility of the age, is faced with a terrible dilemma.

8、 If they attempt to marry, they will risk everything that matters - family, friends and fortune.,writers own: for property, money and social status to get married is wrong ,while to get married without consider these factors is unadvisable. Therefore, she stressed the importance of an ideal marriage

9、, and concluded the feelings of both men and women as the cornerstone of an ideal marriage, she thought love and marriage with a cozy relationship, and money in marriage, also has a pivotal position.,Illness and Death,Early in 1816, Jane Austen began to feel unwell. She ignored her illness at first

10、and continued to work and to participate in the usual round of family activities. By the middle of that year, her decline was unmistakable to Austens physical condition began a long, slow, and irregular deterioration，finally she died at the age of 41.(Perhaps bovine tuberculosis，drink unpasteurized

11、milk),Former residence of Jean Austen 故居,Sense and Sensibility (1811),Pride and Prejudice (1813),Mansfield Park (1814),Emma (1815),Northanger Abbey (1818, posthumous),Persuasion (1818, posthumous),Works of Jane Austen,Major Novels,理智与情感 (1811) 原名为埃莉诺与玛丽安娜,Its about two sisters Elinor and Mariannes d

12、ifferent attitudes towards love their ways of dealing with it. Elinor is much more sensible while Marianne is full of sensibility and at last they combine the two together to win their love and money.,Major Novels,傲慢与偏见(1813) 原名为最初的印象,Pride and Prejudice is one of Jane Austens most famous novels.Its

13、 old name is” first impression”,The story show the the British societys life in that time by describing the marriage problem.It is mainly describe the love story of Bennet s several daughters. Mr.Bingley is newly from London and fall in love with the big daughter ,Jan ,who is gentel and beautiful, a

14、nd his friend Darcy is sweet upon the second daughter Elizabeth.For some reasons prejudiced Elizabeth against Darcy ,their marriage moves slowly .After a range of interesting troubles,the misunderstanding is finally removed .With Darcy overcomes his pride ,and Elizabeth removed her prejudice ,they g

15、et together with each other finally .,Major Novels,曼斯菲尔德庄园1814,范妮自小受富有的姨母和姨丈-贝特伦夫人和托马斯爵士扶养，与四个表兄姊，汤姆，埃德蒙，玛丽亚和朱丽亚十分虚荣，汤姆则既不负责又嗜赌，唯有善良表兄埃德蒙平等亲切的待他。小孩们渐长大了，托马斯爵士须离开一段长时间。而在庄园主人离开的两年间，思想新潮、玩世不恭的克劳福特兄妹 - 亨利和玛丽来到这里，玛丽是位迷人的小姐，尽管埃德蒙感到她并不尊重自己的职业（牧师），仍爱慕她。后来亨利离开了庄园，玛丽亚紧接跟拉什沃思先生结婚，将朱丽亚也带去渡蜜月。亨利回到庄园来，范妮的真诚和善良使他

16、迷上范妮，继而向她求婚。但范妮干脆地拒绝他了。为了让范妮答应婚事,托马斯爵士将她送回她穷困的老家。亨利上门并向她证明自己已改过自新，范妮的态度开始软化，但始终没有接受他。但亨利走了不久，范妮随即听说亨利和玛丽亚私奔的消息，朱丽亚亦同时跟一名叫耶茨先生的人私奔了，汤姆又生下重病。范妮马上赶回曼斯菲尔德庄园，玛丽也在那里，但她对亨利私奔一事的看法终于暴露了本性。埃德蒙看凊事实，跟她断绝关系而转而亲近范妮，而他们两人最终也结婚了。,Major Novels,艾玛 (1815),Its a novel about youthful hubris and the perils of misconstru

17、ed romance. Before she began the novel, Austen wrote, I am going to take a heroine whom no one but myself will much like. In the very first sentence she introduces the title character as Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich. Emma, however, is also rather spoiled headstrong, and self-satisfied;

18、 she greatly overestimates her own matchmaking abilities; she is blind to the dangers of meddling in other peoples lives, and her imagination and perceptions often lead her astray.,Major Novels,女主人公凯瑟琳是牧师的女儿，是位心地善良、单纯的姑娘。乡绅艾伦夫妇无儿无女，凯瑟琳陪伴他们来到矿泉疗养地巴斯。在那里凯瑟琳结交了虚情假意的索珀兄妹，并与正直英俊的青年牧师亨利一见钟情。心术不正的索珀以为凯瑟琳要做

19、艾伦夫妇的财产继承人，便因财“打定主意要娶凯瑟琳为妻”。仅凭索珀的介绍，亨利的父亲蒂尔尼，一位充满金钱和门第观念的将军，误以为凯瑟琳家很富有，于是他竭力怂恿儿子去追求凯瑟琳，并邀请她去他们位于诺桑觉寺的官邸做客，把她视为自家人。后来，索珀追求凯瑟琳的奢望破灭，恼羞成怒的他不但贬损凯瑟琳，而且还把她家说成一贫如洗。气急败坏的蒂尔尼将军把凯瑟琳赶出了家门，并勒令儿子把她忘掉。但是两位青年恋人并没有屈服，他们历经磨难，有情人终成眷属。,诺桑觉寺 (1818),Persuasion is Jane Austens last completed novel.女主人公Anne在19岁的时候爱上了一文不名的

20、男主人公Wentworth，但是他们的婚姻遭到Anne的父亲（一位挥霍无度的大地主）和Lady Russell（像母亲一样照顾Anne长大）的反对。Anne听从了他们的劝导，放弃了这段感情。但是在其后的十年内，她一直无法忘记 Wentworth，失败的爱情也使她过早的失去了青春美貌。十年之后，Wentworth先生功成名就，而Anne的父亲却因为经济拮据而不得不将自己的庄园租给了Wentworth先生的朋友。两人再次见面时，Anne成了嫁不出去的老姑娘，Wentworth先生却有很多年轻美貌的小姐围绕着、盼望着能够得到他的青睐。不过这个故事的结局我想大家都可以猜到，我们的Anne小姐最后还是和

21、Wentworth先生再次坠入情网，又一个奥斯丁式的 happy ending。,Major Novels,劝导 (1818),Short fiction,Lady Susan (1794, 1805) 苏珊女士,Unfinished fiction (Because of her fathers death),The Watsons (1804) 华森夫妇,Sanditon (1817) 桑底顿,Pride and Prejudice,Pride and Prejudice is the most famous of Jane Austens novels and one of the fi

22、rst romantic comedies in the history of the novel. The book is her second published novel. Its manuscript was initially written between 1796 and 1797 in Steventon, Hampshire. Austen originally called the story First Impressions, but it was never published under that title; instead, she made extensiv

23、e revisions to the manuscript, then retitled and eventually published it as Pride and Prejudice. Through the describing of different marriage ,Austin expresses her opinions of the marriage which is insist on the understanding to each other .To a certain extent ,this novel is also reflectes the wish

24、and ideal on the marriage independently for women in that time.,Different Types of Marriage,The marriage between Darcy and Elizabeth reveals the characteristics which constitutes a successful marriage. One of these characteristics is that the feeling cannot be brought on by appearances, and must gradually develop between the two people as they get to know one another.,However, unlike Darcy and El