英国文学课件 1.ppt

5.Matthew Arnold(1822-1888) He was aboth a poet and a literary critic. Esay in Criticism(1865 and 1888) In his opinion, poetry should be “a criticism of life”. “Dover Besch”represents his view on the spiritual unrest of his time. 6.The Bronte Sisters Charlotte Bronte(1816-1855), Jane Eyre(1847) Emily Bronte(1818-1848), Wuthering Heights(1847) Anna Bronte(1820-1849), Ahnes Grey(1847) The sisters were practically living in isolation, in a distant village of Haworth, a lonely village set in the wild moors of Yorkshire. Some critics said that the Brontes inherited their strong emotion from their parents. Another factor was the moorland, which was not yet corrupted by the evils of society. The third factor that explains their writing career was the fact that they were greatly influenced by the Romantic poets. The works of Charlotte and Emily Bronte are different from those of other Victorian writers in the aspects below: 1.Their works are marked by strong romantic elements. They use fiction to express their private passion and personal emotions. 2.The role of natural is especially important in the works of the Bronte sisters. 3.Their works are also marked by a new conception of women as heronies of vital strength and passionate fellings. The Victorian moral code for women was that they should remain ignorant and uneducated. In Jane Eyre, it is Jane’s rebelliousness, her dislike for servility, and her insistence on equality that make the book unique. It represents the modern view of women’s position in society. 7.Thomas Carlyle(1795-1881) He was an essayist, historian, and philosopher. He denounces the priviledged classes of England—the aristocrats and the new industurial rich. 8.Thomas Hardy(1840-1928) Tess of the D’Urbervilles (1891) Jude the Obscure (1896) Hardy was pessimined in his view of life. His philosophy was that everything in the universe is determined by the Immanent Will. The dominant theme of his novels is the futility of m