JaneEyre1课件.ppt

The Bront? Sisters A brief biography They were born in Yorkshire. In 1820 Mr. Bront? moved his family to Haworth, a remote and gloomy village on the Yorkshire moors. During the following years at Haworth, they had a great deal of freedom to explore the surrounding countryside. All the Bront? scribbled poetry secretly. In 1846 they published their first and only poetry Poems by the authors named Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell (the pseudonyms they choose preserved their own initials). However, their poetry proved failure which led all three to begin work on novels. Bront? sisters’ novels Charlotte: Jane Eyre (1847,by Currer Bell) Shirley (1849, by Currer Bell,《雪莉》) Villette (1853，《维莱特》) The Professor: A Tale (1857, her first written but last published，《男教师》) Emily: Wuthering Heights (1847) Anne: Agnes Grey (1847) The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1848，《怀德菲尔庄园的房客》) Jane Eyre Jane Eyre Jane Eyre, taking the form of autobiographies written by authoritative and reliable narrators tells a story of a child’s development and maturation. Its popularity and success owns much to its exceptional emotional power. Deep inside Jane we discover Charlotte’s soul. Autobiographical elements 1. Helen Burns’ s death recalls the death of Charlotte’s sisters at Cowan Bridge. 2. It is a work of critical realism as well as the first and one of the most popular works of the working middle- class women. 3. Jane’s experience originates from Charlotte’s own experience. It is the first governess novel in the history of English literature. Jane Eyre’s development There are five distinct stages of development, each linked to a particular place: Jane’s childhood at Gateshead, her education at the Lowood School, her time as Adele’s governess at Thornfield, her time with the Rivers family at Moor House, and her reunion with and marriage to Rochester at Ferndean. Characters in Jane Eyre Jane Eyre Our protagonist Governess at Thornfield Cousin to the Reed family Cousin to the Rivers family Marries Roches