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TheVictorianAge(EnglishLiteratureofCriticalRealisminEngland)AlexandrinaVictoria
1819-1901Attheageof18Victoriainheritedthethrone,shereignedfor64years“ThesunneversetsontheQueen’sempire”thepowerandinfluenceofBritainaroundtheworldTheOpiumWarShediedalonelyrulerAboutQueenVictoria:
1837年,18歲的女王維多利亞登基,新女王在繼位之前的日記中寫道:既然上帝把我置于這個(gè)國家的王位上,我將盡力履行自己的職責(zé)。我尚年輕,可能在許多方面缺乏經(jīng)驗(yàn),但我肯定,幾乎無人像我這樣懷著為國為民的良好意愿和真切希望。女王充分實(shí)現(xiàn)了自己的諾言:她在其一生中模范地履行了立憲君主的職責(zé),因此深受國民的愛戴;她還是那個(gè)時(shí)代道德風(fēng)尚的典范,她是賢妻,又是良母,是典型的大家閨秀,也是優(yōu)秀的一家主婦。她自己生活嚴(yán)謹(jǐn),工作刻苦,對別人又充滿責(zé)任感。在許多國人眼中,她就是那個(gè)時(shí)代的縮影,她漫長的63年在位時(shí)期則是國家繁榮昌盛的頂峰。維多利亞在位時(shí)期,被稱作“維多利亞時(shí)代”,在英國所有國王中,她享有盛譽(yù),這不是因?yàn)樗龀隽耸裁崔Z動(dòng)的事業(yè),而是因?yàn)樗裁炊疾蛔?,而僅僅恪守立憲君主的本分,做她那個(gè)時(shí)代的表率。
她是第一個(gè)以“大不列顛和愛爾蘭聯(lián)合王國女王和印度女皇”名號稱呼的英國君主。她在位的64年期間(1837-1901年),是英國最強(qiáng)盛的所謂“日不落帝國”時(shí)期。女王統(tǒng)治時(shí)期,在英國歷史上被稱為維多利亞時(shí)代。她在位的60余年正值英國自由資本主義由方興未艾到鼎盛、進(jìn)而過渡到壟斷資本主義的轉(zhuǎn)變時(shí)期,經(jīng)濟(jì)、文化空前繁榮,君主立憲制得到充分發(fā)展,使維多利亞女王成了英國和平與繁榮的象征。
1837年維多利亞女王即位時(shí),英國已經(jīng)完成了資本主義工業(yè)革命,為了滿足國家尋找原料地和銷售市場的要求,英國開始在世界各地建立殖民地和自治領(lǐng)。1840年英國占領(lǐng)了新西蘭,這標(biāo)志著英國在全世界的殖民體系形成。英國對中國的野心由來已久。英國與中國的貿(mào)易最早始于茶葉、絲綢的貿(mào)易;但是這些商品是英國市場上的奢侈品,而中國自給自足的經(jīng)濟(jì)體制使得英國的工業(yè)革命的產(chǎn)品毫無用武之地。為了扭轉(zhuǎn)對華貿(mào)易逆差,英國商人開始在英國政府的支持下傾銷鴉片。1839年,林則徐在虎門銷煙,極大程度上打擊了英國政府的傾銷政策,1840年初,維多利亞女王在議會(huì)上發(fā)表了著名的演說,呼吁“為了大英帝國的利益”,向中國發(fā)動(dòng)戰(zhàn)爭。第一次鴉片戰(zhàn)爭遂始。
維多利亞女王的名字,象征著一個(gè)時(shí)代。在維多利亞統(tǒng)治期間,英國國民空前團(tuán)結(jié),英國成為一個(gè)強(qiáng)大的帝國,并不斷壯大發(fā)展。這是女王給英國人留下的最好遺產(chǎn),也是對她一生政績最有力的評價(jià)。極少有坐上帝位的女人,能像維多利亞一樣,如此出色地完成了女王的職責(zé),同時(shí)又擁有如此平凡的作為女人的幸福。她統(tǒng)治的時(shí)期,特別是1851年以后,在英國歷史上被稱為維多利亞時(shí)代。她在位的六十余年正值英國自由資本主義由方興未艾到鼎盛、進(jìn)而過渡到壟斷資本主義的轉(zhuǎn)變時(shí)期,英國極度強(qiáng)盛,經(jīng)濟(jì)、文化空前繁榮,科學(xué)、藝術(shù)都有很大的發(fā)展,君主立憲制得到充分成熟,維多利亞女王的名字成了英國和平與繁榮的象征。
維多利亞女王性格鮮明,秉性真摯。她忠于職守,具有治國之才;她不僅把時(shí)光消磨在工作上,也消磨在為家務(wù)操勞上;她忠于自己的丈夫,對子女要求嚴(yán)格,成為一代楷模。她的不懈努力,不僅使英國的文學(xué),藝術(shù)、科學(xué)昌盛,經(jīng)濟(jì)繁榮,英國的生活方式(如英國貴族的下午茶)也從那時(shí)候開始成為世界各國人民所追逐仿效的對象?!熬S多利亞時(shí)代”被許多英國人所懷念。QueenElizabeth&QueenVictoria1st,onthethroneforalongperiodoftime2nd,Englanddevelopedrapidlybothpoliticallyandeconomically3rd,literatureflourishedTheVictorianEraTheTime1)theearly30s
ofthe19th
tothebeginningyearsofthe20thcentury2)thereignofQueenVictoriafrom1832(1837)to1901
theReformBill
