jane austen簡介.ppt

1、,Jane Austen,(1775 1817 ),The first important English woman novelist,The Romantic period,Brief Life,Born: on December 16,1775 in Hampshire 2.Family: the seventh of eight children 3.Education: educated at home 4. Hobbies: reading, dancing, writing,1775-1800:Spent in in Hampshire At the age of 14, she

2、 wrote her first novel,1801-1805: moved to bath,1805-1809 : moved to Southampton then Chawton,1809-1816: revised Sense and Sensibility Pride and Prejudice published in 1811 and 1813 Mansfield Park came out in 1814 Emma in 1815 Persuasion and Northanger Abbey,sense and sensibility 1811 理智與情感 Pride an

3、d Prejudice 1813 傲慢與偏見 Mansfield Park 1814 曼斯菲爾德莊園 Emma 1815 愛瑪 Sanditon (unfinished) 1816 桑底頓 Northanger Abbey 1818 諾桑覺寺 Persuasion 1818 勸導(dǎo),Died: 18 July, 1817 because of Addisons Disease(愛迪生氏病,(腎上腺性)青銅色皮膚病 ),Marriage: never,Tom Lefroy,Austen had him in mind when she invented the character of Mr. D

4、arcy in Pride and Prejudice,“Friday. At length the day is come on which I am to flirt my last with Tom Lefroy, and when you receive this it will be over. My tears flow as I write at the melancholy idea”,English writer, who first gave the novel its modern character through the treatment of everyday l

5、ife （第一個現(xiàn)實地描繪日常平凡生活中平凡人物的小 說家） Austen was popular all through the 19th century , and in the 20th century she became almost a cult figure to many well-known writers. .,Becoming a woman, Becoming a legend,Features of Austens writing,Jane Austen is one of the realistic novelists although she lived in t

6、he romantic period . 2) She draws vivid and realistic pictures of everyday life of the country society in her novels.,3) Austens works have a very narrow literary field. She confines herself to small country parishes, Whose simple people become the characters of her novels, but within her own field,

7、 she is unrivaled.,4)Her language is simple, humorous, witty and with quiet irony .Her plots are straightforward, and have little action. Her characters are like real living persons. Her prose flows easily and naturally. Her dialogues are admirably true to life.,There are two common themes in Austens books: The loss of illusions, which usually leads