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1、如有侵权，请联系网站删除，仅供学习与交流George Eliot乔治.艾略特【精品文档】第 3 页George Eliot乔治.艾略特1 Literary ideas(1) stream of consciousnessforerunner of “stream of consciousness”focus on inner struggleStream of Consciousnessor “interior monologue”one of the modern literary techniquesattempts to imitate the natural flow of a cha

2、racters thoughts, feelings, reflections, memories, and mental images(2) Naturalism and Feminismhereditary influences govern human actionconcern for the destiny of womanthe tragedy of women lies in their very birth (hereditary influences)2 works features:naturalistic psychological3 Major WorksScenes

3、of Clerical Life, (1856),教区生活场景Adam Bede, (1859),亚当比德The Mill on the Floss, (1860),弗洛斯河上的磨坊Silas Marner,(1861),织工马南Middlemarch, (1871-72),米德尔马契/米德镇的春天4 Adam BedeEliots first novelCharacters：Adam Bede: the protagonist ，Hettys unacknowledged suitor Hetty Sorrel：beautiful but self-absorbedCaptain Arthu

4、r Donnithorne：the young squire ，seduces HettyDinah Morris: Hettys cousin ，a fervent, virtuous and beautiful preachermajor themes:honor , love , motherhood , sacrifice , female identity ,the value of hard work,the power of love , the consequences of bad behavior5 The Mill on the FlossMajor Characters

5、Maggie Tulliver holds the central role in the bookPhilip Wakem:hunchbacked but sensitive and intellectualStephen Guest:a vivacious(活泼的) young socialite(上流社会人士) in St. Oggs fiance of Maggies cousin Lucy DeaneMajor themesAlan Bellringer: “The two main themes of the novel, growing up and falling in lov

6、e, lend themselves to amusementbut it is stunted growth and frustrated love that are emphasized.”6 MiddlemarchCharacters:Dorothea Brooke CasaubonIt is mainly centered on the lives of Dorothea Brooke and Tertius Lydgate,both of whom are shown to have great potentials and ambitions,but both fail in ac

7、hieving their goals owing to the social environment as well as their own vulnerabilities.7 Most of her novels are characterized by two features: moral teaching & psychological realism.8 The themes of her works George Eliot shows a particular concern for the destiny of women. In her mind, the pathetic(悲惨的) tragedy of women lies in their very birth.