SherlockHolmesExpatiatingonHisIncomparableCharm夏洛克

学号:100816105毕业论文题目：SherlockHolmes,ExpatiatingonHisIncomparableCharm院系：外国语学院专业：英语（国际贸易方向）姓名：杨浚纲指导教师：关丽君完成日期：2014年4月10日IAbstractSirConanDoyle(1859-1930),honoredas“theFatherofBritishDetectiveStories”,isstilloneofthemostpopularauthorsofdetectivestories.HisdebutnovellasAStudyinScarlet,featuringanunofficialconsultingdetectiveSherlockHolmes,finallymanagedtobepublishedin1887,representingtheinitiatingofConanDoyle’swritingcareer.HecreatedaseriesofspectaculardetectivestoriesofSherlockHolmes,TheSignofFour,AScandalinBohemia,TheFinalProblem,TheAdventureoftheEmptyHouse,TheHoundofBaskervillesetc.ThisthesisattachesimportancetoheroSherlockHolmes’scharacteristicsandratiocinationsonthebasisofthe60detectivestorieswrittenbySirConanDoyle,thushavingabetterunderstandingofthenovels.Thisthesiselaboratesupontheideaofthisthesisbythreeaspects.First,thisthesisanalyzesHolmes’slegendarylifeinaccordancewithhisancestors,household,growingexperience,detectivecareer,mysteriousgreathiatusandhisdeath.Second,thisthesisexpoundsHolmes’spersonalitysubjectivelyinthelightofhistraits,livinghabit,unknownpsychologicalproblemandhisuniquevalueoflove.Third,thisthesisstatesHolmes’stwomajorreasoningmethodsusedwhenHolmesinvestigatesthecrime.Keywords:Holmes;characteristic;ratiocinationII摘要柯南道尔爵士（1859-1930）被誉为“英国侦探小说之父”，迄今为止仍是全世界最畅销侦探小说作家之一。首部中篇侦探小说《血字研究》以夏洛克.福尔摩斯这一私人咨询侦探为主角几经周折最终在一八八七年发表，就此开启了他的写作生涯，写出一系列精彩的福尔摩斯探案的故事，如《四签名》、《波西米亚丑闻》、《最后一案》、《空屋》、《巴斯克维尔的猎犬》等经典作品。本文通过对柯南道尔爵士写作的六十篇侦探故事着重分析主人公福尔摩斯的性格、与他相关的主要角色以及其推论演绎法，从而使读者加深对小说的理解。透过分析，本文从以下三个方面进行阐述。第一，通过对福尔摩斯的祖上身份、家庭成员，成长经历，侦探生涯，神秘的大空白时期以及福尔摩斯之死六方面来展示福尔摩斯传奇的一生；第二，探究分析福尔摩斯的性格与特性、生活习惯、不为人知的心理疾病和独特的爱情观；第三,通过对福尔摩斯探案时常用到的两种主要推论方法分析其推论演绎法。关键词:福尔摩斯；性格；推理iCONTENTSIntroduction·················································································1ChapterOne“TheFather”ofSherlockHolmes····························2I.ABriefIntroductionaboutConanDoyle············································2II.TheBirthofSherlockHolmes······················································2III.SherlockHolmes’sCreationCourse···············································3ChapterTwoIncomparableCharmofSherlockHolmes·················5I.ACaseofSherlockHolmes’sIdentity···············································51.SherlockHolmes’sAncestors·················································52.SherlockHolmes’sHousehold················································73.SherlockHolmes’sGrowthExperience······································84.SherlockHolmes’sDetectiveCareer········································105.SherlockHolmes’sGreatHiatus·············································146.SherlockHolmes’sDeath·····················································15II.AnalysisonSherlockHolmes’sCharacteristics··································161.SherlockHolmes’sTraits·····················································162.SherlockHolmes’sProcessofUnravelingCrimes························183.SherlockHolmes’sAppetites·················································214.SherlockHolmes’sShortcomingsandPsychologicalProblem·········215.SherlockHolmes’sValueofEmotion·······································23ChapterThreeSherlockHolmes’sTwoMajorRatiocinations········26I.DeductiveReasoning·································································261.ReasoningForward······························································272.ReasoningBackward····························································28II.InductiveReasoning··································································29III.TheCombinationofTwoRatiocinations·········································30Conclusion·················································································33iiBibliography·············································································34Acknowledgements···································································35–1–IntroductionSherlockHolmes,animaginarytalenteddetective,wascreatedbySirAuthorConanDoyle,aBritishnovelistofdetectivestory.SherlockHolmeshasalwaysbeenoneofthemostcelebratedfictionalcharactersevercreatedsincefirstpublicizedin1887.Holmescallshimself“anunofficialconsultingdetective”,whichmeanstheindividualsorLondonpoliceswillconsulthimwhentheyareoutoftheirdepths.MostofthestoriesconcentrateonsometoughcasesneedingHolmestoinvestigate.Holmesisadeptinsolvingcrimeswithobservationanddeduction.Hehasthefeatureofbeingcoolheaded,observantandprofoundinknowledge.Heisproficientinsword,boxingandviolin.Frameandwealtharenotthethingsarousinghisattention.Hehasnowifeorchildren.Hisdedicationisonlytohisprofession.ThisthesiselaboratesHolmes’sincomparablecharm,whichisseparatedintothreeparts.ThefirstpartismainlyabouttheintroductionoftheauthorandthecreationalcourseofSherlockHolmes.Thesecondpartisthebodyofthisthesisanalyzedfromtwoaspects.ThefirstoneistointroducethelifetimeofHolmesindetail.TheotherisfocusedonthecharacteristicsofHolmes’sfromfiveaspects.ThelastpartisabouttworatiocinationsanditsrelationsusedregularlywhenHolmesinvestigatingthecas