on hardys naturalism in the return of native任務(wù)書碩開題報(bào)告

1、沈陽師范大學(xué)渤海學(xué)院開題Thesis Pro書al專業(yè)方向：英語專業(yè)（商務(wù)英語）學(xué)生碩領(lǐng)域：_ 文學(xué)_ 指導(dǎo)教師：呈交日期： 2011 年 12 月 31 日Student Name碩ipated Graduation(Monnd Year)05/2012Research Title & Subtitoth in English and Chi）(E) On Hardys Naturalismhe Return of the Native(C)還鄉(xiāng)中自然主義Thesis Proal Abstract1. Background and context背景 2. Research focus重點(diǎn)3

2、.Methodology方法Nature, the sustainer of all lives, has never been absent in English literary works, but in works of different historical periods or of different writers, the role of Nature varies. In Rom poems, Nature is the source of the poets ideas and feelings; in English traditional novels, Natur

3、e mainly acts as background; odernist literature, Nature is often connected with human instinct. However, in the major fiction by Thomas Hardy, a transitional writer of the period bet n English traditional literature and modern literature, Nature plays a dominant role: Nature foreshadows the tragic

4、ending of the story, and it isnt of the development of the plot and even the real character of some novels.This p r elaborates Nature in Hardys major novels and puts spe l emphasis on the landsche Return of the Native, demonstrating the work as a novel of Nature. Then, the p r goes further to probe

5、Hardys view of Nature. At last it discusses the influence of Hardys treatment of Nature on English modernist literature, espe lly on Naturalists. his way the p r aims ooking a rdys fiction from a newof Nature and gaining better understanding of Hardyss us in English literary history.Research Questio

6、nsAdvisor Approval2011.12.31_ Thesis Advisor (Pr)Signature (Chi)Date碩2011.12.31Student Name (Pr)Signature (Chi)DateTHESIS PROAL OUTLINEI.RODUCTION 導(dǎo)言1. A briefroduction of Thomas Hardy and his work.Importance of Study on Hardys work The Return of the Native.Significanto study naturalism in Hardys wo

7、rk The Return of the Native and its contribution to the discipline.: 選題背景；選題意義與目的；學(xué)術(shù)貢獻(xiàn)Over a century, study on English writer Thomas Hardy and his works has neverstopped, and there are an immense number of books abourdy himself, his ideas, and his literary works. However, with the passage of time, t

8、he focus of the studyWhat are the main ideas of naturalism?What is the relationship betn naturalism and tragedyhe Return of the Native?As for the research method, I will collect and look up a large number of literatures, and I also make use of the abundant information in website, such as, Baidu and

9、WanData and so on with the hopet I can do the deepresearch on it.LITERATURE REVIEW 文獻(xiàn)綜述Research sus on Hardys work and naturalism2.The naturalismhe Return of the Native ;The ideas of American naturalism, andits relation with tragedyhe Return of the Native：現(xiàn)狀（簡述自然主義現(xiàn)狀與的還鄉(xiāng)）；問題The term naturalism descr

10、ibes a type of literaturetempts to apply scientific principles of objectivity and deta ent to its study of human beings. Unlike realism, which focuses on literary technique, naturalism imp s a philosophical ition: for naturalistic writers, since human beings are, in E Zolas phrase, “human beasts,” c

11、haracters can be studied through their relationships to their surroundings. (Pfizer)Through the objective study of human beings, naturalistic writers be ve t thelaws behind the fortern human lives might be studied and understood.changes. In recent years, the study on Hardys novels he world and in Ch

12、ina has taken on a new look. Some researchers pay their attention to the tragic effect of Hardys Wessex novels, some yze the psychological predicament of the characters and indicate the modernism of Hardys works, and some others put emphasis on Nature in his novels. Chi professor Nie Zhenzhao explai

13、ns Hardys novel writing through Darwinism in one of his recently published articles. However, there seems to be no article on systematic research in Hardys treatment of Nature in his novels or in Hardys view on Nature and its relation to Darwinism. In the history of English literature, great importa

14、nce has always been attached to Nature both as a means of artistic expres and as theme. If the study of Nature in English literary works is d ith the combination of some scientific and philosophic ideas like Darwinism, there will be new understanding of the literary works. Hardy and his works are ap

15、propriate for this study. So, the author of this p r tries to do some research his area through the study of Hardy and his novels.Therefore, after collecting great amount of literatures, I try to write something from this po to study the naturalism he Return of the Native with the hope t after the d

16、etail research on it I can do further supplemen ion on previous studies aswell as provide such resear aterial for later researchers.III.METHODOLOGY1. Research procedures方法2. DollectionResearData：ethods ysis步驟 數(shù)據(jù)收集，方法 文本分析I tend to search and look up a large number of relevant literal books and novel

17、s to look for related sour . After searching a great deal of literatures, I have the idea to study the ideas of American naturalism, and its relation with tragedy he Return of the Native by famous writer Hardy.This p r elaborates Nature in Hardys major novels and puts spe l emphasis on the naturalis

18、m he Return of the Native, demonstrating the work as a novel of Nature. Then, the p r goes further to probe Hardys view of Nature. At last it discusses the influence of Hardys treatment of Nature on English modernist literature, espe lly on Naturalists. his way the p r aims ooking a rdys fiction fro

19、m a newof Nature and gaining better understanding of Hardyss us in English literary history.Naturalistic writers thus use a ver of the scientific method to write their novels; they study human beings erned by their instincts and pas s as well as the ways in which the characters lives are erned by fo

20、r of heredity and environment. Although they use the techniques of accumulating details pioneered by the realists, the naturalists differ from realists in t they have a specific object in mind when they choose the segment of reality t they wish to convey.The “brute within” each individual is com ed

21、of strong and often warring emotions: pas s, such as lust, greed, the desire for dominance or pleasure, and the fight for survival in an amoral, indifferent universe. Thein naturalistic novels is often “man against nature” or “man against himself” as characters struggle to retain a “veneer of civilization” despite external pre res t threaten to release the “brute within.” (Conder, 19)After reading such large number of literature, I attempt to give my focus on the