夏洛蒂.勃朗特――隐居避世天才.docVIP

夏洛蒂.勃朗特――隐居避世天才夏洛蒂1816-1855）的《简 说起夏洛蒂――三姐妹占据了英语文学名人榜单中的三个席位，恐怕连众多男性作家都自叹 不如。 实在很难想象，三位住在约克郡荒凉漠泽、害羞腼腆、相貌平凡的女性竟有着如此惊人的爆发力――也许封闭的世界恰恰有助于她们发掘内在的 才华。 是什么样的环境和际遇造就了这部长盛不衰的小说？一起来看看夏洛蒂―― （注：CE: Teens曾在2008年4月号的“环球风情”栏目中介绍过勃朗特姐妹的故乡，有兴趣的同学可以查阅。） Charlotte Bronte 1)represented a fascinating mystery to the London literary world of 1847. An unknown writer named Currer Bell had produced Jane Eyre, a popular and 2)controversial novel. Two other novels were published the same year, Agnes Grey by Acton Bell and Wuthering Heights by Ellis Bell. Were the novels written by three different writers or only one? And were they written by men or women? Even the publishers of the novels didn?t know. So in 1848, Charlotte and her sister Anne, the author of Agnes Grey, traveled to London to introduce themselves to publisher George Smith and assure him that they were different people and both women. Charlotte?s Jane Eyre was still a source of controversy, though. Its 3)heroine was a strong woman who took 4)responsibility for her own life. It contained scenes of wild passion and violent acts. Rochester?s plan to marry when he had a living wife shocked the people of that time. It was certainly a strange production for someone like Charlotte Bronte, who led such a 5)retiring life. And Charlotte 6)acknowledged that Jane was not a version of herself. But Jane was a reflection of principles that Charlotte lived by. Charlotte was a 7)preacher?s daughter 8)to the core. She was raised with strong faith and a firm sense of duty. Her father, Patrick Bronte, was a 9)curate 10)assigned to the Yorkshire 11)parish of Haworth, a land of 12)moors and isolated farms. The family lived in a 13)modest stone house surrounded by the church and graveyard. Charlotte had two older sisters, Maria and Elizabeth, and three younger 14)siblings, Branwell, Emily, and Anne. Their mother died while the children were small; Maria and Elizabeth died in childhood after