探析《红字》中清教思想.docVIP

分类号:1106.4单位代码: 学号: 10110 520070614 中北大学 硕士学位论文 AReSearCh0ntheInfluellCe0fPuritalliSm0n TheSearletLett6r 探析《红字》中清教思想及其影响 CalldidatC SuPervisor Major 韩正 王晋华 英语语言文学 2010年04月261习 乙 A Research on the Influence of Puritanism on 2五 eSearletLetter 探析《红字》中清教思想及其影响 by HANZheng THESIS Presented in Partial fulfillmenof the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in English Language Literature In the Sehool of Humanities Soeial Seienees Of North University of China APril，2010 原创性声明 本人郑重声明:所呈交的学位论文，是本人在指导教师的指导下，独立进行研 究所取得的成果。」除文中已经注明引用的内容外，本论文不包含其他个人或集体己 经发表或撰写过的科研成果。对本文的研究作出重要贡献的个人和集体，均己在文 中以明确方式标明。本声明的法律责任由本人承担。 论文作者签名:正日期:补介一‘、 关于学位论文使用权的说明 本人完全了解中北大学有关保管、使用学位论文的规定，其中包括:①学校有 权保管、并向有关部门送交学位论文的原件与复印件;②学校可以采用影印、缩印 或其它复制手段复制并保存学位论文;③学校可允许学位论文被查阅或借阅;④学 校可以学术交流为目的，复制赠送和交换学位论文;⑤学校可以公布学位论文的全 部或部分内容(保密学位论文在解密后遵守此规定)。 Acknowledgements I am particularly grateful for my respected supervisor, Professor Wang Jinhua, for his constant patience and encouragement during my writing process, for his invaluable suggestions and guidance, without which, my thesis would not have come into being. 1t is he who makes my writing process interesting and meaningful. I will also thank all the teacheis who taught me in my studying period. Abstract Hawthorne is one of the most prominent romantic novelists in the world, and his works have strong religious tones. The Scarlet Letter is Hawthornes masterpiece. With the colonial period in New England as background, with adultery as a clue, the novel portrays in detail the Puritans persecution towards humans spirit and flesh. From a humanitarian point of view, the author explores a variety of moral, philosophical issues on the evil of human nature, as well as the rigorous requirements and harsh penalties towards the people at that time, fundamentally reflects the defects of Puritan society and the lessons to learn for the next generations. For more than 100 years, Hawthorne and his masterpiece The Scarlet Letter have