TheVictorianAge

(1832-1902)UnitⅧⅧⅧ英國文學(xué)史及選讀專家講座第1頁

Objectives1.TohavethebasicknowledgeaboutthebriefhistoryoftheVictorianPeriod.2.TobefamiliarwithCharlesDickens’writingstylesandmajorcontributiontoEnglishliterature.3.ToknowsomethingaboutBronteSistersandtheirrepresentativeworks:JaneEyreandWutheringHeights

英國文學(xué)史及選讀專家講座第2頁ContentsTheBackgroundCharlesDickensandhispositioninBritishliteratureBronteSistersandtheirwritings英國文學(xué)史及選讀專家講座第3頁HistoricalBackground

(1832-1868)英國文學(xué)史及選讀專家講座第4頁

--beganwiththepassageoftheReformBillin1832andclosedattheendoftheBoerWarin1902.

Victoriaage:英國文學(xué)史及選讀專家講座第5頁Victoriaage:BetweenthequeenVictoria’saccessionin1837andherdeathin1901.Sheruledfor63years,thelongestinEnglishhistory.

英國文學(xué)史及選讀專家講座第6頁Itcanbedividedinto2periods:-EarlyVictoriaPeriod（1832-1868）-LateVictoriaPeriod（1869-1902）英國文學(xué)史及選讀專家講座第7頁P(yáng)oliticallyaperiodofgreatsocialunrest(ChartistMovement1838-48);ReformBill(1832)wasenacted,givingrighttorepresentationofgrowingcitiesand50%raiseofelectoratetomiddleclass.英國文學(xué)史及選讀專家講座第8頁Economically

Anageofprosperityandprogress－therichestandmostpowerful;－the1sturbanandindustrialsocietyintheworld;－Thedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology:railways,telegraphs,journalism;英國文學(xué)史及選讀專家講座第9頁Culturally－97%peopleabletoreadby1900;－cheaperpaper;－fasterprinting;－easiercirculation;－moreworkingreadersdemandingcheapliterature:英國文學(xué)史及選讀專家講座第10頁LiterarilypoetryAlfredTennyson(1809-1892):poetlaureateRobertBrowning(1812-1889)ElizabethBarrettBrowning(1806-1861)NovelAGoldenAgeofNovel：(Critical)realistnovelsCriticalrealismflourishedasaliterarycurrent.英國文學(xué)史及選讀專家講座第11頁*CriticalRealism

TheEnglishcriticalrealistsofthe19thcenturyflourishedinthefortiesandinthebeginningoffifties.Therealistssetthemselvesthetaskofcriticizingcapitalistsocietyfromademocraticviewpointanddelineatedthecryingcontradictionsofbourgeoisreality.

Criticalrealistsrevealthesocialrealityandcriticizetheinjustice,povertyandreligioushypocrisy.英國文學(xué)史及選讀專家講座第12頁Criticalrealistsrevealthesocialrealityandcriticizetheinjustice,povertyandreligioushypocrisy.英國文學(xué)史及選讀專家講座第13頁TheFeaturesofEnglishCriticalRealism1.Givesasatiricalportrayalofthebourgeoisieandshowsprofoundsympathyforthecommonpeople.2.Democraticandhumanistic3.Unabletofindagoodsolutiontothesocialcontradictions.英國文學(xué)史及選讀專家講座第14頁*Somemajornovelists:WilliamMakepeaceThackerayVanityFair《名利場》GeorgeEliotTheMillontheFloss《弗洛斯河上磨房》英國文學(xué)史及選讀專家講座第15頁CharlesDickens（1812-1870）英國文學(xué)史及選讀專家講座第16頁-bornin1812;-thesecondofeightchildren;-poorschoolingbutwidereading;-begantoworkat12inawarehouse;-alawclerk,thenanewspaper；-reporter,andfinallyanovelist.Hislife英國文學(xué)史及選讀專家講座第17頁HewasoneofthegreatestcriticalrealistwritersoftheVictorianAgeandaccomplishedovertwentynovels.Greatlywithhiseffortsandaccomplishments,CriticalRealistictraditionwasfirmlyestablished.Hesuccessfullyportrayedanumberofcharactersbypresentingalotofexactactionsandwordsthatfitthesecharactersintheirpositionsandintheirenvironments.*contributiontoEnglishliterature英國文學(xué)史及選讀專家講座第18頁*WritingFeaturesHeoffersamostcompleteandrealisticpictureoftheEnglishbourgeoissocietyofhisageinhisnovels.Hisnovelstellmuchoftheunhappyexperiencesofhisownchildhood.英國文學(xué)史及選讀專家講座第19頁Heisagreathumoristandsatirist.Hisnovelsarefullofhumorandsatire.Heisgoodatcreatingcharacterswithblackhumor.Hecouldn’toverstepthelimitsofhisclassandfailedtoseethenecessityofabitterstruggleoftheoppressedagainsttheiroppressors.*WritingFeatures英國文學(xué)史及選讀專家講座第20頁HismajorworksThePickwickPapers(1837)OliverTwist(1837–1839)DavidCopperfield(1849-50)ATaleofTwoCities(1859)BleakHouse(1852)HardTimes(1853-54)GreatExpectations(186o–1861)英國文學(xué)史及選讀專家講座第21頁TheBrontesisters

CharlotteBronte

EmilyBronteAnneBronteAlltalentedwritersAlldiedyoungAllloversofliteratureReceivedsomeeducationinCharityschoolwithabadlivingcondition英國文學(xué)史及選讀專家講座第22頁*JaneEyreThecriticismofthebourgeoissystemofeducationPositionofwomeninthesocietyEducationisthekeytoallsocialproblemsCharlotteBronte

(1816-1855