常见的傲慢与偏见 作者简介及写作背景(英文版).ppt

PART TWO SETTING —— LIBING Contents 1 Brief Introduction To The Author 2 Social Context Of The Novel About The Author Jane Austen (16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist. She was born in a mid-class family and was brought up in a comfortable environment. She was the youngest one of the eight children . Although she didn’t receive her education at a regular school , she had a good family education , and she learned French and some Italian. Her primary text was her father’s literature collection. Common the life is ,it also supplies her with material to create the classical novels . When she was still a young girl , she was skilled at various styles of writing, and when she finished the classical novel Pride and Prejudice , she was just twenty-two years old. And it was clear that she had found her appropriate form. Although in the novel Pride and Prejudice the hero and heroine finally has a happy ending , Jane Austen was unmarried all her life. Maybe she didn’t find her prince charming. What a pity! Part of Austen’s Works 1 2 Pride and Prejudice 1813 Sense and Sensibility 1811 3 Mansfield Park 1814 4 Emma 1815 In her novels , she uses realism , biting social commentary and masterful use of indirect speech , funny and irony language which helps her earn the most widely and most beloved writers in English literature. And in the novel Pride and Prejudice, she takes the theme of love and marriage in a mildly humorous way of expression. Social Context Of The Novel In late eighteenth century , Britain was experiencing great changes in history , Capitalist（资本主义） Agriculture、Anglo French war（英法战争）、industrial revolution which make Britain the most powerful capitalist empire . But under the social conditions then , women’s social position is pretty low . There is no equality between men and women . At that time