Bronte_Sisters勃朗特姐妹.ppt

The Bront? Sisters The Bront? sisters Charlotte Bront? (1816—1855) Emily Bront? (1818—1848) Anne Bront? (1820—1849) They were all talented writers and all of them died young. Charlotte Bront? (1816—1855 ) Emily Bront? (1818—1848) Anne Bront? (1820—1849) Their Life Story Life Story Life Story Representative works Emily: Wuthering Heights,《呼啸山庄》 Anne: Agnes Grey,《安格尼斯·格雷》 The Tenant of the Wildfell Hall 《王尔德费尔庄园的佃户》 Charlotte’s Representative works 1) The Professor,《教授》 (based on her Brussels experience; not published until her death) 2) Jane Eyre,《简爱》 (masterpiece) p.295 (1) the criticism of the bourgeois system of education; the Lowood school; (2) the description of the English country squire; (3) position of woman in society: equality Charlotte’s Representative works 3) Shirley,《舍丽》 (p. 294. Para. 2.) dealing with the life of workers at the time of the Luddites’ movement (卢德运动, 17 c. machines, deprived, work, destroy) 4) Villette,《维莱特》, (p. 294. Para. 2.) a realistic description of her sad experiences at a boarding school in Brussels. III. Jane Eyre by charlotte Bronte Jane Eyre is a first-person narrative of the title character. Partly autobiographical, the novel abounds with social criticim ,gothicism and romanticism to create a distinctive Victorian novel. Themes Morality God and Religion Social class Gender relations Love and Passion Independence Atonement and Forgiveness Search for home and family Famous Sentences 　Jane Eyre The work is one of the most popular and important novels of the Victorian age. It is noted for its sharp criticism of the existing society, especially the bourgeois system of education. At the same time , it is an intense moral fable. Rochester, has to undergo a series of physical and moral tests to grow up and achieve his final happiness. 2. Jane Eyres character： 　　Jane Eyre， an orphan child with a fiery spirit and a longing to love and be loved， a poor， plain， little governess who dares to love her master， a man