双城记简介.ppt

Charles Dickens Born in Portsmouth, Dickens left school to work in a factory, Despite his lack of formal education, he edited a weekly journal for 20 years, wrote 15 novels, five novellas（短篇故事）, hundreds of short stories and non-fiction articles, lectured and performed extensively, was an indefatigable（不屈不挠的） letter writer, and campaigned vigorously for childrens rights, education, and other social reforms Dickenss literary success began with the 1836 serial (连载的）publication of The Pickwick Papers. Within a few years he had become an international literary celebrity, famous for his humour, satire, and keen observation of character and society. His novels, most published in monthly or weekly instalments(分期连载的一部分）, pioneered the serial publication of narrative fiction, which became the dominant Victorian mode for novel publication Background set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel depicts （描绘）the plight of the French peasantry demoralised by the French aristocracy（贵族） in the years leading up to the revolution, the corresponding brutality（残忍） demonstrated by the revolutionaries toward the former aristocrats in the early years of the revolution, and many unflattering （不奉承人的）social parallels with life in London during the same period. It follows the lives of several characters through these events The List Of Charles Dickens Articals 　　 　　《匹克威克外传》（ The Pickwick Papers ） —— 1836年 　　《雾都孤儿》（ Oliver Twist ） —— 1837年-1839年 　　 《老古玩店》（ The Old Curiocity Shop ）—— 1840年-1841年 　　　《圣诞颂歌》（ A Christmas Carol ）—— 1843年 　　　　《 大卫·科波菲尔 》（ David Copperfield ）—— 1849年-1850年 　　 　　《荒凉山庄》（ Bleak House ）—— 1852年-1853年 　　《艰难时世》（ Hard Times ）—— 1854年 　　　《 双城记 》（ A Tale of Two Cities ）—— 1859年 　　《远大前程》（ Great Expectations ）—— 1860年-1861年 　　《我们共同的朋友》（ Our Mutual Friend ）—— 1864年-1865年 This novel centres on the years leading up to the French Revolution and culminates in（达到顶峰） the Jacobin Reign of Terror. It tells the story of two men, Charles Darnay and