人教版新课标高中英语（选修10）课件-Unit 5 Reading.pptVIP

Jane Austen (1775-1817) Jane Austen’s realistic ideas (1)She holds the ideas of the landlord class in politics, religion and moral principles; and her works show clearly her firm belief in the predominance of reason over passion, the sense of responsibility, good manners and clear-sighted judgment over the Romantic tendencies of emotion and individuality. (2) She shows a discriminated and serious criticism of life, and to expose the follies and illusions of mankind. (3) She shows contemptuous feelings towards snobbery, stupidity, worldliness and vulgarity through subtle satire and irony. Jane Austen’s main literary concern (1)Hers literary concern is about human beings in their personal relationships. She believes that a man’s relationship to his wife and children is at least as important a part of his life as his concerns about his belief and career.It reveals his moral quality more accurately and truthfully. (2) Stories of love and marriage provide the major themes in all her novels, in which female characters are playing an active part. The Main Features of Jane Austen’s Works 3) Even the most minor characters are vividly particularized in Austen’s lucid style. Charles Dickens(1812-1870) The Characteristics of Charles Dickens’ Novels 1) He intended to expose and criticize in his works all the poverty, injustice, hypocrisy and corruptness . 3) All of his works present a criticism of the more complicated and yet most fundamental social institutions and morals of the Victorian England The Character-Portrayal of Charles Dickens 1) Character-portrayal is the most distinguishing feature of Dickens’s works. 2)Among a range of various characters, marked out by some peculiarity in physical traits, speech or manner, are both types and individuals. The Bronte Sisters Charlotte Bronte (1816-1855) Anne Bronte (1820-1849) Emily Bronte (1818-1848) The Features of Charlotte Bronte’s Works 1)Her works are