乔治艾略特和弗洛斯河上磨坊英文介绍.ppt

eorge elist The Mill on the Floss  Contents d Basic Biographical Introduction 4 Writing Career and Major pieces C Brief introduction of The mill on the floss (Main Characters and Plots) Writing Background and Themes  Basic biographical Introduction Born on 22 November 1819. south farm Arbury Hall, Nuneaton, Warwickshire England she was the third child of robert evans(who used to be a carpenter, then became a estate merchant) and Christiana. George Eliot was her pen name, her real name is Mary Anne E vans English novelist, journalist, translator and one of the leading writers of the victorian era.  4 Reasons for using a male pen name /To ensure her works would be taken seriously Female authors were published under their own names during eliots life, but she wanted to escape the stereotype of women only writin lighthearted romances  An additional factor in her use of a pen name may have been a desire to shield her private life from public scrutiny and to prevent scandals attending her relationship with the married George Henry Lewes, with whom she lived for over 20 years  Before 16: Brought up within a lc voracious reader Greek literature (traged At the age of 16: few 1 died. returned home. h A At the age of 21: move 奐 At the age of30:herf Switzerland The following year: re the house of john cl who she met near c