Charles_Dickens.ppt

1、Charles Dickens Life Literary Career of Dickens Dickens Novels The Characteristics of Dickens Works,LIFE,He was born in February, 1812, at Landport , Portsmouth. (朴茨茅斯) In 1822, the family moved to London. In 1824, his father was put into prison for debt. At the age of 12, Charles was sent to work i

2、n a factory.,LIFE,Charles Dickens was the greatest representative of English critical realism. In 1896, his first book, Sketches by Boz(博兹随笔)，was published. In the same year, Pickwick Papers (匹克威克外传) appeared in front of the readers. This novel brought him great fame.,Literary Career of Dickens,Roug

3、hly speaking, Dickens literary career can be divided into three periods. 1. The first period: 1836 to 1841, the year when he started his first visit to America. This period is marked for his youthful optimism.,2. The second period began from 1842 and was a period of excitement and irritation.,3. Dic

4、kens works in the third period began with the publication of Bleak House in 18521853. His novels of this period are much “ darker ” in content than their predecessors.,博兹札记 （Sketches by Boz） 1836年 匹克威克外传 （The Pickwick Papers） 1836年 雾都孤儿 （Oliver Twist） 1837年1839年 尼古拉斯尼克贝（Nicholas Nickleby） 1838年1839年

5、 老古玩店 （The Old Curiosity Shop） 1840年1841年 巴纳比拉奇 （Barnaby Rudge） 1841年 美国纪行 （American Notes） 1842年 小氣財神 （A Christmas Carol） 1843年 马丁翟述伟 （Martin Chuzzlewit） 1843年1844年,Dickens Novels1836-1841,American Notes 美国札记 A Christmas Carol 圣诞颂歌 The Chimes 钟声 The Cricket on the Hearty炉边蟋蟀 18461848 Dombey and Son

6、 董贝父子 1849-1850 David Copperfield 大卫科波菲尔,Dickens Novels1842-1851,荒凉山庄 （Bleak House） 1852年1853年 艰难时世 （Hard Times） 1854年 小杜丽 （Little Dorrit） 1855年1857年 双城记 （A Tale of Two Cities） 1859年 远大前程 （Great Expectations） 1860年1861年 我们共同的朋友（Our Mutual Friend） 1864年1865年 艾德温德鲁德之谜（The Mystery of Edwin Drood） 未完成，1

7、870年,Dickens Novels1852-1870,Great Expectations is the story of the orphan Pip, writing about his life (and attempting to become a gentleman along the way). The novel, like much of Dickens work, draws on his experiences of life and people.,The characteristics of Dickens works,a. As a novelist, Dicke

8、ns is remembered first of all for his character-portrayal. Every character his creative finger touched comes alive.,b. Another feature of Dickens fictional art is his humor and satire. Mr. Micawber in David Copperfield , for example, is one of the most famous humorous characters in world literature.

9、 Satire is often employed by Dickens to achieve the effect of irony, as in the pen-portrait of Mr. Pecksniff, the hypocrite.,c. In terms of the construction in Dickens novels, the main plot is often interwoven with more than one sub-plot so that some interesting minor characters as well as a broader view of life may be introduced.,d. Dickens and Shakespeare are the two unique popular