米德尔马契简介.ppt

Middlemarch（米德尔马契）AuthorGeorgeEliotwasbornasMaryAnnEvansonNovember22,1819,inChilversCoton,Warwickshire,nearNuneaton,Warwickshire.Herfather,RobertEvans,wasacarpenter,andlateralandagent.Hermother,ChristianaPearsonEvans,diedin1836.乔治·艾略特于1819年11月22日出生于沃里克郡的奇尔弗斯·科顿，靠近沃里克郡的努涅顿，名叫玛丽·安·埃文斯。她的父亲罗伯特·埃文斯(RobertEvans)是一名木匠，后来是一名土地经纪人。她的母亲克里斯蒂娜·皮尔森·埃文斯于1836年去世。Eliot’smajorthematicconcernrelatestoindividualchoices.Itisherbeliefthatthoughpeoplefeltthemanipulationoftheforcesoutoftheircontrol,theystillhadroomforfreechoice.Goodchoicesdogoodtosocietyandgetrewarded,whilebadonesdoevilandgettheirdueintheend.Eliothasabigheart.Shecanberuthlessinhercriticismofhumanweakness,butsheexhibitsahighdegreeoftoleranceandunderstanding.Shehasafaithinhumannatureandthegoodnessofamoralworld.Nocharacterofhersisatotalvillainwithoutanyvirtue.Eliotisnotedforhermasterlypsychologicaldescriptions.Infactshehasbeenseenastheprecursorof“thepsychologicalnovel”.Sheexplainstheinnerlivesofhercharactersandpeople’srelationshiptotheirlocalizedconditions.Sherevealsthemotivesofhercharactersandthemorallesson.Thenshedevelopsthehereditycanaffectaperson’slife.Herworksshowsuperbconceptionandexecutionandincludemuchfavorablefeministcriticism.Hersubjectmatterislifeinthecountryside,becauseofheremotionalattachmenttotraditionalwaysofvillagelife.Shebelievesthatsocialstabilityandharmonioushumanrelationshipcanonlybefoundinthelong-establishedtraditionsofvillagelife.Eliotisalsoapastoralnovelist,agreatmoralist,aphilosophicalnovelistandaconsciousliteraryartist.SheisinahighpositioninEnglandnovel,onlytheBrontesisterscanequalwithher.艾略特主要关注的主题是个人选择。她认为，尽管人们感到力量的操纵超出了他们的控制，但他们仍然有自由选择的余地。好的选择对社会有益并得到回报，而坏的选择做坏事并最终得到应有的回报。艾略特心胸宽广。她可以无情地批评人类的弱点，但她表现出高度的宽容和理解。她相信人性