书目

Pride and Prejudice 傲慢与偏见 英文原版

  • 作者 Jane Austen
  • 出版社 Penguin
  • 出版时间 2005年9月 第1版
  • ISBN 9780143036234
  • 定价 110.90

内容简介

ManyconsiderthisrichsocialcommentarytobeJaneAusten'sfinestnovel.Itiscertainlyamonghermorefamousones.Austensetsherentertainingstudyofmannersandmisconceptionsagainstthebackdropofaclass-conscioussocietyin18th-centuryEngland.Spirited,intelligentElizabethBennetisalternatelyenchantedandaffrontedbyMr.Darcy.Sheisquicktosuspendherusual,morerationaljudgmentwhenitcomestohim.Shealsoisquicktobelievetheworstgossipaboutthishaughty,opinionatedman,whosoonmanagestoalienateElizabethandherfamily.ButisthecondescendingairthatMr.Darcywarsanindicationofhisrealcharacter?OrhasElizabeth'spridegotteninthewayofherchancefortrueromance?AnnotationAttheturnofeighteenth-centuryEngland,spiritedElizabethBennetcopeswiththesuitofthesnobbishMr.Darcywhiletryingtosortouttheromanticentanglementsoftwoofhersisters,sweetandbeautifulJaneandscatterbrainedLydia.小说围绕着班纳特太太如何把女儿嫁出去的主题展开故事。其中又以二女儿的婚事为主线。男主人公达西富有、高贵但却十分高高傲;二女儿伊丽莎白年轻、任性且聪明活泼,对达西心存偏见。爱情在两人之间忽隐忽现、步履维艰,但终于打破了这种傲慢与偏见。小说最终在两人幸福美满的婚姻中落下帷幕。小说不仅在文字和语言风格上令读者沉迷与陶醉,更以其严谨的结构、饱满的人物形象,深刻的心理描写,以及引人入胜的爱情故事,吸引读者步步深入,逐渐进入小说的美妙世界。小说的主题是爱情与婚姻,主要着墨于伊丽莎白和达西,两人性格迥异,达西总给人傲慢的感觉,伊丽莎白由于听信别人的中伤而对达西存有偏见。在互相交往中,达西爱上了聪明的伊丽莎白,他抛弃门第偏见追求她。而伊丽莎白了解到事实真相,消除误会后,发现了达西的善良与高贵。两人不同的性格正好形成互补,最终他们喜结连理。

作者简介

JaneAustenwasbornonDecember16,1775atSteventonnearBasingstoke,theseventhchildoftherectoroftheparish.ShelivedwithherfamilyatSteventonuntiltheymovedtoBathwhenherfatherretiredin1801.Afterhisdeathin1805,shemovedaroundwithhermother;in1809,theysettledinChawton,nearAlton,Hampshire.Heresheremained,exceptforafewvisitstoLondon,untilinMay1817shemovedtoWinchestertobenearherdoctor.ThereshediedonJuly18,1817.AsagirlJaneAustenwrotestories,includingburlesquesofpopularromances.Herworkswereonlypublishedaftermuchrevision,fournovelsbeingpublishedinherlifetime.TheseareSenseandSensibility(1811),PrideandPrejudice(1813),MansfieldPark(1814)andEmma(1816).Twoothernovels,NorthangerAbbeyandPersuasion,werepublishedposthumouslyin1818withabiographicalnoticebyherbrother,HenryAusten,thefirstformalannouncementofherauthorship.Persuasionwaswritteninaraceagainstfailinghealthin1815-16.Shealsolefttwoearliercompositions,ashortepistolarynovel,LadySusan,andanunfinishednovel,TheWatsons.Atthetimeofherdeath,shewasworkingonanewnovel,Sanditon,afragmentarydraftofwhichsurvives.简·奥斯汀,是英国著名女性小说家,她的作品主要关注乡绅家庭女性的婚姻和生活,以女性特有的细致入微的观察力和活泼风趣的文字真实地描绘了她周围世界的小天地。

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