英国文学Victorian Era 维多利亚时代（课堂PPT）.pptVIP

2021/3/29 2021/3/29 The literary achievements of the representative authors of the time Dickens, Mrs. Gaskell , and George Eliot novelists Alfred Tennyson , Robert Browning, Elizabeth Browning poets 2021/3/29 The Representative Authors of the Victorian Time 2021/3/29 I． Charles Dickens His life story his literary achievements: 1) his writing career and his major works 2021/3/29 2) His artistic techniques : （1） His chief contribution to literature was his characterization of the underdogs and unprivileged （2） In his characterization and description of scenes he has a tendency to depict the grotesque (very odd, unusual, fantastically ugly or absurd) character or events. 2021/3/29 （3）He likes to make lifeless things animate or vice versa, e.g. in Hard Times （4）Famous for his pathetic description of characters and events. He was a sentimentalist and would like to use every opportunity to arouse the emotion of his readers. 2021/3/29 2.William Makepace Thackery His life story his literary achievements: 1) his major works 2021/3/29 2) his literary characteristics: （1）his attitude toward life: he was cynic who saw no good in anything and had doubt about the goodness of human nature Critics say he was a spectator of the battle of life, that is he preserved detachment, and he always held himself under control even in pathetic scenes. 2021/3/29 （2） his protagonists are mainly aristocrats and rich business men, that is, people of the upper middle classes （3）He says “I have no brain above my eyes, and I describe what I see.” That means he presents his characters as they are real in life. In his works most clever people are rogues and most of his virtuous people are fools. 2021/3/29 3． the Bronte sisters  their life story their literary achievements: 1）their writing career and his major works 2021/3/29 2) their artistic techniques : （1）the strong romantic elements; （2）the important role of the nature; （3）the new