英国文学简奥斯汀及傲慢与偏见.pptVIP

The Romantic Period—Novel Jane Austen’s Life Early Life and Education In 1783, Jane and Cassandra were sent to Oxford to be educated by December 1786, but return home because the Austens could not afford to send both of their daughters to school, acquires the remainder of her education by reading books, guided by her father and her brothers James and Henry. Private theatricals were also a part of Austen’s education. Most of the plays were comedies, which suggests one way in which Austen’s comedic and satirical gifts were cultivated. Love Illness and Death Early in 1816, Jane Austen began to feel unwell. She ignored her illness at first and continued to work and to participate in the usual round of family activities. By the middle of that year, her decline was unmistakable to Austen’s physical condition began a long, slow, and irregular deterioration，finally she died at the age of 41.(Perhaps bovine tuberculosis，drink unpasteurized milk) Works of Jane Austen Major Novels Pride and Prejudice is one of Jane Austens most famous novels.Its old name is” first impression”,The story show the the British societys life in that time by describing the marriage problem.It is mainly describe the love story of Bennet ’s several daughters. Mr.Bingley is newly from London and fall in love with the big daughter ,Jan ,who is gentel and beautiful, and his friend Darcy is sweet upon the second daughter Elizabeth.For some reasons prejudiced Elizabeth against Darcy ,their marriage moves slowly .After a range of interesting troubles,the misunderstanding is finally removed .With Darcy overcomes his pride ,and Elizabeth removed her prejudice ,they get together with each other finally . Short fiction Lady Susan (1794, 1805) 《苏珊女士》 Unfinished fiction (Because of her father’s death) Pride and Prejudice However, unlike Darcy and Elizabeth, there is a flaw in Bingly and Jane’s relationship. The flaw is that both characters are too gullible and too good-hearted to ever act strongly against e