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revealed unwittingly; this distinguishes a dramatic monologue from a lyric, while the implied presence of an auditor distinguishes it from a soliloquy.It is a piece of spoken verse that offers great insight into the feelings of the speakers.

2、The term “stream-of-consciousness” which was coined by William James in Principles of Psychology (1890) is used to indicate a literary approach to the presentation of psychological aspects of characters in fiction. It presents unspoken 未在口头上说出的

materials directly from the psyche 心灵；灵魂of the characters, or make the characters tell their own inner thoughts in monologues独白 The realm 领域of life with which stream-of-consciousness novel is concerned is mental and spiritual experience心理和精神经历, such as sensations感觉, memories, imaginations, conceptions思想, intuitions直觉, feelings情感 and the process of association联想的过程.

3、作家评论

Dickens

He is one of the greatest critical realist writers of the Victorian Age. It is his serious intention to

expose and criticize in his works all the poverty, injustice, hypocrisy and corruptness he sees all around him.In his early novels, he attacks one or more

specific social evils in each: for example, the dehumanizing workhouse system and the dark, criminal underworld life in Oliver Twist.His later works show the development of Dickens towards a highly conscious artist of the modern type.

Dickens is a master story-teller.In language, he is often compared with Shakespeare for his adeptness with the vernacular and large vocabulary with which he brings out many a wonderful verbal picture of man and scene. His humor and wit seem inexhaustible.Character-portrayal is the most distinguishing feature of his works. His best-depicted characters are those innocent, virtuous persecuted, helpless child characters and those horrible and grotesque characters.

1、Dickens is remembered first of all for his

character-portrayal.Every character his creature finger touched came alive.Not only the major characters but many of the minor ones in his novels also leave unforgettable impressions on the reader’s mind.He

often gives his characters certain peculiarities in appearance, in manner of speaking or inaction of habit by the use of exaggeration and it is these

peculiarities that make them more lively than life itself.

2、Another feature of Dickens’ s fictional art is his humor and satire. The great humorists of the world are few in number, and Dickens is of that choice company. Satire is frequently employed by Dickens to achieve the effect of irony. Meanwhile, Dickens is powerful in painting pictures of pathos that aim to arouse

people’s sympathy.

3、 So far as construction in Dickens’s novels is concerned, the main plot is often interwoven with more than one sub-plot so that some interesting minor characters as well as a broader view of life may be introduced. There is an abundant variety in Dickens‘s invention of character and situation.

4、 Dickens has often been compared to Shakespeare for creative force and range of invention. “He and Shakespeare are the two unique popular classics that England has given to the world, and they are alike in