prideandprejudice英美文學講解

會計學1prideandprejudice英美文學講解StorySummary第1頁/共30頁

"Itisatruthuniversallyacknowledged,thatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortune,mustbeinwantofawife."

Inthisstatement,Austenhascleverlydonethreethings:Shehasdeclaredthatthemainsubjectofthenovelwillbecourtshipandmarriage,ShehasestablishedthehumoroustoneofthenovelbytakingasimplesubjecttoelaborateandtospeakintelligentlyShehaspreparedthereaderforachaseinthenovelofeitherahusbandinsearchofawife,orawomeninpursuitofahusband.

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Austen

(1775-1817)

Englishwriter,whofirstgavethenovelitsmoderncharacterthroughthetreatmentofeverydaylife.AlthoughAustenwaswidelyreadinherlifetime,shepublishedherworksanonymously.Themosturgentpreoccupationofherbright,youngheroinesiscourtshipandfinallymarriage.Austenherselfnevermarried.Herbest-knownbooksincludePRIDEANDPREJUDICE(1813)andEMMA(1816).VirginiaWoolfcalledAusten"themostperfectartistamongwomen."第3頁/共30頁ListofworksSenseandSensibility(1811)PrideandPrejudice(1813)MansfieldPark(1814)Emma(1815)NorthangerAbbey(1818)Persuasion(1818)Shortfiction第4頁/共30頁MrandMrs

Bennet

livewiththeirfivedaughtersatLongbournnearLondon.Becausetheyhavenoson,theirpropertywillhavetopass,accordingtothelawatthattime,toacousin,WilliamCollins.Hopingtosecuretheirdaughters’positioninsociety,theybothwanttomarrythemtosomewealthygentlemen.ItsohappensthatCharlesBingley,asinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortune,comestosettleintheneighborhoodwithhistwosistersandhisfriendFitzwilliamDarcy,whoisalsorichandunmarried.BingleyandJanefallinlovewitheachotheralmostatfirstsight.AndDarcyisattractedtoJane’ssisterElizabeth,butheoffendsherbyhisinsolentbehaviorandruderemarksataball.Thedislikeandrepulsionisincreasedbytheprideoftheoneandtheprejudiceoftheother.第5頁/共30頁However,Darcycontinuestobeattractedtoher,inspiteofhimself,tillheproposestoherbutisrejectedindignantly.Lateron,onatriptonorthofEnglandwithheruncleandaunt,ElizabethchancestomeetDarcy,whoreceivesthemverywarmlyandshowsgreatlyimprovesmanners.Thusprideischeckedandprejudiceremoved.Justatthispoint,newsreachesElizabeththatheryoungestsisterLydiahaselopedwithWickham.ByDarcy’shelp,theirmarriageisfinallybroughtabout.Andthroughhisinfluence,theformertiebetweenBingleyandJaneisrenewed,whichleadstotheirengagement.DarcyandElizabethalsobecomeengageddespitetheinterventionofLadyCatherinedeBourgh.ThestorythenendshappilywiththemarriagesofJaneandElizabeth.第6頁/共30頁Maincharacters

Characterisanexpressionofwhatpeoplevalue.

Traditionalideasaboutstatusandclassdistinctionsarebeginningtogivewaytomoneyasadominantvalue.

第7頁/共30頁MrBennetMrsBennetJaneBennet(22)ElizabethBennet(20)LydiaBennet(15)MaryBennet(17)KittyBennet(16)TheBennetFamily第8頁/共30頁Elizabeth(Lizzy)Bennetisthecoreofthefamily.ElizabethisthesecondofMr.andMrs.Bennet'sfivedaughters,andisanintelligent,bold,attractivetwenty-year-oldgirlwhenthestorybegins.ElizabethBennet第9頁/共30頁FitzwilliamDarcyisthecentralmalecharacterandElizabeth'ssecondloveinterestinthenovel.Heisanintelligent,wealthy,extremelyhandsomeandreserved28-year-oldman,whooftenappearshaughtyorproudtostrangersbutpossessesanhonestandkindnatureunderneath.Mr.Darcy第10頁/共30頁CharlesBingleyistheclosestfriendofMr.Darcy,Jane'shusband.CharlesBingley第11頁/共30頁WilliamCollinsisthe25-year-oldcousinofMr.Bennet.HeisthesuccessorofBennetfamily.WilliamCollins第12頁/共30頁CharlotteLucasistheneighbourandbestfriendofElizabethandWilliam'swife.CharlotteLucas第13頁/共30頁anothertwodaughters第14頁/共30頁TheremainingfivemarriagescontrastseachothertorevealAusten’sopinionsandthoughtsonthesubjectofmarriage.

第15頁/共30頁DarcyandElizabeth第16頁/共30頁

ThemarriagebetweenDarcyandElizabethrevealsthecharacteristicsthatconstituteasuccessfulmarriage.Oneofthesecharacteristicsisthatthefeelingcannotbebroughtonbyappearances,andmustgraduallydevelopbetweenthetwopeopleastheygettoknowoneanother.

第17頁/共30頁JaneandBingleyThemarriagebetweenJaneBennetandBingleyisalsoanexampleofsuccessfulmarriage第18頁/共30頁LydiaandWickhamLydiaandWickham’smarriageisanexampleofabadmarriage.Theirmarriagewasbasedonappearances,goodlooks,andyouthfulvivacity.第19頁/共30頁Mr.BennetandMrs.BennetTherelationshipbetweenMr.BennetandMrs.BennetwassimilartothatofLydiaandWickham.第20頁/共30頁Mr.CollinsandCharlotteThemarriagebetweenMr.CollinsandCharlotteisbasedoneconomicsratherthanonloveorappearance.第21頁/共30頁SUMMARY:1.Criteriaofmarriage:Thesefivemarriagescontributetothethemethatahappyandstrongmarriagetakestimetobuildandmustbebasedonmutualfeeling,understanding,andrespect.Hastymarriagesactingonimpulse,andbasedonsuperficialqualitieswillnotsurviveandwillleadtoinevitableunhappiness.

第22頁/共30頁2.Beseriousandcautiouswhenfacingmarriage.Don’tbetakeninbysuperficialqualitieseg.Wickham.3.Insteadofbeinganindividualproblem,marriageisasocialproblem.Onehastydecisionmayleadadifficultytothewholefamily.eg.Lydia第23頁/共30頁

Thetoneofthenovelislight,satirical,andvivid.

ThepointofviewinPrideandPrejudiceislimitedomniscient;ThestoryistoldthroughElizabeth,butnotinfirstperson.Asaresult,themoodofthenovellacksdramaticemotions.Theatmosphereisintellectualandcold;therearelittledescriptionsofthesetting.

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BACKGROUNDAnystoryreflectsthemoodofitsperiod.PrideandPrejudicewaswrittenatthetimeoftheFrenchrevolution.WhileFranceresortedtoviolentrevolution,Englishsocietychosetheevolutionarypath.ThestorydepictsthesocialresponsetothoseeventsinEngland.

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COMMENT

Austen'sbookisapieceofliteraturethatconnectsitselftothe18thcenturyperiod.PrideandPrejudiceis18thcenturybecauseoftheemphasisonmaninhissocialenvironmentratherthaninhisindividualconditions.The