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LECTURE 4 Jane Austen 生於英國漢普郡(Hampshire) ，有6個兄弟和一個姐姐，家境尚可。她的父親喬治·奧斯汀（George Austen）是一名牧師，母親名卡桑德拉。奧斯汀兄弟中詹姆斯和亨利後來也從事神職，弗朗西斯和查爾斯則曾供職英國海軍。珍與她的姐姐卡桑德拉關係密切，她們之間的信件為後世奧斯汀研究提供了很多素材。 The cottage in Chawton where Jane Austen lived during the last eight years of her life, now Jane Austen’s House Museum Jane Austen(16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) her works of romantic fiction have earned her a place as one of the most widely read and most beloved writers in English literature her realism and biting social commentary have cemented her historical importance as a writer. Jane Austen Jane Austen The second half of the twentieth century saw a proliferation of Austen scholarship, which explored many aspects of her novels: artistic, ideological, and historical. In popular culture, a Janeite fan culture has developed, centered on Austens life, her works, and the various film and television adaptations of them. Jane Austen In all of Austens novels her heroines are ultimately married. Austens plots, though fundamentally comic, highlight the dependence of women on marriage to secure social standing and economic security. described the clash between Elisabeth Bennet, the daughter of a country gentleman and an intelligent young woman, and Fitzwilliam Darcy, a rich aristocratic landowner. It portrays life in the genteel rural society of the day Their relationship starts from dislike, but Darcy becomes intrigued by her mind and spirit. At last they fall in love and are happily united. The five daughters of the Bennets Mr Bennet A bookish and intelligent gentleman somewhat withdrawn from society dislikes the frivolity of his wife and three younger daughters Love and respect Jane and Elizabeth, two eldest daughters The interrelated issues of financial security and marriage are at the heart of the novel. Mr. Bennet is a gentleman, a term used in Austin’s time to denote a man who has sufficient income from property he owns not to have to work in a profession or trade to support his fa