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The Study Of The Utopian Tendency Of George Sand's Novels

Posted on:2012-07-08Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:L Q CaiFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155330338954670Subject:Comparative Literature and World Literature
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George Sand (1804-1876) is an outstanding French Romantic writer of the 19th century. It's well known for her idealistic writing style. She said, I believe the mission of art is the mission of the emotional and love. So her written dozens of novels to show the pure human nature, pure love, harmonious family harmony, perfect society and ideal home, which imply the blueprint of life of utopian socialism. Therefore, the paper is started from George Sand's personal experience and thoughts and deeply investigated in three parts of the individual, society and the nature. Thus we could discover the utopian idea and explore the value and significance of her novels.The paper is composed by three parts, the introduction, main body, and conclusion. The first part of the paper is a brief introduction of George Sand's literary works and an explanation of the research ideas and values of papers. The main body is divided into three chapters. The first chapter introduces the root of George Sand's thought with her ups and downs of life experiences and the turbulent background. And it also analyses the formation of her utopian sense and the ideal sprit in her works from arranging the influence of Rousseau and utopian socialists. In the second chapter the author uses feminist theory to annotate the ideal love in her novels from deconstructing Phallocentrism and breaking through the boundaries of class. In third chapter the author depicts the perfect home idea in George sand's novels from social structure and natural fields. The former describes her ideal social blueprint by three novels, Le Compagnon de Tour de France, Le Meunier D'angibault, and Les Beaux Messieurs Bois-Doré. The latter analyzes her pastoral novels by the comparison of Cities and nature, and reflects the suitable habitats of nature. The last part of the paper explores the existing spiritual significance of utopian and value existence in today's society by querying the end of utopian. George Sand described her thinking and expectations of life and society by passionate words and created a Shelter for individual spirit rest. Also, her works have a certain aesthetic value and practical significance of the ecological concern of nature and our human society in the performance of harmonious nature and perfect humanity.
Keywords/Search Tags:George Sand, Novel, Ideal home, Utopia
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