Henry-Fielding菲尔丁

2020/5/11PreparedbyTonySun1HenryFielding(1707-1754)HenryFielding:anoverviewFielding’sMasterpieceThestoryofTheHistoryofTomJones,aFoundlingTomJones,hischaracter2020/5/11PreparedbyTonySun2LifeExperienceDrama-theatre-newspaper-law-novelNovelsJosephAndrews(1742))《约瑟夫安德鲁斯》JonathanWildtheGreat(1743)《大伟人乔纳森维尔德》TomJones(1749)《汤姆琼斯》Amelia(1751)《阿米莉亚》PlaysTheWelshOpera(1731)《威尔斯歌剧》DonQuixoteinEngland(1734)《堂吉诃德在英国》Pasqin(1736)《巴斯昆》TheHistoricalRegisterfortheYear(1732）《一七三六历史记事》2020/5/11PreparedbyTonySun3HenryFielding:anoverviewWhoisthegreatestnovelistintheeighteenthcentury?HenryFieldingWhyisheconsideredtobethegreatestnovelistoftheeighteenthcentury?HeisthefounderoftheEnglishrealistnovel.WhatisFielding’sfirstnovelpublished?JosephAndrews,thefullnameofwhichisTheHistoryoftheAdventuresofJosephAndrews,andofHisFriendMr.AbrahamAdams:WritteninImitationoftheMannerofCervantes,AuthorofDonQuixote2020/5/11PreparedbyTonySun4FieldingasaPlaywrightFielding’sdramatictheoryandpracticewereinconformitywiththetheoryof“areturntonature”andtheprinciplethatthestageshouldbe“aschoolofmorality”intheEnlightenmentperiod.2020/5/11PreparedbyTonySun5HenryFielding:anoverviewWhatisFielding’slastnovel?AmeliaWhatisFielding’slastwork?TheJournalofaVoyagetoLisbon2020/5/11PreparedbyTonySun62020/5/11PreparedbyTonySun7JosephAndrewsAstoryinspiredbythesuccessofRichardson’snovel,Pamela,orVirtueRewarded;ThestoryofPamela,orVirtueRewarded:Writtenintheformofaverylongseriesofletters,PamelaisthefirstepistolarynovelintheEnglishlanguage.Theletteraresupposedlywrittenbyayoungmaid-servantPamelaAndrewstoherparentsandtwofriendstellingthemingreatdetailheradventuresatheremployer’shouse.2020/5/11PreparedbyTonySun8ThestoryofRichardson’sPamelaAtheremployer’shouse,Pamela’syoungmasterMr.B.attemptsrepeatedlytomakelovetoherandseduceher;butshewasskillfulandsuccessfulinherpersistencetoresisthim.Inordertodefendherself,shedepartedfromthehouse.Mr.B.continuedtopursuitafterherandfinallydecidedtomarryher,andPamelaassentedtohishonorableoffer.Thisendsthefirstpart.ThesequelorthesecondpartdealswithPamela’slifeaftermarriage,withhowshetriestobeartheburdenofaprofligatehusbandandhowshedoesallherbesttoreformhim.2020/5/11PreparedbyTonySun9ThestoryofRichardson’sPamelaInPamela,thepriceforthevirtueofwoman’schastityishonorablemarriage,pluswealthandahighsocialpositionresultingfromthemarriage.ThisrevealsthemoralhypocrisyofthebourgeoisieasPuritanismentersintoacompromisewithbourgeoisreality2020/5/11PreparedbyTonySun10ThestoryofFielding’sJosephAndrewsFieldingbeganhisnovelwiththeintentionofridiculingRichardson’swork,byputtingPamela’sbrother,JosephAndrews,underthesametemptations.Josephisahandsomeyoungman,andheisaman-servantofMr.B’swidowedaunt,LadyBooby.LadyBoobyisattractedbyJoseph’smanlycharms,andshepursueshimasobstinatelyasMr.BdidPamela.Joseph,whoisagoodyouth,repelsheradvances.Buthe,unlikehissisterPamela,doesnotatlasthavehis“virtuerewarded”.Heisturnedoutunceremoniouslyoutofdoorsbyhismistress.ThispartofthenovelisaningeniousparodyofthemainthemeofPamela.2020/5/11PreparedbyTonySun11ThestoryofFielding’sJosephAndrewsAfterheispackedoutofhismistress’shouse,Josephsetsoutonfootforthevillage,wherehissweetheart,Fanny,lives.Heisknockeddownandstrippedbyrobbers,andiscarriedtoaninn,whereheisfoundbyParsonAdams.Thepairtraveltogetherandmeetwithmanyridiculousadventures.ButfinallythestorybringsJoseph,Fanny,AdamsandLadyBoobyalltogether.LadyBoobystillthreatenspoorJosephwithherdisgustingadvances.ThestoryendsinJoseph’smarriagewithFannyandtheyoungcouple’shappiness.2020/5/11PreparedbyTonySun12WhatisFielding’sbestwork?TheHistoryofTomJones:aFoundling2020/5/11PreparedbyTonySun13ThestoryofTomJonesThenoveltellsthestoryofanillegitimatechild,rearedbysquireMr.Allworthy,wholivesonhisestatetogetherwithhissisterMissBridget,aprudishspinster.Once,arrivinghomefromatriptoLondon,Mr.Allworthyissurprisedtofindababyinhisbedroom.HeadoptsthefoundlingandnameshimTom.ShortlyafterwardsMissBridgetgetsmarriedtoacertainCaptainBlifil,andgivesbirthtoaboy.YoungBlifil’sparentsdieandtheorphanisleftinthecareofMr.AllworthywhobringshimuptogetherwithTom.2020/5/11PreparedbyTonySun14ThestoryofTomJonesTomhasgrownuptobeajolly,open-heartedandhandsomeyoungman.Hegetsinvolvedinseveralfleetingloveaffairs.Buthislight-heartednessgiveswaytoseriouslovewhenhemeetsSophia,thedaughterofaneighboringSquireWestern.YoungBlifil,contrarytoTom,isslyandfaithless.Havinganeyetohisuncle’smoney,hebearsasecrethatredofTom,fearinglestthelegacyshouldfallintohishands.HeblackensTominMr.Allworthy’seyes.DeceivedbyBlifil’sbackbiting,Mr.AllworthybanishesTomfromhishome.2020/5/11PreparedbyTonySun15Analysissome40charactersTomJonesgood-naturedfrankandopenkind,disinterested(无私的)imprudence(轻率的)Blifilvillain,selfish,malicious,hypocriticalSophiaideal,goodqualities,gaiety(快乐),candour(坦率),brave,couragebarbarian(残暴的人)autocrat(专横的人)PartridgeJack-of-all-tradessimple,faithfulgood-natured,alittlewhimsical(想入非非的)BridgetMr.Allworthy2020/5/11PreparedbyTonySun16ThestoryofTomJonesSophia’sfather,SquireWestern,