pride-and-prejudice-傲慢與偏見中英文雙語簡介

1、PridePrejudicePridePrejudiceisanovelbyJaneAustenfirstpublishedin1813.ThestyfollowsthemainacterElizabethBenasshedealswithissuesofmannersupbringingmalityeducationmarriageinthesocietyoftheledgentryofearly19thcenturyEngl.Eli

2、zabethisthesecondoffivedaughtersofacountrygentlemanlivingnearthefictionaltownofMerytoninHertfdshirenearLondon.Thoughthestyissetattheturnofthe19thcenturyitretainsafinationfmodernreaderscontinuingnearthetopoflistsofmostlov

3、edbookssuchasTheBigRead.[1]IthasbecomeoneofthemostpopularnovelsinEnglishliteraturereceivesconsiderableattentionfromliteraryscholars.Moderninterestinthebookhasresultedinanumberofdramaticadaptationsanabundanceofnovelssties

4、imitatingAustensmemableactersthemes.Todatethebookhassoldsome20millioncopieswldwidePlotsummaryThenarrativeopenswithMrBingleyawealthymingsocialyoungbachelmovingintoherfieldParkintheneighbourhoodoftheBenfamily.MrBingleyisso

5、onwellreceivedwhilehisfriendMrDarcymakesalessfavablefirstimpressionbyappearingproudcondescendingataballthattheyattend(thisispartlyexplainedinthathedetestsdancingisnotmuchflightconversation).MrBingleysinglesoutElizabethse

6、ldersisterJanefparticularattentionitsoonbecomesapparentthattheyhavefmedanattachmenttoeachother.BycontrastDarcyslightsElizabethwhooverhearsjokesaboutitdespitefeelingabuddingresentment.OnpayingavisittoMrBingleyssisterJanei

7、scaughtinaheavydownpourcatchescoldisfcedtostayatherfieldfseveraldays.ElizabetharrivestonursehersisteristhrownintofrequentcompanywithMrDarcywhobeginstoperceivehisattachmenttoherbutistooproudtoproceedonthisfeeling.MrCollin

8、saclergymanpaysavisittotheBens.MrBenElizabetharemuchamusedbyhisobsequiousvenerationofhisemployerthenobleLadyCatherinedeBourghaswellasbyhisselfimptantpedanticnature.ItsoonbecomesapparentthatMrCollinshascometoLongbourntoch

9、ooseawifefromamongtheBensisters(hiscousins)Elizabethhasbeensingledout.AtthesametimeElizabethfmsanacquaintancewithMrWickhamamilitiaofficerwhoclaimstohavebeenveryseriouslymistreatedbyMrDarcydespitehavingbeenawardofMrDarcys

10、father.ThistaleElizabethsattractiontoMrWickhamaddsfueltoherdislikeofMrDarcy.AtaballgivenbyMrBingleyatherfieldMrDarcybecomesawareofageneralexpectationthatMrBingleyJanewillmarrytheBenfamilywiththeManycriticstakethenovelsti

11、tleasastartingpointwhenanalysingthemajthemesofPridePrejudicehoweverRobertFoxcautionsagainstreadingtoomuchintothetitlebecausecommercialfactsmayhaveplayedaroleinitsion.“AfterthesuccessofSenseSensibilitynothingwouldhaveseem

12、edmenaturalthantobringoutanothernovelofthesameauthusingagainthefmulaofantithesisalliterationfthetitle.ItshouldbepointedoutthatthequalitiesofthetitlearenotexclusivelyassignedtoonetheotheroftheprotagonistsbothElizabethDarc

13、ydisplayprideprejudice.“[5]AmajthemeinmuchofAustenswkistheimptanceofenvironmentupbringingonthedevelopmentofyoungpeoplesactermality.[6]SocialstingwealtharenotnecessarilyadvantagesinherwldafurtherthemecommontoJaneAustenswk

14、isineffectualparents.InPridePrejudicethefailureofMrMrsBenasparentsisblamedfLydiaslackofmaljudgmentDarcyontheotherhhasbeentaughttobeprincipledscrupulouslyhonourablebutheisalsoproudoverbearing.[6]KittyrescuedfromLydiasbadi

15、nfluencespendingmetimewithheroldersistersaftertheymarryissaidtoimprovegreatlyintheirsuperisociety內(nèi)容簡介說故事最主要是圍繞著18世紀(jì)末19世紀(jì)初，英國地主鄉(xiāng)紳貴族的求愛和婚姻問題。女主角是20歲的伊麗莎白?班內(nèi)特，她機(jī)智、聰慧并具有很強(qiáng)的正義感。她父親班內(nèi)特先生多數(shù)時(shí)間藏在書房里，避開妻子班內(nèi)特太太。班內(nèi)特太太的行為舉止完全是個(gè)鄉(xiāng)村愚婦，她

16、最大的心愿就是把五個(gè)女兒都成功地嫁給有錢紳士。由于沒有兒子，班內(nèi)特家族為數(shù)不多的財(cái)產(chǎn)要由一位男性繼承人──也就是說姑娘們的表兄柯林斯先生來繼承，這將使班內(nèi)特先生死后，班內(nèi)特太太和其他未婚的女兒無家可歸，并只能靠低收入維持生計(jì)。小說的開頭，當(dāng)一位有“相當(dāng)財(cái)產(chǎn)”的單身漢搬到鄰近房子時(shí)，班內(nèi)特太太心情激動(dòng)。這位賓利先生最近租下了尼日爾斐莊園，同住的還有他的兩位姐妹──賓利小姐和已婚的赫斯特太太，后者的丈夫徒有風(fēng)度，沒有多少財(cái)產(chǎn)。不久，賓利先生

17、去了倫敦一趟，帶回了他的朋友達(dá)西先生。他們到達(dá)之后，很快參加了在梅里屯的一場公共舞會(huì)。舞會(huì)開始時(shí)，人們公認(rèn)每年有高達(dá)10000英鎊的收入的達(dá)西先生是最棒的。然而，聚會(huì)進(jìn)行到一半，鄰居們就察覺到他本人并不討人喜歡，因?yàn)樗悦壬磉呥@些“鄉(xiāng)下人”要高貴。班內(nèi)特家的人特別討厭他，因?yàn)檫_(dá)西先生怠慢了伊麗莎白。當(dāng)賓利先生建議達(dá)西和伊麗莎白跳舞時(shí)，達(dá)西卻說：“她還沒有漂亮到可以打動(dòng)我的地步?！钡e利先生卻被公認(rèn)為是個(gè)優(yōu)秀的，令人愉快的紳士。而他對伊