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1、Jane-Eyre-Jane-Eyre-小说简爱的小说简爱的英文介绍英文介绍contentcontent1Introduction of the authorCharlotteBront2Introduction of the book3Literary motifs Charlotte Bront(21April181631March1855)wasanEnglishnovelistandpoet,theeldestofthethreeBrontsisterswhosenovelshavebecomeclassicsofEnglishliterature.Shefirstpublishedh
2、erworks(includingherbestknownnovel,JaneEyre)underthepennameCurrerBell.FamilyCharlottewasborninThornton,westofBradfordintheWestRidingofYorkshire,in1816,thethirdofthesixchildrenofMariaandPatrickBrontIn1820herfamilymovedafewmilestothevillageofHaworth,whereherfatherhadbeenappointedperpetualcurateofStMic
3、haelandAllAngelsChurch.HermotherMariadiedofcancerin1821,leavingfivedaughters,Maria,Elizabeth,Charlotte,EmilyandAnne,plusason,Branwell,tobetakencareofbyhersister.Early life and educationInAugust1824PatrickBrontsentCharlotte,Emily,MariaandElizabethtotheClergyDaughtersSchool.Charlottemaintainedthatthes
4、choolspoorconditionspermanentlyaffectedherhealthandphysicaldevelopment,andhastenedthedeathsofMariaandElizabeth,whobothdiedoftuberculosis(肺结核)InJune1825.AfterthedeathsofheroldersistersherfatherremovedCharlotteandEmilyfromtheschool.CharlotteusedtheschoolasthebasisforLowoodSchoolinJaneEyre.Charlotte Br
5、ontBetween1831and1832CharlottecontinuedhereducationatRoeHeadschool.Shebecameanassistantteacherattheschoolin1835butshedislikedtheworkandbetween1839and1841sheattemptedtomakealivingasagoverness.Withherauntshelp,CharlotteandEmilytravelledtoBrusselsin1842tostudylanguages.In1844,shereturnedhometohelpcaref
6、orherfatherwhowasalmostblind.BythistimeCharlottehadbegunwritingherownverse.PublicationsPoetryPoetryNovelsNovelsJuveniliaJuvenilia-My Angria and the Angrians-The Spell-The Secret-Lily Hart-The Foundling-The Green Dwarf-Albion and Marina-Tales of the Islanders-Tales of Angria -from Retrospection(1835)
7、-Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell (1846)-Jane Eyre, published 1847-Shirley, published in 1849-Villette, published in 1853-The ProfessorThe Bront SistersCharlotte Bront(1816-1855) Jane Eyre简爱 Currer Bell Emily Bront(18181848)Wuthering Heights 呼啸山庄Ellis Bell Anne Bront(1820-1849) Agnes Grey 阿格尼斯
8、格雷Acton Bellcommons of the Bronte SistersTheieworksaremarkedbystrongromanticelement.TheroleofnatureisespeciallyimportantintheworksoftheBronteSisters.Theirworksarealsomarkedbyanewconceptionofwomenasheroinesofvitalstrengthandpassionatefeelings.Introduction of the bookJaneEyreisanovelbyEnglishwriterCha
9、rlotteBront.Itwaspublishedon16October1847underthepennameCurrerBell.ThenovelJaneEyreisafirst-personnarrativeofthetitlecharacter.ThenovelissetsomewhereinthenorthofEngland,duringthereignofGeorgeIII(17601820)StevieDaviesdescribesitas“influentialfeministtext”becauseofitsindepthexplorationofastrongfemalec
10、haractersfeelings.Writing background of the bookThetimetheauthorwritingJaneEyre,Britainwastheworldsleadingindustrialpowers.ButthestatusofBritishwomenhasnotchanged,andwasstillinthestatusofattachmentandsubordinate.Careerchoiceoffemalewastobeagoodwife,goodmother.Atthattime,femalewriterswouldbeconsidere
11、dagainstthelegitimatefemininity,andwouldreceivefierceattacksbymale.FrommasculinepennamesoftheBronteSisterswecanseehowdifficultfemalewritersfacedwithatthattime.Introduction of the bookThestorygoesthroughfivedistinctstages:JaneschildhoodatGatesheadHall,wheresheisemotionallyandphysicallyabusedbyheraunt
