大卫科波菲尔英文简介

•Born:February7,1812,Portsmouth,Hampshire,England.Died:June9,1870,Gad'sHill,nearChatham,Kent.•HeisaBritishnovelist,generallyconsideredthegreatestoftheVictorianperiod.•HeisthemainrepresentofBritishrealismliteratureinthe19century.•ThedefiningmomentofDickens'slifeCharlesJohnHuffamDickensoccurredwhenhewas12yearsold.•Withhisfatherindebtors'prison,hewaswithdrawnfromschoolandforcedtoworkinafactory.Thisdeeplyaffectedthesensitiveboy.•Thoughhereturnedtoschoolat13,hisformaleducationendedat15.•Asayoungman,heworkedasareporter.•1836SketchesbyBoz•1837ThePickwickPapers•1838OliverTwist•1841TheOldCuriocityShop•1843AChristmasCarol•1848DombeyandSon•1850DavidCopperfield•1853BleakHouse•1854HardTimes•1859ATaleofTwoCities•1870TheMysteryofEdwinDrood(unfinished).•ItisCharlesDickens’ssemi-autobiographicalfirstnovel.•ThestorydealswiththelifeofDavidCopperfieldfromchildhoodtomaturity.•David'sfatherhaddiedbeforehewasborn,later,hismotherClaraCopperfiledmarriesEdwardMurdstonewhowithhissisterJanecontrolsthefamilylater,andheisbadtoDavideventhrashesDavidforfallingbehindstudies.•Davidissentawaytoaboardingschool,SalemHouse,witharuthlessheadmaster,Mr.Creakle.AndhemeetJamesSteerforth.•Mr.Murdstonesendshimtoworkinafactoryafterhismotherandhersecondbabydie.•Hislandlord,WilkinsMicawbermovestoPlymouth,soDaviddecidestorunaway.•HewalkstoDovertofindhisonlyAuntBetseyTrotwood.•Sherenameshim‘TrotwoodCopperfield’.Andheissenttoschool,livinginAgnes’home.•SteerforthtakeEmilywhowillmarryaway,soDanPeggottydecidestofindher.•DavidlovesDoraSpenlow,andmarryherafterherfatherdiedandbankrupt.•BetseyTrotwoodisbankruptlaterbecauseofUriahHeep.•WilkinsMicawberexposesUriah’splotthathewantstotakecontrolofAgnes’familiesandmarryher.•Doradied,soDavidtravelsthreeyears.•Later,DavidlivesalifewithAgneshappily.•ThemasterDavidCopperfield’sgrowthroadisbumpyindignant,fulloftwistsandturnsupsanddowns.•Butnomatterhowmuchtribulationandsadnesshesuffers,heneverloseconfidencetolife.So,ourfutureswillbeverybrightifwefightfromnowon.