【正文】 e Last Minstrel,《最末一個(gè)行吟詩人》 1808, Marmion《瑪密恩》 1810, The Lady of the Lake《湖上夫人》 Novels Of Scottish history Waverley 《威弗利》 1814 Guy Mannering 《蓋曼納合》 1815 Old Morality 《清教徒》 1816 Rob Roy 1817 《羅布 羅伊》 , the best of the group The Heart of Midlothian 1818《彌德洛西恩的心》 Of the English history Ivanhoe《艾 凡赫》 1820, is Scott‘s masterpiece. It is a novel of English subject covering the days after the Norman Conquest. Kenilworth, 《肯納爾沃思堡》 1821 The Fortunes of Nigel, 《尼格爾的家產(chǎn)》 1822 Woodstock 《皇家獵宮》 Peveril of the Peak 《貝弗利爾 皮克》 1823 Of the European countries Quentin Durward 《昆丁 達(dá)沃德》 1823 12 Talisman 《驚軍英雄記》 1825 Count Robert of Paris《巴黎的羅伯特伯爵》 1832 St. Ronan’s Wells《圣 羅南之泉》 , the only one, dealing with his contemporary life ? Features of Scott’s Novels （ 1） Scott has an outstanding gift of vivifying the past. （ 2） In his novels, historical events are closely interwoven with the fates of individuals. （ 3） In his historical novels, he concerns both the lives and deeds of the higher class and that of the ordinary people. （ 4） He is a romantic while a Tory, a conservative in politics. Jane Austen (17751817) Introduction ? She was a woman novelist of the 18th century, thought she lived mainly in the 19th century for her works show clearly her firm belief in the predominance of reason over passion, the sense of responsibility, good manners and clearsighted judgment over the Romantic tendencies of emotion and individuality. ? Six Novels Emma《愛瑪》 Persuasion《勸導(dǎo)》 Mansfield Park《曼斯菲爾德莊園》 Northanger Abbey《諾桑覺寺》 Pride and Prejudice《傲慢與偏見》 Sense and Sensibility《理智與情感》 ? Analysis of Pride and Prejudice Pride amp。 Prejudice which was originally drafted as First Impressions, mainly tells of the love story between a rich, proud young man Darcy and the beautiful and intelligent Elizabeth Ben. In this novel, Darcy stands for Pride and Elizabeth represents Prejudice. In the end false pride is humbled and 13 prejudice dissolved. Main Characters—Mr. Ben and Mrs. Ben with their daughters of Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Catherine and Lydia, besides there are Charles Bingley and Fitzwilliam Darcy. Major Themes— Pride and prejudice Love and marriage Family Famous quotations from Chapter 1 ① ―It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife‖. ——Opening sentence from Pride and Prejudice Explanations of the opening sentence—P amp。 P begins with one of her most famous uses of irony. The first sentence takes a local attitude, to be exemplified in Mrs. Ben, about the need of welltodo men to marry, and transforms it, tongueincheek, into a selfevident fact ―universally acknowledged.‖ ② ―What is his name?‖ ―Bingley.‖ ―Is he married or single?‖ ―Oh! single, my dear, to be sure! A single man of large fortune。 four or five thousand a year. What a fine thing for our girls!‖ ―How so? how can it affect them?‖ ―My dear Mr. Ben,‖ replied his wife, ―how can you be so tiresome! You must know that I am thinking of his marrying one of them.‖ ——Conversations between Mr. and Mrs Ben Explanations of this conversation—The conversation tells us that Mrs. Ben is eager to marry one of his daughters to the mentioned young man, but her husband does not care much. ? Jane Austen’s contribution to English literature （ 1） Jane Austen is one of the most important Romantic novelists in English literature. She creates six influential novels such as Sense and Sensibility, Emma, Pride and Prejudice. （ 2） Her main literary concern is about human beings in their personal relationships. She makes trivial daily life as important as the concerns about human belief and career and salient social events. This is what make her important in English literature.(3%) （ 3） Jane Austen has brought the English novel, as an art of form, to its maturity because of her sensitivity to universal patterns of human behavior and her accurate portrayal of human individuals. 14 （ 4） She describes the world from a woman‘s point of view, and depicts a group of authentic and mon women. Charles Lamb (17751834) ? Romantic prose writers （ 1） The early 19th century is remarkable for the development of a new and valuable type of critical prose writing. （ 2） The leaders in this new and important development are William Hazlitt, Leigh Hunt, De Quincy and Charles Lamb. （ 3） These prose writers were much influenced by the French Revolution in politics and by the Romantic Movement in literature. （ 4） They freely expressed their own personality in their writings. （ 5） The best representative of these writers is Charles Lamb. ? Major literary works First Period John Woodvil《約翰伍德維爾》 1802 Mr. H 《 H 君》 1806 Second Period Tales from Shakespeare 《莎士比亞故事集》 1807 cooperated with his sister Specimens of English Dramatic Poets Contemporary with Shakespeare《莎士比亞同時(shí)代英國(guó)戲劇詩人之范作》 1808 Third Perid—series of essays Essays of Elia 《伊利亞隨筆集》 1823 Last Essays of Elia 《后隨筆集》 1833 Part VIII. The Victorian Age ? Age Division The Victorian Age can be roughly divided into 3 periods: The Early Period (18321848): a time of social unrest. 15 The Middle Period (18481870): a period of economic prosperity amp。 religious controversy. The Last Period (18701901): a period of decay of Victorian values. ? Features of Victorian novels （ 1） The plot is unfolded against a social background, which is broader than what it had been in previous novels. （ 2） The causeeffect sequence is much more striking than in previous novels. （ 3） Most of the Victorian novels first published in serial form, that is, by installment, before they were fully published in a single book. （ 4） The Victorian novels were tainted by the spirit of Puritanism of the Victorian age. （ 5） The Victorian novels were characterized by their moral purpo