an analysis of the masculinity in pride and prejudice【文獻綜述】

1、<p>　　Literature Review</p><p>　　An Analysis of the Masculinity in Pride and Prejudice </p><p>　　In this thesis, the author will strive to explore the masculinity in Pride and Prejudice. It

2、 seems that most of the critics only focus on the feminism in this novel but ignore some other information. As Wu Yueming states in her thesis: “In the patriarchal society, the social subject is only the male and the fem

3、ale is just the secondary. They are at the mercy of the male and used for proving the existence of the male.”(2002, p.60). So the author looks over some materials and wants to have a clea</p><p>　　If people

4、 want to have a rough understanding about Pride and Prejudice, they should focus on the Today’s Most Popular Study Guides-Pride and Prejudice written by Ross Douthat published by Tianjin Science & Technology Translat

5、ion & Publishing company in 2003. In this book, the writer states the background of the novel and Jane Austen, the plot overview, the character list and analysis of major characters. Also it gives the readers some in

6、formation about the themes, motifs and symbols. Since the 2</p><p>　　What is the situation of masculinity at that period in the novel Pride and Prejudice? It is clearly seen that the women were not free of l

7、ots of rights. Take the right of inheritance for example, women were not allowed for the heritage. It is such a simple example that it could reflect the masculinity. Cultures of Masculinity written by Tim Edwards, publis

8、hed in London in 2004, presents a survey of the social, culture and theoretical issues which surround and inform the understanding of masculin</p><p>　　As readers all know, a good understanding of a novel sh

9、ould rely on the familiarity of the writer. It is the foundation to know the writer and the experiences of the writer. A Memoir of Jane Austen written by her nephew James Edward, published in Beijing Foreign Language Tea

10、ching and Research Press in 1997, introduces Jane’s birth, family, and the influence of them. Also it introduces Jane’s personality, character and taste. Her writing style, health, death and lots of information are also

11、inclu</p><p>　　Some critics have realized that it is not only feminism which embodies in the novel. The article of Feng Yan’s The Implicit Masculinity in Pride and Prejudice which was published on Journal of

12、 Qinzhou University in 2010, gives a brief introduction of Jane Austen. Then the writer analyzes the masculinity from four aspects：the silly Mrs. Bennet and smart Mr. Bennet; three stupid sisters of Elizabeth; the plots

13、which male dominates the importances and guides female and the relatively conservative m</p><p>　　Besides the materials mentioned above, other books and materials also provide strong support for the thesis.

14、After reading a large number of relevant materials, I have a better understanding with the masculinity in Pride and Prejudice. There is no doubt that this will help me to write this thesis. Meanwhile, I have found that t

15、he thesis demands more specific information, so I will try my best to explore more deeply on the topic and search for more knowledge.</p><p>　　References:</p><p>　　[1]Austen, Jane. Pride and Pre

16、judice[M]. Beijing: Central Compilation & Translation Press, 2008.</p><p>　　[2]Douthat, Ross. Today’s Most Popular Study Guides-Pride and Prejudice[M]. Tianjin: Tianjin Science & Technology Translati

17、on & Publishing Co., 2003.</p><p>　　[3]Edward, James. A Memoir of Jane Austen[M]. England: Oxford University Press, 2002.</p><p>　　[4]Edward, Tim. Cultures of Masculinity[M]. England: Routle

18、dge, 2006.</p><p>　　[5]Lefroy, Helen. Jane Austen[M]. Beijing: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press, 1997.</p><p>　　[6]Pang, Xiaopeng. The Binary Oppositions in Pride and Prejudice and N

19、arrative Effects-Based on a Comparison between the Original Text and the 1940 Film Adaptation [D].Diss, Tianjin Normal University, 2006.</p><p>　　[7]羅瑟琳?科沃德(Croward, Rosaline). 婦女小說是女性主義的小說嗎？[A]張京媛. 當(dāng)代女性主義文學(xué)

20、批評[C]. 北京: 北京大學(xué)出版社，1995.</p><p>　　[8]馮雁(Feng, Yan).《傲慢與偏見》中隱含的男權(quán)立場[J],欽州學(xué)院學(xué)報,2010(2):41-44.</p><p>　　[9]武月明(Wu, Yueming). 《傲慢與偏見》的隱蔽故事——奧斯汀男性中心主義意識批判[A]. 田智,姚燚,孫茜.終結(jié)與起點: 新世紀外國文學(xué)研究[C].南京: 譯林出版社,