Walter Scott Jane Austen简介.ppt

The outstanding writers Walter Scott Jane Austen Walter Scott Brief Introduction Life story Writing Influence Famous Works Brief Introduction Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet, popular throughout much of the world during his time. In the early phase of his career,Scott wrote and became most widely read poet of his day,then in the last two decades he turned his attention to novel writing and fathered the historical novel proper in England and Europe. Scott was the first English-language author to have a truly international career in his lifetime, with many contemporary readers in Europe, Australia, and North America. His novels and poetry are still read, and many of his works remain classics of both English language literature and Scottish literature. Life story born in Edinburgh ↓ father →barrister(在英国有资格出席高等法庭的律师) his family mother→ stories of the past grandmother→ legends the old Border feuds (边区争斗) wonderful tales→ in tense love of Scottish history and tradition →8,high school→ Father’s office, law →at the same time Lectures, university→21, to the bar translation from the German dramas and poems→ The Lay of the Last Minstrel《最末一个行吟诗人》 →abandon the law 43, from poetry to novels→ a debt of 130,000 pounds →writing-machine →a vast number of romantic-historical novels →died at 60 Historical novels Scott’s Historical Novels founder and great master of the historical novel, and they paved the way for the development of the realistic novels of the 19th century and marks the transition from romanticism to realism in English literature of the 19th century. Background: 1) tribal mode of life prevailing the mountains or the Highlands 2) preservation of feudal customs in the estates of the large landowners 3) early development of capitalism in the big cities from the Middle Ages to the 18th century subjects: history of Scotland, English history, h