1、Jane Austin 簡(jiǎn).奧斯丁,1775-1817,Jane Austins life,Hampshire rector educated at home read a lot restricted environment,Quiet Retired Uneventful Limited,Write at an early stage,Six novels,Never married,Died in 1817 ,at the age of 42,Novels,Northanger Abbey 諾桑覺(jué)寺 Sense and Sensibility理智與情感 Pride and Prejudi

2、ce傲慢與偏見(jiàn) Mansfield Park曼斯菲爾德莊園 Emma 愛(ài)瑪 Persuasion 勸導(dǎo),Characteristics,A realistic novelist Drew vivid and realistic pictures of everyday life of the country society in her novels. Main concern is about human beings in their personal relations, human beings with their families and neighbors.,Characteri

3、stics,Stories for love and marriage provide framework for all her novels and in them women are always taken as the major characters. She is successful in the employment of irony and frequent use of witty and delightful dialogues.,Three types of marriage,Those who marry for money , position , and pro

4、perty. Those who marry just for passion. Those who marry for love based on consideration of the personal merit as well as economical and social status.,Pride and Prejudice,The novel mainly tells a love story between a rich pride young man Darcy and the beautiful intelligent young girl Elizabeth Benn

5、et. None of the daughters of the wealthy family can inherit the estate for the family for it has been entailed upon the nearest male heir, William Collins.,Collins intended to marry and decided to choose Elizabeth. But Elizabeth refused his proposal. When another young man called Darcy proposes to Elizabeth, she has prejudice against him because she thinks he has nothing but pride.,The end,After many turns and twists, misunderstanding disappears and they are happily united,Themes,The first one is pride and prejudice The second one is love and mar