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• Resurrection（复活） –"Recalled to Life” • the main theme
• Dr. Manette was set free after 18years--reborn death sentences for insignificant crimes
4.Times Values
Full of Christian Humanity Use the past to satirize the present (借古讽今) NOT to Replace one tyranny by another （以暴制暴） One of the most representative works on Critical Realism
the fate of a small group of characters
a French doctor set free after having been in prison for 18 years
settled in London with his daughter Lucie
Showed great sympathy for the poor and laborers.
Exposed and attacked the hypocrisy(虚伪) and ruthlessness(无情) of capitalism.
“A distinguished novelist” ----Marx
•Great Expectations 《远大前程》（1861）
•Our Mutual Friend 《我们共同的朋友》 （1865）
The Writing Style of Dickens’ Novels
Sharp social criticism. 尖锐的社会批评 Gentle humanitarian. Vivid outward portrayal 温和的人道主义 生动的人物塑造
(鞋油作坊).
father heavily in debt put into prison
Worked there began at eight in the morning and ended at night .
His miserable life at the factory left an everlasting painful brand on his mind.
Humorous and Pungent irony 幽默辛辣的讽刺
“It was the best of Times.
It was the worst of Times.”
• Basic Background • Brief Introduction • Theme • Times Values
1.Basic Background
• Place: London & Paris • Event : French Revolution • Time:By the end of 18 th century
2.Brief Introduction
a tale of action and of adventure
In
1858
American
Notes
Separated
Late in 1867, second trip to American
His last book, The Mystery of Edwin Drood
On 8 June , 1870, suddenly suffer a stroke of apoplexy, and died a day later.
Mother : Elizabeth Father: John
Occupation : British novelist
Catherine Hogarth
Death: 9 June 1870 God’s Hill Place
sad, painful childhood
9.moved to poor quarter 12.blacking factory
The Writing Style of the Middle Period (1846- 57 •His bitter irony to bourgeois and their morality •Gentle Moralism
•The plot and structure are more complete unified • Humor and satire
The Writing Style of the Later Period (1858- 70): •Humor and satiric Social Criticism •Gentle Reformism and Strong humanitarian •Exploration of man’s inner conflicts •Symbolism
The later period (1858- 70)
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The Writing Style of the Early period(1836-45) :
•Gentle social criticism •Fantastic optimism •Novela picaresca •Exaggeration
Critical realism
Assessment Dickens World
His tombstone was written: “He was a sympathiser to the poor, the suffering, and the oppressed; and by his death, one of England's greatest writers is lost to the world.”
His representative works of the early time(1836-45):
•The Pickwick Papers 《匹克威克外传》（1837） •Oliver Twist 《奥利佛·退斯特》(又名《雾都孤儿》) （1838） •The Old Curiosity Shop 《老古玩店》（1839） •Nicholas Nickleby 《尼古拉斯·尼科尔贝》（1841）
• also the last theme
• Carton's sacrifice ----resurrected in spirit peasants are put to death without any trial
In the broadest sense, at the end of the novel Dickens foresees a resurrected social order in France, rising from the ashes of the old one.
Lifetime Writing Style
A tale of city two cities
Summary
the greatest representative of English critical realism (批判现实主义)
born 7 February 1812 Portsmouth, England
By his death, one of England's greatest writers is lost to the world.”
Three Periods of Dickens Writing Career
Early period (1836- 45)
The middle period (1846- 57)
He was respected as “a beacon for calling people back to joyousness and love.” (召唤人们回到欢笑和仁 爱中来的明灯)
A girl described:“ No matter where he is, and no matter what he creates, it just likes a room surrounded with invisible and mysterious light, when he entered everyone was shocked.
All this had a deep influence on Dickens thought and work after years.
heritage Studied at school again shorthand the British Museum Library 15
a lawyer’s office boy
In 1833 began writing career
in 1836 24 years old work without rest
Sketches by Boz
《特写集》
married humorous stories
Pickwick Papers
《匹克威克外传》
1842,first trip to American
Dr. Manette
Lucie Manette
Charles Darnay
noble heir (后裔) of the bad Evremonde（埃弗雷蒙侯爵） family of French
Look alike Darnay , also loved Lucie very much ， devoted himself and saved Darnay
His representative works of the later time (1858- 70):