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Dickens—his life and works
“Dickens’ greatest friendship was, from the beginning, with his audience.”
A Tale of Two Cities Great Expectations Oliver Twist David Copperfield Hard Times Bleak House
Charles Dickens
1812-1870
• • “It is scarcely conceivable that anyone should…exert a stronger social influence than Mr. Dickens has…. His sympathies are on the side of the suffering and the frail; and this makes him the idol of those who suffer, from whatever cause.” －－ Harriet Martineau
The setting (time and location) in which Dickens lived.
Dickens Houple & places
Dickens lived during a period of contradictions.
How did Dickens influence Victorian and modern Christmas traditions?
“..it was the Christmas stories of Dickens that rekindled the joy of Christmas in Britain and America.”
• 他幽默，然而他又富于悲剧感；他使人感 到压抑，然而当他走出穷巷斗室，一车飞 驰大路的时侯，又使人感到空前的解脱； 他多次被人贬为庸俗，伤感，夸张，但连 最清高的批评家也承认正是他紧紧抓住了 真实人生的核心；他是大众的娱悦者，又 是社会的良心；同莎士比亚一样，他运用 语言是多层次、多方面、多声域的，令所 有的学者皱眉，却使英语更加活跃；也同 莎士比亚一样，他是最通俗的作家，又是 在根本意义上最懂艺术的大师。 ——王佐 良
May it haunt their houses pleasantly,
And no one wish to lay it down.”
Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol