简奥斯汀-英语介绍-PPT

IntroductionsJaneAusten(December16,1775~July18,1817)Englishnovelist.AustinwasbornattherectoryinthevillageofSteventon,inHampshire.Therearesixbrothersandonesisterinherfamily.Austindidnotgotoregularschool,butgainedgoodfamilyeducation.Themainlearningmaterialisherfather’sliterarybooks.ANovelistforEveryoneWhenShakespeareandDickenshavesunkintovenerability,Austen,ontheotherhand,hasbecomeourcontemporary.MasterWorksSenseandSensibility(1811)PrideandPrejudice(1813)MansfieldPark(1814)Emma(1815)NorthangerAbbey(1818)Persuasion(1818)WritingStyleTheme：Mostlyaboutloveandmarriageintheviewofwomen.Language：Simple,humorous,wittyandwithquietirony.Afineengravingmadeuponalittlepieceofivory(“两寸牙雕”).Awriteroftheearlierrealistschool.SecretofherfascinationItisportrayedasaworldofhumansoffleshandbloodwithfeelingsandresponsesandfoiblesandweaknessthatcharacterizedthehumanspecies.Itisamicrocosmoftheworldatlargewithvirtuesandvicesandarchetypesofhumanbehaviortowhichallhumanityofalltimecanrelate.AssessmentJaneAustenhasbroughttheEnglishnovel,toitsmaturity,andshehasbeenregardedbymanycriticsasoneofthegreatestofallnovelists.Herfictionisofalimitedsubject,andhernovelcoveronlythatsectionofsocietyshebelonged:thecountrygentry.Generallyspeaking,JaneAustenwasawriterofthe18thcentury,thoughshelivedmainlyinthenineteenthcentury.Sheholdstheidealofthelandlordclassinpolitics,religionandherworksshowclearlyherfirminthepredominanceofreasonoverpassion,thesenseofresponsibility,goodmannersandclear-sightedjudgmentovertheromantictendenciesofemotionandindividuality.THANKYOU!!