George_Eliot介绍(1).ppt

George Eliot 乔治·艾略特1819—1880 Mary Ann Evans 玛丽安·伊万斯 Eliot’s Major Works 1.Translation: The Essence of Christianity 《基督教的本质》 2. Editor of The Westminster Review《威斯敏斯特评论》 Eliot’s Major Works Eliot’s Major Works Remarkable Novels: 4. Adam Bede 《亚当·贝德》 5.The Mill on the Floss 《弗洛斯河上的磨房》 6. Silas Marner 《织工马南》 Eliot’s Major Works Eliot’s Major Works 8. Felix Holt the Radical， 1866《费立可斯·霍尔特》 9. Middlemarch， (1871—1872) 《米德尔马契》 10. Daniel Deronda， 1876 《丹尼尔·德龙达》 Major Themes Honor Love Nature Industry Motherhood Sacrifice Female identity and autonomy The Characteristics of George Eliot’s Works Eliot used a male pen name, she said, to ensure that her works were taken seriously. Female authors were published under their own names, but Eliot wanted to ensure that she was not seen as merely a writer of romances . Most of her works set in provincial England and well known for their realism and psychological insight. Adam Bede亚当·贝德 The first novel written by George Eliot and was published in 1859. It was published pseudonymously, even though Eliot (whose real name was Mary Ann Evans) was a well-published and highly respected scholar of her time. The novel has remained in print ever since, and is used in university studies of 19th century English literature. Plot Summary of Adam Bede The storys plot follows four characters’ rural lives in the fictional community of Hayslope—a rural, pastoral and close-knit community in 1799. The novel revolves around a love “rectangle” between beautiful but thoughtless Hetty Sorrel;Captain Arthur Donnithorne, the young squire who seduces her; Adam Bede, Hetty’s unacknowledged lover, and Dinah Morris, Hettys cousin, virtuous and beautiful Methodist lay preacher. Plot Summary of Adam Bede Adam is a local carpenter, in love with Hetty. Hetty is attracted to the local squires grandson and falls in love with him. When Adam interrupts a tryst between them, Ada