英美文學與電影

EnglishandAmericanLiterature&MoviesUnit6THOMASHARDY(1840—1928)

ContentsThomasHardyTessoftheD’UrbevillesEnglishMoviesAppreciationQuestionsforDiscussionForambitiousreader

ThomasHardy托馬斯·哈代

(1840—1928)(1)HeisoneofthegreatestcriticalrealistwritersoftheVictorianAge.(2)Hisworksareintendedtoexposedandcriticizeallthepoverty,injustice,hypocrisyandcorruptnessofthe19th–centuryEngland,particularlyLondon.(3)Allhisworksarecharacterizedbyaminglingofhumorandpathos.HisWorksTheReturnoftheNative《還鄉(xiāng)》，

TheMayorofCasterbridge《卡斯特橋市長》,TessoftheD’Urbevilles《德伯家的苔絲》,JudetheObscure《無名的裘德》,FarfromtheMaddingCrowd《遠離塵囂》14部長篇，44部短篇和大量詩歌三類作品：羅曼史和幻想(RomancesandFantasies),愛情陰謀故事(NovelsofIngenuity),性格和環(huán)境小說（NovelsofCharacterandEnvironment）TessoftheD’Urbevilles

(1)TessoftheD’Urbevillestellsthetragiclifestoryofabeautiful,innocentpeasantgirl,Tess.(2)ItisafierceattackonthehypocriticalmoralityofthebourgeoissocietyandthecapitalistinvasionintothecountryanddestructionoftheEnglishpeasantrytowardstheendofthecentury.(3)Thesubtitleofthenovelis“APureWoman”.ItshowsHardy’sdeepsympathyforTess.(4)InTess,manisportrayedasnotbeingabletocontrolhisownfate.在《德伯家的苔絲》中，哈代滿懷同情地描述了農(nóng)村姑娘苔絲悲劇性的一生。作品特點：使用對比沖突的描寫手法刻畫人物和渲染氣氛。哈代的對比是多層次多角度的：人與社會環(huán)境、人與自然、情感與理智、外貌與內(nèi)心等等。電影《苔絲》（Tess

）電影《苔絲》根據(jù)托馬斯·哈代的小說《德伯家的苔絲》改編而成，1979年由法國RennProductions和BurillProductions公司聯(lián)合出品該片獲第53屆奧斯卡最佳攝影、最佳藝術(shù)指導和最佳服裝設(shè)計獎主演(Starring)：娜塔莎·金斯基（NastassjaKinski）彼得·弗斯(PeterFirth)利·勞森(LeighLawson)制片人(Producer)：克勞德·貝里（ClaudeBerri)導演(Director)：羅曼·波蘭斯基（RomanPolanski)電影故事梗概(Synopsis)（見教材）EnglishMoviesAppreciation

(英語電影欣賞)英語電影片段賞析（Excerpt)英語電影對白練習（Dictation）QuestionsforDiscussion

1.WhywasTesshorrifiedwhileshewaswalkingonthelanding?InClare’seyes,whatelsecouldbeshownfromthetwoportraits?2.ForwhatreasonwasTess“notabit”cheerfulonherweddingnight?3.Whathadhappenedtothethreegirlsaftertheyoungcoupledroveawayfromthedairy?Whatwasthesignbeforethisincident?Explain.4.WhathelpedTesscometoherfinaldeterminationoftellingClareabouthertruthcompletely?5.WhatwasTess’reactionaftershewastoldaboutCl