12、andcousins;hereducationatLowoodSchool,wheresheacquiresfriendsandrolemodelsbutalsosuffersprivationsandoppression;hertimeasgovernessatThornfieldHall,whereshefallsinlovewithherByronicemployer,EdwardRochester;hertimewiththeRiversfamily,duringwhichherearnestbutcoldclergymancousin,St.JohnRivers,proposesto
13、her;andthefinaleisherreunionwith,andmarriageto,herbelovedRochester.Introduction of the bookJaneEyreisthenovelwrittenbyCharlotteBrontaccodingtoherownexperiences.Inthisnovel,theauthorshapesatoughandindependentwomanwhopursuestrueloveandequality,andisagoodexampleofallwomen.JaneEyreisanorphan,andisill-tr
14、eatedasalittlegirl,Shestrivesforherlife,whichmakeshertoughcharaterandstrongself-respect.Becauseofherchildhoodslifeenvironment,shelearnshowtolive.Alsojustforhergrowingexperiences,itcreatsherstrongpersonality,beautifulidealandwisdom.Introduction of the bookJaneEyreisaspecialimageoutofordinary.Shemakes
15、alifebyherself,darestoexpressherownidea.Uderthepressureoflife,shealwaysmaintainsherself-respectbyhardwork,intelligenceandhertoughindividualism.Shenevergivesinherownway.Thoughshehaslittlefigure,JaneEyreishugeinsoul.Shepursuestrueloveandisloyalandsteadfasttoherbelovedman.Herkindness,intelligence,andin
16、dependenceattractthehero.Atlas,tshegetsaperfectlove.Publishedin1847JaneEyrewasshockingbecause:Theheroineissmall,plain,&poor.TheheroineisthefirstfemalecharactertoclaimtherighttofeelstronglyaboutheremotionsandactonherconvictionsThisromanticgroundhadpreviouslybeenreservedformales.Suchapsychologicallyco
17、mplexheroinehadneverbeencreatedbefore.Literary motifsPurposeofGothicfictionwastoevokeasenseofmystery,suspense,fearandterrorMostGothicstoriesinclude:mysteryhappeningsfrighteningscenessupernaturaloccurrencesgloomylandscapesincidentsofmadnessrevelationsofshockingsecrets JaneEyreusesmanymotifsfromGothic
18、fiction,suchastheGothicmanor(ThornfieldHall)ThemysteryofThornfieldHallwithitsdarksecretscreatesatypicallyGothicatmosphereofsuspense.Whenresolved,wethengetthethemeofmadness,alsocommoninGothicfiction,asisthemotifoftwocharacters,JohnReedandBerthaMason,whocommitsuicide.Apparentlysupernaturalhappeningsar
19、efrequentlymentioned,suchasJanespropheticdreams,hersenseoftheghostofheruncle,thelightningstrikingthechestnuttreeonthenightsheagreestomarryMr.Rochester,andJaneandMr.RochesterbeingabletoheareachotherscallovermilesofseparationwhenSt.JohnforcesJaneintoadecisiontomarryhim. Literary motifsByronicHeroRefer
20、encetofamouspoet,GeorgeGordon,LordByron.Byronicheroesare:ProudGloomyMysteriousPassionateMr. RochesterLiterary motifsRomanticMovementOriginatedintheendof18thCenturyChampionedfortherightsoftheindividualoverthedemandsofsocietyBelievedthathumanswereinherentlygoodValuedimaginationoverreasonInspiredbynatu
21、reJaneEyrealsocombinesGothicismwithromanticismtocreateadistinctiveVictoriannovel.JaneandRochesterareattractedtoeachother,butthereareimpedimentstotheirlove.Theconflictingpersonalitiesofthetwoleadcharactersandthenormsofsocietyareanobstacletotheirlove,asoftenoccursinromancenovels,butsoalsoisRochesterssecretmarriagetoBertha,themainGothicelementofthestory.To be continued2024/7/29结束结束