英国文学简史Chapters-15-16-(Thomas-Hardy)课件.pptVIP

Key Points in Chapter 15 Thomas Hardy Introduction Tess of the D’Urbervilles Jude the Obscure George Gissing George Moore Oscar Wilde Robert Louis Stevenson Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) The mood of_________,_______, and __________hanged over the nation, and the age of ________’s naturalism had arrived. Thomas Hardy His famous verse works include Poems of Past and Present, and the epic drama _____________. Names of His Works Translated Under the Greenwood Tree（《绿林荫下》） A Pair of Blue Eyes（《一双湛蓝的眼睛》） Far from the Madding Crowd（《远离尘嚣》） The Return of the Native（《还乡》） The Mayor of Casterbridge（《卡斯特桥市长》） Tess of the D’Urbervilles（《德伯家的台丝》） Jude the Obscure (《无名的裘德》) Thomas Hardy Hardy’s stories are always moving and bewitching. They touch hearts not so much by plots as through the pathos of the _________________________ Thomas Hardy Features in Disputes 1. Fatalism: Chance and fate; personality and environment 2. Naturalism 3. Symbolism 4. Humour 5. Local colorism: Wessex novels 6. Pessimism Causes of Tess’ Tragedy Society Family Personality Alec Angel Thomas Hardy Jude the Obscure It was Hardy’s last but has been seen by many as his best novel. Jude Fawley the Wessex villager is a stonemason with aspirations for Christminister (Hardy’s coined name for Oxford) religious scholarship. His family has been under a curse that no marriage can end happily. Major characters: Jude, Arabella, Sue Bridehead, Phillotson, Father Time Robert Louis Stevenson(1840-1928) Introduction Stevenson went against the Victorian “grain.” He wrote romances. Famous works: Treasure Island, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The late Victorian period was beset with a multitude of problems, and the common run of mankind suffered poverty and indignity. Stevenson’s Treasure Island came at a time when the hopeless were daydreaming for comfort and relief of some kind. Key Points in Chapter 16 Victorian poetry Alfred Lord Tennyson Robert Browning Mathew Arnold Alfred Lord Tennyson