英语专业毕业论文-On Jane Austen’s Point of View of Marriage in Pride and Prejudice(傲慢与偏见).doc
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1、On Jane Austens Point of View of Marriage inPride and Prejudice河南工业大学毕业论文AcknowledgementsThis thesis has finally come into being to meet critical eyes through two months of hard work. From the very beginning when I chose the topic till the completion of the thesis, I have benefited from many people
2、. First of all I would like to show my sincere gratitude to my tutor, Shen Guozheng. Without his sincere and trustworthy guidance,valuable suggestions and critical comments,it would be difficult for me to accomplish this thesisHis loyalty to teaching and punctilious work style has profoundly impress
3、ed me.Moreover, I heartily thank all the teachers who have helped me in the past four years, who have provided me with incentives and direction for my study. Thanks are also due to my classmates and friends for their constant encouragement and their ways of assistance in the course of writing. Last
4、but not least, I would like to take this opportunity to thank my family members, for their selfless support,thoughtfulness and encouragementAbstractJane Austen was one of the distinguished realistic novelists in the nineteenth- century-English literaturePride and Prejudice is a world wide popular no
5、vel published in 1813Austen set the story in the first decade of the nineteenth centuryAt that time,marriage was the only way for women to gain social status and recognition. The author of the present thesis will analyze the five marriage patterns from the perspective of sociohistorical literary cri
6、ticism to explore the important role that money and love plays in marriage. It can be seen clearly that Austen fully expresses her original views on marriage:property, social status and love are three indispensable elements in a marriageIt is wrong to marry for money,but it is unwise to marry withou
7、t money. Austens views on marriage emphasize love and economic condition, but love plays the significant role,which is the predominant aspect at Austens time. The thesis tries to draw some inspiration from Austen and provide some hints for modern women in their view of marriage, and add something ne
8、w into the literary criticism of the great work of Jane Austen.Key Words:Pride and Prejudice; views on marriage; love; property; realistic significance内容摘要简奥斯汀是十九世纪英国文学史上最伟大的现实主义小说家之一。她的傲慢与偏见于1813年问世,是一部享誉世界的著名小说。小说将故事情节置于十九世纪初,十九世纪的英国,婚姻是女性获得社会地位和社会认知的唯一途径。本文使用社会历史批评的方法来分析小说中五种不同类型的婚姻,探讨金钱与爱情在婚姻中的重
9、要作用,从而得出作者简奥斯汀的婚姻观:财产、门第和爱情是婚姻中必不可少的三个因素,为了金钱而结婚是错误的,然而缺少金钱的婚姻也是不明智的。奥斯汀的婚姻观强调爱情和经济条件,但是爱情起着重要的作用,这一点在奥斯汀所处时代是有重要意义的。本文作者意在借用奥斯汀的一些进步观点为现代女性在婚姻观方面提供一些借鉴,同时为使用文学批评方法研究奥斯汀的这一著作增添一些新的东西。关键词:傲慢与偏见;婚姻观;爱情;财产;现实意义ii河南工业大学毕业论文ContentsAcknowledgements. Abstract(English) Abstract(Chinese)1.Introduction. 12.S
10、ociohistorial literary criticism 13.Sociohistorical analysis of five marriages in Pride and Prejudice 23.1 Mr. and Mrs. Bennet 33.2 Jane and Bingley 43.3 Elizabeth and Darcy 53.4 Lydia and Wickham 53.5 Charlotte and Collins 64.Significance of Austens views on marriage in Pride and Prejudice 74.1 Pro
11、gressiveness of Austens views on marriage 84.2 Limitation of Austens views on marriage 85.Conclusion. 9Works Cited. 11河南工业大学毕业论文河南工业大学毕业论文1. IntroductionJane Austen was one of the distinguished English novelists of the nineteenth centuryShe was born on December 16,1775,in the village of Steventon Ha
12、mpshire,EnglandAs a daughter of a country clergyman,Austen never entered a formal school,but she was well educated by her family. At the age of about twelve,Austen began to writeShe wrote and completed six novels and three minor writings in her life timeShe was obviously a fruitful novelist and enga
13、ged in writing for all her life“She is said to have the equal name as Sir Walter Scott”(Duckworth 23).Both in the west and in China, Pride and Prejudice has got great attention from the critics and many critics have commented it from sociohistorical aspectAlthough some scholars analyzed Austens view
14、s on marriage,the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet is often neglectedSo the thesis aims to make a deep analysis of marriages in Pride and Prejudice,in order that we can fully understand the original views on marriage,and can add something new into the literary criticism of the great work of Jane Aust
15、enLike her other novels,Pride and Prejudice focuses on five families in the townThe main characters are the ladies from the genteel class. Austen uses characters as literary devices to show the relationship between married for love and married for alternative reasonsMarriage was thought to be the si
16、ngle possible fulfillment for a woman at the time when Austen wrote the novelMarriage played an important role in womens lifeThe author of the present thesis will analyze the five marriage patterns from the perspective of sociohistorical literary criticism. Part one is a brief introduction of Jane A
17、usten and Pride and Prejudice. Part two will introduce sociohistorical literary criticism in a brief way, and next the thesis will present a sociohistorical anslysis of five marriages in Pride and Prejudice. Part four is the significance of Austens views on marriage. The positive aspects that Austen
18、 emphasizes on love between male and female and on womens education are included, as well as the limitation. The last part of the thesis is conclusion. Although women become independent in economy, marriage is still their important life goalAustens views on marriage give useful advice for selecting
19、their proper mates 2. Sociohistorical literary criticismSociohistorical literary criticism first appeared in Italy, but became popular in FranceIt emphasizes the relationship between literary and social activitiesIt is thought that literary represents the life and forms in a certain social and histo
20、rical environmentSo the main literary value lies in its understanding of the social function and historical significanceThe principle of it is that analyzing,understanding and evaluation of a literary work will be taken into consideration of the works social and historical background and the writers
21、 life and other experiences. Therefore, the analysis of literature must be started from the social and historical situationSociohistorical approach has four main characteristics:1Analyzing literary works through specific social and historical contextEach literary work belongs to its age and its peop
22、le,each has its own special environmentIt needs to be placed in the times it has been created2To regard works as a cognitive model to deep understanding of the communitySocial and historical criticism tries to analyze works social background so as to deeply understand society3To view the degree of r
23、eflecting the reality as an important criterion to judge the workSocial and historical criticism requires the writers to reflect real life,and to advocate creation of typical images,that is to see the universality from specificity in order to reflect the reality of real life4When explaining a litera
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