《傲慢与偏见》文学语言的鉴赏 -毕业论文.doc

【标题】《傲慢与偏见》文学语言的鉴赏 【作者】姚 芳 【关键词】语言特色；句法安排；反讽；对话 【指导老师】刘 敏 【专业】英语 【正文】I. IntroductionJane Austen lived and worked at the turn of the century. She has written six novels in all: Northanger Abbey, Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma and Persuasion. Among them, Pride and Prejudice is the most widely read. It?(the original manuscript titled First Impression) appeared on the scene of English Literature in 1813. It achieved a popularity that has endured to this day. For over 150 years, Pride and Prejudice has remained one of the most popular novels in the English language. It is well known all over the world for its polished linguistic form and the vivid characters. It portrays life in the genteel rural society of the day, tells of the initial misunderstandings and later mutual enlightenment between self-respected Elizabeth and Darcy. Through the description of the daily talks and doings of young men and women, Austen paints very real and vivid characters. Her characters range from the proud aristocratic Darcy to the talkative dull-witted Mrs. Bennet, from the good-natured Elizabeth Bennet to the jealous hypocritical Miss Bingley.?From 1813 up to now, this novel has been a special attraction to readers and enjoyed enormous popularity. Jane Austen regards the novel as her?“own darling child”1, she considers?“Elizabeth as delightful a creature as ever appeared in print”2. Critics have evaluated this novel from different angles: George Henry Lewes praises the construction and artistic economy of Pride and Prejudice; Virgina Woolf discusses Austen’s characterisation, range of subject matter and narrative viewpoint, comments on the social and physical restrictions of the environment in which Austen writes it; Mary Lascelles publishes the book, Jane Austen and Her Art, which is a comprehensive study about Jane Austen; Marvin Mudrick explored how the quality of irony functioned in Pride and Prejudice in 1952. Within these recent two decades,