4.7 Samuel Richardson and Pamela英国文学导读.pdf

4.7 Samuel Richardson and Pamela Major novelists • Bunyan, Defoe and Swift’s works are not full-blown/mature novels in the most rigid sense of the term. The maturity of English novel came later with the novels of : – Samuel Richardson – Henry Fielding Samuel Richardson (1689-1761) • 1. Life and Career • (1) Little regular schooling • (2) A printer • (3) Known for his skill in letter writing (esp. love-letters) • (4) Asked to compile a volume of model letters • (5) Pamela ( 《帕米拉》）was the result. • (6) Clarissa Harlowe （《克拉丽莎》）(1747) • (7) Sir Charles Grandison （《查尔斯·格兰迪 森爵士的历史》）(1753-4) 2 Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded, in a Series of Familiar Letters from a Beautiful Young Damsel to Her Parents (1) Story: A virtuous servant girls resistance to the base attempts of her young master Mr. B and her final reward of matrimony with the man. (2) An immediate success First Letter • Pamela describes to her parents how her old mistress still remembered her and recommended her to her son Mr. B. Features • 1. The characters’ letters are written “to the moment”; that is, they are written as the characters are experiencing the events they describe. • 2. The stories are about the common people in real life; • 3. The novel shows great concern of virtues.有 缘学习更多+谓ygd3076考证资料