英国文学Joseph-Addison-and-Richard-steele.ppt

English Literary World Richard SteeleJoseph Addison Background 1.18th Century England:after the “Glorious Revolution”(光荣革命)England witnessed unprecedented technical innovations called the Industrial Revolution, which influenced the way of social life as a whole. 2.The Enlightenment: took place in Europe, it was, on the whole, an expression of struggle of the bourgeoisie against feudalism. The English Enlighteners: Joseph Addison Richard Steele Alexander Pope 3.Neoclassicism(新古典主义）: The classicists modelled themselves on Greek and Latin authors, writing for the rising bourgeoisie to tidy up the capitalist social order. The neoclassicists have their artistic ideas: order, logic, symmetry, restraint, accuracy, good taste, good sense, decorum(礼节)and so on. Richard SteeleJoseph Addison General Introductions Contributions Sir Roger at Church Similar experiences of Addison and Steele They were contemporaries born in the same year,1672, and were educated at the same school.Afterward, they went to Oxford together. They collaborated to establish the Spectator and strove to put the spirit of it within the reaching of the reading public. About Richard Steele(1672~1729) He was impulsive and affectionate His careers: Soldier /captain / Poet / playwright / essayist/ member of Parliament / manager of a theatre / publisher of newspaper He supported the victory of rising bourgeoisies He was leading a riotous(狂欢的） living and heavily in debt, died at Carmarthen, Wales, in 1729. Steele’s works Newspapers: The Tatler (闲谈者） started in coffeehouse / published three times a week/diverse contents with many topics The Spectator（旁观者）:collaborated with Addison  The Christian Hero in 1701 It was Steel’s first booklet which was written while Steele was serving in the army, and was his idea of a pamphlet of moral instruction. The Christian Hero was ultimately ridiculed for some what thought was hypocrisy because he did not n