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1、(完整版)英美文学期末Summary 3 of English LiteratureSummary 3 of English LiteratureCritical Realism: The Victorian PeriodBackground information: Chronologically the Victorian period roughly coincides with the reign of Queen Victoria who ruled over England from 1836 to 1901. The period has been generally regar
2、ded as one of the most glorious in the English history。 Victorian literature, as a product of its age, naturally took on its quality of magnitude and diversity。 It was many-sided and complex, and reflected both romantically and realistically the great changes that were going on in peoples life and t
3、hought. Great writers and great works abounded。 In this period, the novel became the most widely read and the most vital and challenging expression of progressive thought. Among the famous novelists of the time were the critical realists like Charles Dickens, William Makepeace Thackeray, Charlotte B
4、ront, Emily Bront, and Mrs. Gaskell。 While sticking to the principle of faithful representation of the eighteenth-century realist novel, they carried their duty forward to the criticism of the society and the defence of the mass. They were all concerned about the fate of the common people.Novels in
5、The Victorian Period In the last few decades of the Victorian period, there were also George Eliot, the pioneering woman who, according to D.H。 Lawrence, was the first novelist that “started putting all the actions inside, and Thomas Hardy, that Wessex man, who not only continued to expose and criti
6、cize all sorts of social iniquities, but finally came to question and attack the Victorian conventions and morals.Charles Dickens the greatest critical realist writers of the Victorian Age In his works, Dickens sets out a full map and a largescale criticism of the nineteenth century England, particu
7、larly London。 His best-depicted characters are those innocent and helpless child characters Representative works: Pickwick Papers匹克威克外传 A Tale of Two Cities双城计 Oliver Twist雾都孤儿 Hard Times艰难时事 David Copperfield大 卫 科波菲尔 Dombey and Son董贝父子 Great Expectations 远大前程 Bleak House荒凉山庄The Bront Sisters The st
8、ory of the three Bront sisters, Charlotte (181655), Emily (181848) and Anne (181849), all literary, all talented and all dying young, is one of the saddest pages in the history of English literature. Charlotte Bront: The Professor教授 Jane Eyre (1847)简爱 Shirley雪莉 Villette维莱特 Emily Bront: Wuthering Hei
9、ghts (1847)呼啸山庄 Anne Grey: Agnes Grey (1847)艾格尼斯格雷 Jane EyreJane Eyre, taking the form of autobiographies written by authoritative and reliable narrators, tells a story of a childs development and maturation。 Its popularity and success owns much to its exceptional emotional power. Deep inside Jane w
10、e discover Charlottes soul.Striking Characteristics of Jane Eyre (1847)1。the first English novel to present the free insurgent (revolting, rebellious) woman;2. Jane a poor but independent woman,her characterization relentlessly true to realitydetails true to life3。the story told in the first person
11、with terrific intensity; 4. intense feelings;5。 simple but telling language full of emotion;6.Gothic elements: grim aspect, sardonic/satiric temper of Mr. Rochester.Writing Style in Jane EyreJane Eyre is written in the first person (“I”) which functions as follows:1. indicates the characteristic of
12、autobiography。2。 is favorable to reveal intense, fierce and sharp feelings directly and powerfully。3。 provides full and complete thoughts of the whole event and the other characters from the angle of vision of the narrator。4。 makes the work consistent and tends to give authority and credibility to t
13、he narrative. The use of verbs, adjectives and adverbs reinforces the strength of emotions. It makes the sentence more intense and reflects the sharp anguish and inner struggles of the characters. While reading, we cant help temporarily identifying ourselves with the characters. It proves especially
14、 in Janes declaration。 Wuthering HeightsSignificance of the novelWuthering Heights is Emily Bronts only novel. First published in 1847, the name comes from the house which is one of the three main settings in the book。 A posthumous second edition was edited by her sister Charlotte。The novel was not
15、welcomed at that time but was spoken highly of now。 Some people agreed that Wuthering Heightss originality and achievement exceeded her sisters Charlotte and Annes works.Wuthering Heights has given rise to many adaptations, including several films, radio and television dramatizations, as well as a h
16、it song by Kate Bush。Emily Bronts novel tells the tale of Catherine and Heathcliff, their haunting love for one another, and how this unresolved passion eventually destroys them both。The story of revenge and love helps reveal the weaknesses in human nature: hatred, jealousness and selfishness. When
17、confronting with maltreatment and oppression, human beings will struggle so fiercely and bravely for freedom and dignity. Under the influence of the outer environmental factors, material wealth, social status, love and hatred, human nature is likely to be twisted and distorted. Although love and hat
18、red were settled down with death of the three main characters in Wuthering Heights, the sense and sensibility of human nature never rest, contradicting humans thinking and decision making, and revealing the weaknesses of every single detriment of human nature.The theme of the novelThe novel is a rid
19、dle which means different things to different people. From the social point of view,it is a story about a poor man abused,betrayed & distorted by his social betters because he is a poor nobody. As a love story, this is one of the most moving:the passion between Heathcliff and Catherine proves the mo
20、st intense,the most beautiful & at the same time the most horrible passion ever to be found possible in human beings.The structure of the novelThe novel has a unique structure: the story is told through independent narrators unidentical with the author, whose personality is therefore completely abse
21、nt from the book. The story is told mainly by Nelly,Catherines old nurse, to Mr. Lockwood,a temporary tenant at Grange。 The latter too gives an account of what he sees at Wuthering Heights. And part of the story is told through Isabellas letters to Nelly. While the central interest is maintained,the
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