(英國歷史上1832年議會(huì)選舉法修正法案)TheBackgroundoftheTimethepassageoftheReformBillin1832rapideconomicdevelopment
serioussocialproblems
RapidEconomicDevelopment
politicalpower
decayingaristocratic
industrialcapitalists
theIndustrialrevolution
amazingchanges
steampoweredengines
Serioussocialproblems
conflictscapitalistsworkers
hugeprofit
worselivingcondition
long-hourworkingnever-adequatefood
theChartistMovement
(憲章運(yùn)動(dòng))WhatistheChartistMovement?
憲章運(yùn)動(dòng)
TheChartistMovement(1836-1848)wasorganizedbytheEnglishworkersinbigcitiesandbroughtforththePeople’sCharter,inwhichtheydemandedbasicrightsandbetterlivingandworkingconditions.Themovementbroughtsomeimprovementtothewelfareoftheworkingclass.ItwasthefirstmassmovementoftheEnglishworkingclassandtheearlysignoftheawakeningofthepoor,oppressedpeople.
TheVictorianage(1832-1901)
◆
HistoricalSituation
AnAgeofExpansionAnAgeofchangeandImprovementAnAgeofUnrestandDispute
ReignofQueenVictoria:1837-1901
TheVictorianage(1832-1901)AnAgeofExpansion:
---BritishEmpireatitshighestpointofdevelopmentasaworldpower,orthelargestnationonearth---thelargestexporterandimporterofgoodsintheworld;theprimarymanufacturerofgoodsandthewealthiestcountry---seeingitastheirdutytobringEnglishvalues,laws,customs,andreligiontothe“savage”racesaroundtheworld(Missionaries)
TheVictorianage(1832-1901)AnAgeofchangeandImprovement
---GreatExhibitionof1851andCrystalPalace(locomotives,machinetools,powerlooms,reapers,steamboatenginesandetc)--The1stReformActof1832andthe2ndReformactof1867:reformintheelectoralsystemleadingtoamoredemocraticsociety---,1830,1850,1900,PublicrailwayacrossEnglandandanundergroundrailsystembeneathLondon
TheVictorianage(1832-1901)
◆
HistoricalSituation
AnAgeofUnrestandDispute
SocialunrestIntellectualdiversityReligiousdebateunemployment,poverty,slumsinlargecites,terribleworkingconditions;UtilitarianismandJeremyBenthamLiberalismandJean-JacqueRousseauSocialismandKarlMarxGermanHigherCriticismDarwin’sTheOriginofSpecies(1859)OxfordMovementledbyCardinalNewmanTherapidgrowthofEvangelicalMethodism(循道宗)ChartistMovement;petitionsforwomen’ssuffrage;theMarriedWomen'sPropertyActs
TheVictorianage(1832-1901)---Puritanmorality:virtuesofhardwork;modestyandworldlysuccessagainstseekingworldlypleasure---Victorianquality:thehighstandardsofdecency;earnestpursuitofmoralsvs.practicesofprudery,falsemodesty,emptyrespectability---avoidanceofprofanityandsex&exposureoftheage’shypocrisyinfavorofsincerityandhumanitarianlove.
