艾米莉·勃朗特 課件

1、艾米莉勃朗特Emily Bronte The authorThe bookThe characterThe sentencesThe author Emily. Bronte (1818 1848),an English novelist and poet in the 19th century. She and Charlotte Bronte (1816-1855),the author of Jane Eyre , and their little sister, Anny Bronte (1820-1849) ,the author of Agnes Grey ,were known

2、as the Bronte sisters.They shone splendor in the literary world in the nineteenth century in England. Emily Bronte, just spent three decades in the world ,and left the earth in obscurity . However, her only novel Wuthering Heights has established her position in the history of English literature and

3、 world literature. In addition, she also wrote 193 poems.Therefore, she was considered to be a British genius authoress.Wuthering Heights showed a picture of life in an abnormal society through a love tragedy.It described a love and revenge story of a man,who suffered social prejudice and humiliatio

4、n. Heathcliff,hero of the novel, was adopted by the old master of Villa.He suffered humiliation and failed in love.Therefore,he decided to take revenge on Catherine,the woman he loved very much,and her husband Linton and children. Eventually, he completed his revenge. However, he died in depression

5、and disorder. 呼嘯山莊通過一個愛情悲劇，向人們展示了一幅畸形社會的生活畫面.它敘述了一個受盡社會偏見和屈辱的人的愛情與復(fù)仇的故事。男主角希斯克列夫被山莊老主人收養(yǎng)后，因受辱和戀愛不遂，決定對其女友嘉瑟琳，及與之結(jié)婚的地主林頓及其子女進行報復(fù)。最終，他完成了他的復(fù)仇計劃，然而，卻在抑郁和精神錯亂中死去。Now considered a classic of English literature, Wuthering Heights met with mixed reviews by critics when it first appeared, mainly because of

6、the narratives stark depiction of mental and physical cruelty. Though Charlotte Brones Jane Eyre was initially considered the best of the Bronte sisters works, many subsequent critics of Wuthering Heights argued that its originality and achievement made it superior. Heathcliff Found, and presumably

7、orphaned, on the streets of Liverpool, he was taken to Wuthering Heights by Mr. Earnshaw and reluctantly cared for by the rest of the family. He and Catherine later grew close, and their love became the central theme of the first volume; his revenge and its consequences were the main theme of the se

8、cond volume. Heathcliff is typically considered a Byronic hero.Catherine EarnshawFirst introduced in Lockwoods discovery of her diary and etchings, Catherines life was almost entirely detailed in the first volume. She seemingly suffers from a crisis of identity, unable to choose between nature and c

9、ulture (and, by extension, Heathcliff and Edgar). Her decision to marry Edgar Linton over Heathcliff has been seen as a surrender to culture, and has implications for all the characters of Wuthering Heights. Edgar Linton Introduced as a child of the Linton family, who reside at Thrushcross Grange, E

10、dgars life and mannerisms are immediately contrasted with those of Heathcliff and Catherine, and indeed the former dislikes him. Yet, owing much to his status, Catherine marries him and not Heathcliff. Nelly Dean The second and primary narrator of the novel, Nelly has been a servant of each generati

11、on of both the Earnshaw and Linton families. She is presented as a character who straddles the idea of a culture versus nature divide in the novel: she is a servant, and has experienced life at Wuthering Heights. However, she is also an educated woman and has lived at Thrushcross Grange. My love for Linton is like the foliage in the woods: time will change it, Im well aware, as winter changes the trees. My love for Heathcli