YangYanmei(Part1)XuHaifen(Part2)Wuxin(Part3)——thegreatestrepresentativeofEnglishcriticalrealismQuestionsonCharlesDickens’Life:•Lifeandcareer•FeaturesofDickens’Novels•ThreeperiodsofhiswritingcareerCharlesDickens查尔斯·狄更斯(1812—1870)狄更斯故居书房及桌椅DickenswasbornonFebruary7,1812,inPortsmouthandspentmostofhischildhoodinLondonandKent,bothofwhichappearfrequentlyinhisnovels.Hisfather,apoorclerkintheNavyPayoffice,wasputintoprisonfordebtwhenyoungCharleswasonly12yearsold.Hehadtogiveupschoolingtoworkinaundergroundcellar.HisbitterexperiencewasreflectedinmanyofDickens'snovels.In1827,Charlesenteredinalawyer'soffice,andtwoyear’slater,hebecomeaParliamentaryreporterfornewspapers.From1833,DickensbegantowriteoccasionalsketchesofLondonlife,whichwerelatercollectedandpublishedunderthetitleSketchesbyBoz.HisLifeExperience:*C.DisoneofthegreatestVictorianwriters英国维多利亚小说最重要的代表*“thegeniuswhomostfullyexpressedhiscontemporariesinthecommoninterest”---StefanZweig“一个最充分地表达了他同时代人的共同趣味的天才”(斯蒂芬-茨威格语)。FeaturesofDickens’Novels狄更斯文学创作的特色Sharpsocialcriticism.尖锐的社会批评Gentlehumanitarian.温和的人道主义vividoutwardportrayal生动的人物塑造HumorousandPungentirony幽默辛辣的讽刺TheexamplesofhishumorousandpungentironyHisskinisnothealthy,thelackofanaturalpigment,ifhewascut,perhapseventheflowofbloodiswhite.他的皮肤是不健康的,缺少了自然的色素,如果他被刀割了以后,可能连流出来的血也是白的。(《艰难时世》)Hedoesn‘thavemuchhair,youprobablythoughtitwasbecausehetalkedtoomuchandmakeshairturnaway,leavingitabitdisorganizedandprickedup,alsobecauseofhisstrongwindwafted,putthemintothesame.他没有多少头发,你可能以为是由于他谈话谈得太多而把头发谈掉了,剩下来的那一点儿杂乱无章地竖了起来,也是由于他那大风似的吹劲儿,把它们吹成那个样子的。(《艰难时世》)Earlyperiod(1836-45):狄更斯的早期创作特点Gentlesocialcriticism温和的社会讽刺Fantasticoptimism充满幻想的乐观精神Novelapicaresca“流浪汉小说”的结构模式Exaggeration夸张的艺术手法HisrepresentativeworksofthattimeThePickwickPapers《匹克威克外传》(1837)OliverTwist《奥利佛·退斯特》(又名《雾都孤儿》)(1838)TheOldCuriosityShop《老古玩店》(1839)NicholasNickleby《尼古拉斯·尼科尔贝》(1841)Themiddleperiod(1846-57):狄更斯的中期创作Hecriticisebourgeoisandtheirmorality对资产者及其道德的辛辣批判GentleMoralism温和的道德主义Theplotandstructurearemorecompleteunified情节结构更为完整统一Humorandsatire幽默讽刺风格HisrepresentativeworksofthattimeAmericanNotes《美国札记》(1842)MartinChuzzlewit《马丁·瞿述伟》(1843)DombeyandSon《董贝父子》(1848)DavidCopperfield《大卫·科波菲尔》(1852)Thelaterperiod(1858-70):狄更斯的晚期创作HumorandsatireSocialCriticism广泛、尖锐的社会批判GentleReformismandStronghumanitarian温和的改良主义和强烈的人道主义Explorationofman’sinnerconflicts尖锐的矛盾冲突主导情节设计Symbolism象征手法HisrepresentativeworksofthattimeBleakHouse《荒凉山庄》(1853)HardTimes《艰难时世》(1854)LittleDorrit《小杜丽》(1857)ATaleofTwoCities《双城记》(1859)GreatExpectations《远大前程》(1861)OurMutualFriend《我们共同的朋友》(1865)TheEndThanksForYourAttention.