Jane_Austen PPT

JaneAusten1775-1817MadebyRuiXia,JingMei,HuangLingling,etc.Contents•Background•Life•Majorworksandcomments•WritingstyleBackground•Inthemid-18thcentury,anewliterarymovementcalledromanticismcametoEuropeandthentoEngland.•TheEnglishnovelflourishedduringthelate18thandearly19thcenturies.AtnoothertimeinitshistorycouldEnglandboastofsomanynovelistsofsuchgreatfame.•Thoughthereexistedavarietyofnovelisticforms,thereareatthetimetwomajortrendsinthedevelopmentofnovel.•TheromantictrendearlyinthecenturywasledbySirWalterScott(1771~1832),whoseWaverleynovelsweretheproductsofapassionforhistory.•Gradually,romanticismgavewaytorealism.ThetrendstartedwithJaneAusten,whosenovelofmannersgavevividsketchesoflifeintheruralareasofEngland.JaneAusten,throughhernovels,presentedheruniqueviewsoftheworldsurroundingher.ItlaterdevelopedintoamajornovelistictraditioninthehandsofCharlesDickensandWilliamMakepeaceThackeray.EarlylifeEducationAdulthoodLovestoryEarlyLifebornatSteventon6brothersandasisterHerfatherwastheonlybreadwinnerEducationJuststayedatOxfordabout1yearByDecember1786,JaneandCassandrahadreturnedhomebecausetheAustenscouldnotaffordtosendbothoftheirdaughterstoschoolAdulthood•In1801,theymovedtoBathafterherfatherwasretired,livinginpoverty.•In1809,withthehelpofherbrother,thethreefemalesmovedtoChawtonandJanespentthelast8yearsthere.LoveStoryIn1796In1802TomLeforyHarris(poor)(rich)brokeupcanceledtheengagementtheAttorneyGeneralofIreland•Listofworks•Briefintroduction•CommentsNovels•SenseandSensibility《理智和情感》(1811)•PrideandPrejudice《傲慢与偏见》(1813)•MansfieldPark《曼斯菲尔德公园》(1814)•Emma《爱玛》(1815)•NorthangerAbbey《诺桑觉寺》(1818,posthumous)•Persuasion《劝导》(1818,posthumous)•Shortfiction•LadySusan(1794,1805)•Unfinishedfiction•TheWatsons(1804)•Sanditon(1817)•Otherworks•SirCharlesGrandison(1793,1800)•PlanofaNovel(1815)•Poems•Prayers•LettersLoseyourheartandcometoyoursenses.SenseandSensibility•Aworkofromanticfiction,SenseandSensibilityissetinsouthwestEnglandin1792through1797,andportraysthelifeandlovesoftheDashwoodsisters,ElinorandMarianne,daughtersoftheirfatherHenry'ssecondwife,Mrs.Dashwood.Thesistersarestarklydifferentfromeachother;Elinoristheepitomeofprudenceandself-controlwhileMarianneembodiesemotionandenthusiasm.Elinor,Marianne,andtheiryoungersister,Margaret,areleftinreducedcircumstanceswhentheirfatherdiesandhisestateispassedontotheirhalf-brother,John.Thenovelfollowstheyoungladiestotheirnewhome,ameagercottageonadistantrelative'sproperty,wheretheyexperiencelove,romanceandheartbreak.Thephilosophicalresolutionofthenovelisambiguous:thereadermustdecidewhethersenseandsensibilityhavetrulymerged.Comments•TheauthorcriticizessomeproblemsexistedinEnglishsociety,suchas,overemphasizingtheimportanceofstatusandmoneyinchoosingfurtherspouses,ignoranceofwomen’srightstopursueloveandequality,andsoon.Asforthearrangementofthenovel,inspiteofthecomplicatedplots,theauthordevelopsitateaseandwithdedicateddesigns.•SomethingaboutthetitleJaneAustenbeganhersecondnovel,PrideandPrejudice,beforeshewastwenty-one.ItwasoriginallytitledFirstImpressionbecausetheappearancesofthecharacterscreatedtheplotofthenovel.However,becausethenovelisalsoconcernedwiththeeffectsofthecharacter'sfirstimpressions,thatistheirprejudice,JanefoundthetitlePrideandPrejudicemoreappropriate•PrideandPrejudiceisanovelbyJaneAusten,firstpublishedin1813.ThestoryfollowsthemaincharacterElizabethBennetasshedealswithissuesofmanners,upbringing,morality,educationandmarriageinthesocietyofthelandedgentryofearly19th-centuryEngland.Elizabethisthesecondoffivedaughtersofacountrygentleman,livingnearthefictionaltownofMerytoninHertfordshire,nearLondon.CommentsThetoneofthenovelislight,satirical,andvivid.ScenessuchasMr.CollinsproposaltoElizabeth,andLadyCatherinevisitstoLizzyatLongbourn,providescomicrelieftothereaderwhileatthesametimerevealingcertaincharacteristicsofthecharacters.Forexample,Lydia'slackofcommonsenseandresponsibilityisrevealedwhenshetakesprideinbeingthefirstBennetgirltobemarried.Lydiadoesnottakeintoconsiderationthecircumstanceofhermarriage,thepersonalityofherhusband,ortheprospectsoftheirmarriageforthefuture.ElizabethBennet'sabilitytolaughoffhermisfortunateandtocontinuetobeoptimistic,consideringhersituation,alsocontributestothetoneofthenovel.ThepointofviewinPrideandPrejudiceislimitedomniscient;thestoryistoldthroughElizabeth,butnotinfirstperson.Asaresult,themoodofthenovellacksdramaticemotions.Theatmosphereisintellectualandcold;thereislittledescriptionsofthesetting.Themainactionsofthenovelaretheinteractionsbetweenopinions,ideas,andattitudes,whichweavesandadvancestheplotofthenovel.Theemotionsinthenovelaretobeperceivedbeneaththesurfaceofthestoryandarenottobeexpressedtothereadersdirectly.Jane'spowersofsubtlediscriminationandshrewdperceptivenessisrevealedinPrideandPrejudice;sheisabletoconveysuchacomplexmessageusingasimple,yetwitty,style.MansfieldPark•Themaincharacter,FannyPrice,isayounggirlfromarelativelypoorfamily,raisedbyherrichuncleandaunt,SirThomasandLadyBertram,atMansfieldPark.Shegrowsupwithherfourcousins,TomBertram,EdmundBertram,MariaBertraman