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1、Jane Austen,Lecture Outline,1.Introduction to Jane Austen 2. Appreciation: Pride and Prejudice 3. Writing Techniques 4. social customs in Jane Austens time 5. Criticism on William Wordsworth,Jane Austen& Pride and Prejudice,Jane Austens Life,educate at home read a lot uneventful restricted,writing a
2、t an early age,six novels,never married,died in 1817, 42 years old,Jane Austens Novels,1. Northanger Abbey 诺桑觉寺 2. Sense and Sensibility 理智与情感 3. Pride and Prejudice 傲慢与偏见,Jane Austens Novels,4. Mansfield Park 曼斯菲尔德花园 5. Emma 爱玛 6. Persuasion 劝告,Austens House Chawton,In this house used to lived Jane
3、 and her sister Cassandra; a pleasant seventeenth century house in the pretty village of Chawton in Hampshire not far from her birthplace of Steventon.,Jane Austens Museum,In this house she wrote and revised her famous novels In 1949 the house was opened as the museum The museum contains her memorab
4、ilia (memrbili n.值得纪念的事物, 大事记 )and artefacts人工制品,This is a photograph of a coat worn by Jane Austen. It gives an idea of the type of clothes worn by young ladies of the time.,Simplicity of the Empire line dress,Fluffy Hollywood!,Social Customs,Dances figure prominently in Jane Austens novels. Whethe
5、r performed in public assembly rooms or in private, dances offered social opportunities for young people to mix and mingle and converse in an acceptable fashion,a website you can learn more about Jane Austen,http:/www.janeausten.org/quotes-from-pride-and-prejudice.asp,Jane Austen Quotes.,“A ladys im
6、agination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.” “A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of.” “An engaged woman is always more agreeable than a disengaged. She is satisfied with herself. Her cares are over, and she feels that she m
7、ay exert all her powers of pleasing without suspicion. All is safe with a lady engaged; no harm can be done.”,Sense and Sensibility,Published in 1797 The first of Jane Austens novels to be published A love story,The Mansfield Park,Published in 1814 Solemn and moralistic novel A classic story of adul
8、tery(通奸),时代背景1:Regency Period摄政时期,Middle class gained social status; known as landed gentry(地主阶级) Newly acquired wealth and possessions-Profits from Industrial Revolution and expanding colonial system Strived to align themselves with Englands landed aristocracy(贵族) Purchased estates and country home
9、s to rival aristocratic mansions,乔治三世,摄政时期,摄政: 国君年幼,不能亲政,由亲族或戚族代行职务之谓。 英国的摄政时期是指1811年至1820年间,乔治三世被认为不适于统治(insanity 精神错乱),而他的儿子,之后的乔治四世被任命为他的代理人作为摄政王的时期。 广义的摄政时期指1795年至1837年,这一时期的政治和文化都表现出与众不同的特质。这一时代可被看作乔治王时代到维多利亚时代的过渡期。,Background of Austens Novels,Privileged circle of Englands landed gentry and ar
10、istocracy Upper class was old hereditary(世袭的) aristocracy and the new landed gentry who came into money through commercial enterprise and ascended from the middle class Upper class did not work and frequently employed farmers to work their land Upper class controlled Englands politics,Austens Positi
11、on in Literature,Jane Austen was one of the greatest women writers of the 19th century. she was a realistic novelist and ranked among the best novelist.,First Impressions,Original title of P & P Premature preconceptions complicate the relationships between characters Both characters must set aside t
12、heir pride and prejudice and form an opinion based on respect and cordial(诚恳的)friendship Error in judgment with Wickham who creates a bad image of Darcy Must look beneath the surface of a persons character,An analysis of the Pride and Prejudice,The Theme of Pride and Prejudice The first theme is pri
13、de and prejudice. Another theme is love and marriage.,love and marriage,Women largely did not inherit wealth, nor were they openly allowed to find their own means; so marriage was one of the few options she had to secure a comfortable future. A marriage based on love was rarely an option for a Regen
14、cy woman, income was the first consideration.,How does Austen describe the ideas of marriage in Pride and Prejudice?,Three of types of marriage: (1) those who marry for money, position and property; (2) those who marry just for passion or beauty; (3) those who marry for love based on consideration o
15、f the persons personal merit as well as his economical and social status.,Mr. Darcy,Darcy is representative of hereditary (/hireditri/世袭的) aristocracy Wealthy landowner who does not have to work for a living Employs workers to farm his land, surrounding families depend on his patronage(ptrnidjn.赞助),
16、Mr.Darcy,Rich Educated Haughty(adj.傲慢的) -arrogant conceited 自负的 overbearing专横的,飞扬跋扈的 alert, observant considerate,The Bingleys,Bingleys represent the new landed gentry Bingleys father acquired wealth through trade, gave up his business, and moved his family to the country He and his sisters are now considered upper class,The Major Characters in the Chapter I and II,The Bennets,Bennets own land, but they are a middle-class family Longbourn