文學(xué)倫理學(xué)視域下卡斯特橋市長的倫理價值

1、分 類 號： HO 密 級： 無學(xué)校代碼： 10414 學(xué) 號： 2014010439碩士研究生學(xué)位論文 碩士研究生學(xué)位論文Study on Ethical Value of The Mayor of Casterbridgefrom the Perspective of Ethical Literary Criticism文學(xué)倫理學(xué)視域下《卡斯特橋市長》的 文學(xué)倫理學(xué)視域下《卡斯特橋市長》的倫理價值 倫理價值胡 旦院 所：外國語學(xué)院

2、導(dǎo)師姓名：劉茂生學(xué)科專業(yè)：英語語言文學(xué) 研究方向：英美文學(xué)二○一七年五月IAbstractAs one of the greatest Victorian critical realists, Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), is aninfluential English novelist as well as short story writer and poet. His works, arewell-know

3、n for his vivid descriptions of the countryside of southern England as wellas for his superb characterization. The Mayor of Casterbridge, one of the fourteenWessex novels, as the transitional novel of his literary creati

4、on, tells a series of tragicevents caused by Michael Henchard’s wife sales. This thesis is to probe the ethicalimplication of the novel from the following three ethical angles: ethical envrionment,ehtical choices and eth

5、ical endings, as well as to present the ethical reality ofVictorian age and Hardy’s ethical value.The thesis consists of five chapters.Chapter One focuses on the introduction of Thomas Hardy and The Mayor ofCasterbridge

6、as well as the previous research on this novel abroad and at home. Inaddition, a brief introduction of ethical literary criticism and the significance of thestudy are included.Chapter Two is to make an explanation to com

7、plicated ethical environment thenovel has presented. According to ethical literary criticism, interpretation of literaturemust be put into specific ethical environment since literature is the product of history.This chap

8、ter aims to discuss, on the one hand, local people’s adherence to ruralpatriarchy, which is presented with the event of Henchard’s wife-selling and theAncient Roman-featured Casterbridge; and on the other hand, the invas

9、ion ofindustrial revolution, namely, the change of traditional production mode and theconflict between Casterbridge and Mixen Lane.Chapter Three is to discuss Henchard’s ignorant ethical consciousness fromman-dominant fa

10、mily ethic and commerce-dominant social ethic. Under the influenceof complicated ethical environment, his ethical awareness is characterized withpatriarchal ideas and commercial ethic in dealing with family relationship