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Study Of The Narrative Style Of Jane Austen’s Novels

Posted on:2014-03-17Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:D XuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2255330401956501Subject:Comparative Literature and World Literature
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American literary critic Edmon Wilson believed since one hundred years ago,Britain has happened several revolutions. The renovation of literary taste affected almost all the popularity of writers. But only Shakespeare and Jane Austen are enduring. Thisis often the critics took on par with Shakespeare’s nineteenth Century Britain’s JaneAusten female writer of the good.Jane Austen short lifetime total of six works spread in the world, From1881to1818,Jane Austen has published "Sense and Sensibility","Pride and Prejudice","MansfieldPark.","Emma","Northanger Abbey" and "Persuasion". These works is to allow the passageof time, change of circumstances still modern classics, two hundred years has been lovedby readers the world. Jane Austen, a sentimental, Gothic novel affectation to refract thelight of reason, so that the loss of place, thus the way for realistic novel climax theeighteen thirties clearing.Love and marriage is Jane Austen’s eternal theme, as she said "She is standing in thethree sun in the ivory tower for writing". Jane Austen has always been the feminine angleof view creation, the delicate description of the psychology of women are often the mostcan move the hearts of female readers, and she will be the ancient themes of love andmarriage in an open state, to emphasize the importance of personal education to maritalhappiness, happy life more enlightened female readers.A village, a few households is usually all Jane Austen works. Her narrative lens fixedeternal in the British manor life small household affairs, you come to me. Ball, dinner,walking, playing almost makes her works. All Austen’s works only on the scene, this andJane Austen own life experience has the connection, she completely adapt to the life inthe city of London, she loves the only country, her hometown. That beautiful or notbeautiful love all this.Jane Austen is a hundred-percent comedian. Her humorous language from almostevery part of the mouth, especially the "middle-aged lady","supporting role" and "uglyactor" can be said to be "sparkling discourse". However, sometimes it is from theseseemingly funny role to say a truth universally acknowledged. Irony in her works, Whetherpreliminary "Sense and sensibility","Pride and Prejudice","Northanger Abbey" or later"Emma","Mansfield Park.","Northanger Abbey".Love and marriage is an important event in human experience and the most universalsignificance, although the different cultures of different times the concept of marriage isdifferent, but people look forward to the good love and the happiness of marriage arecommon, I think, this is Jane Austen has become one of the reasons for enduring.
Keywords/Search Tags:narrative purpose, narrative mode, irony, ethical value
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