Victoriantemper
Influence
TheVictorianperiodhasbeengenerallyregardedasoneofthemostgloriousintheEnglishhistory.Asaresultofrelativepeaceathome,nationaleconomypickedupatahighspeed.Thecountrychangedfromanagriculturaltoanindustrializednation.Itbecamemoreurbanized,citiesgrewinsize,andvillagesdeclined.Educationbecamemoregeneral,andscienceandtechnologyadvanced.Despitethegapingextremesofwealthandpoverty,lifebecamevisiblyeasier.
Onthewhole,theVictorianperiodwascharacterizedbyrapidchangeinnearlyeverysphereofsocietyandoneoftransitionfromthepasttothemoderntimes.Hopeexistedalongsidedismay,andoptimismwascoloredbyanxiety.LiteratureoftheVictorianPeriod
TheVictorianPeriodofEnglishliteraturebeganwiththeaccessionofQueenVictoriatothethronein1837,andlasteduntilherdeathin1901.QueenVictoria(1819-1901)
TheVictorianPeriod(1832-1901)Theearlyphase(1832-1848):TimeofturbulenceThemiddlephase(1848-1870):timeofprosperityThelatephase(1870-1901):timeofdecayChartistliteratureandDemocraticpoetry
Criticalrealisticnovels,poetryandnon-fictionprose
Criticalrealists(ThomasHardy,SamuelButler),Naturalists(GeorgeGissing),schoolofAestheticism(WalterPater,OscarWilde)唯美主義CharacteristicsoftheEnglishliteratureinVictorianperiod
TheVictorianliterature,asaproductofitsage,naturallytookitsqualityofmagnitudeanddiversity.Itwasmany-sidedandcomplex,andreflectedbothromanticallyandrealisticallythegreatchangesthatweregoingoninpeople’slifeandthought.Inthisperiod,thenovelbecamenaturallythemostpopularformofalltheliteraryart,andwhatwriterswereconcernedwithwasthefateofcommonpeople.VictorianLiteratureChronologicallytheVictorianperiodroughlycoincideswiththereignofQueenVictoriaoverEnglandfrom1836to1901.Inliterature,theearlyVictorianagecanbesaidtobetheageofcriticalrealism.Thecriticalrealismofthe19thcenturyflourishedinthefortiesandintheearlyfifties.Puritanmoralityoftheearlyand
midVictorianperiodwasreflectedinthenovels.InVictoriannovelsthesociety’seffectsonindividualareanalyzed.VictorianLiteratureLiteratureproducedduringthisperiodreflectsthe“spiritofthetimes”:Expansionofnewspapersandperiodicalsledtoongoingdebatesaboutcurrentpoliticalandsocialissues.Victorianliterature(especiallynovels)offeredarealistic,day-to-dayportrayalofsociallifeandrepresentedtheseissuesinthestoriesofthecharacters.Suddenly,theonce-silentfemalesegmentofsocietyraisedtheirvoices.Theycouldevenappearonstage,actingindramas(aprivilegedeniedtothempriortothistime).FeaturesofVictoriannovels
Inthisperiod,thenovelbecamethemostwidelyread&themostvital&challengingexpressionofprogressivethought.Whilestickingtotheprincipleoffaithfulrepresentationofthe18th-centuryrealistnovel,novelistsinthisperiodcarriedtheirdutyforwardtothecriticismofthesociety&thedefenseofthemass.Althoughwritingfromdifferentpointsofview&withdifferenttechniques,theysharedonethingincommon,thatis,theywereallconcernedaboutthefateofthecommonpeople.Theywereangryattheinhumansocialinstitutions,thedecayingsocialmoralityasrepresentedbythemoney-worship&Utilitarianism&thewidespreadmisery,poverty&injustice.Theirtruthfuldepictionofpeople'slife&bitter&strongcriticismofthesocietyhaddonemuchinawakeningthepublicconsciousnesstothesocialproblems&intheactualimprovementofthesociety.Victorianliterature,ingeneral,truthfullyrepresentsthereality&spiritoftheage.Thehigh-spiritedvitality,thedown-to-earthearnestness,thegood-naturedhumor&unboundedimaginationareallunprecedented.Inalmosteverygenreitpavedthewayforthecomingcentury,whereitsspirits,values&experimentsaretowitnesstheirbumperharvest.FeaturesofVictoriannovels
ThecriticalrealisticideasamongVictoriannovelistsWhilestickingtotheprincipleoffaithfulrepresentationoftheeighteenth-centuryrealistnovel,thecriticalrealisticnovelistscarriedtheirdutyforwardtothecriticismofthesocietyandthedefenseofthemass.Theywereallconcernedaboutthefateofthecommonpeople.Theywereangryabouttheinhumansocialinstitutions,thedecayingsocialmoralityasrepresentedbythemoney-worshipandUtilitarianism,andthewidespreadmisery,povertyandinjustice.Whatiscriticalrealism?
Criticalrealismisthemaintrendoftheliterarythoughtsinthe19thcentury.Itrevealsthecorruptinginfluenceoftheruleofmoneyuponhumannature.Criticalrealistsfirstandforemostsetthemselvesthetaskofcriticizingcapitalistsocietyfromademocraticviewpointofbourgeoisiereality.Themajorcontributionmadebythe19thcenturycriticalrealistslieintheirperfectionofthenovels.Theymadeuseoftheformofnovelforfullanddetailedrepresentationsofsocialandpoliticalevents,andthefateofindividualsandofwholesocialclasses.
LiteraryCurrent:TheCriticalRealismDefinition:Englishcriticalrealism.CriticalrealismwasthemaincurrentinEnglishnovelinthemiddleofthe19thecentury,anagewhichwitnessedagreatdevelopmentincapitalistindustryandcommerceinEngland.Replacingthefeudalaristocracy,thebourgeoisiehadassumedrulingpower.Theworkingpeoplelivedinpovertyandmisery,andtheconflictbetweenlaborandcapitalbecamethefundamentalclasscontradictioninsociety.
WhatarethemaincharacteristicsoftheEnglishcriticalrealism?
Englishcriticalrealismofthe19thcenturyflourishedinthefortiesandintheearlyfifties.ThecriticalrealistsdescribedwithmuchvividnessandartisticskillthechieftraitoftheEnglishsocietyandcriticizedthecapitalistsystemfromademocraticviewpoint.Intheirbestworks,thegreedandhypocrisyoftheupper-classesarecontrastedwiththehonestyandgood-heartednessoftheobscure“simplepeople”ofthelowerclasses.HencehumorandsatireaboundintheEnglishrealisticnovelsofthe19thcentury.However,thecriticalrealistsdidnot,duetotheirworldoutlook,couldnot,findawaytoeradicatesocialevils.
LiteraryForms2.SocialcriticisminproseThomasCarlyleJohnRuskinMatthewArnold3.EnglishPoetry
4.TheappearanceofWorkingClassLiterature1.Perfectionofthenovela.thegreatestrealistofthetimewasCharlesDickensb.WilliamMakepeaceThackerayc.CharlotteBronteandElizabethGaskelld.GeorgeEliotThemainwritersinVictorianPeriodNovelists:CharlesDickens(查爾斯.狄更斯)TheBronteSisters(勃朗特三姐妹)AlfredTennyson(阿爾弗雷德.丁尼生)RobertBrowning(羅伯特.布朗
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