狄更斯(Dickens)和雾都孤儿(Oliver Twist)

Plot of Oliver Twist
Oliver’s birth: of unknown parentage Maltreated by Bumble, the parish beadle In London, he falls into the hands of a gang of
Bleak House Hard Time
A Tale of Two City
Great Expectations
Oliver Twist
One of the best works of Dickens
A powerful exposure of bou rgeois society
Its publication brought about some bettering of conditions in the English workhouses during the author’s day
His Literary Creation & Literary Achievements
An highly conscious modern artist.
The settings are more complicated; the stories are better structured. Most novels of this period present a sharper criticism of social evils & morals of the Victorian England, for example, Bleak House, Hard Times, Great Expectations & so on. The early optimism could no more be found.
A man of action and business in the world, a student and writer of books
The best shorthand reporter on the London press The best amateur actor on the stage A successful periodical editor Radical in politics and ideology Concerned about social problems Faithful to the people, pessimistic to capitalist society,
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His Literary Creation &Literary Achievements
Charles Dickens is one of the greatest critical relistic writers of the Victorian Age.
The Period of His Life
1842-1850, The second period-- Period of excitement, irritation and frustration: exposing the corrupting influence of wealth and power, optimism turned into dissatisfaction and irritation
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The third period, a Period of steadily intensifying pessimism, showing underlying tone of bitterness, loss of hope for English bourgeois society
the expression of the conscience of his age
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If his writing career is an article , how many paragraphs do you divide ?
Divide his life into three parts
A combination of optimism about people and realism about society is obvious in his works.
His Literary Creation & Literary Achievemen百度文库s
Charles Dickens is a master story-teller. His language could, in a way, be compared with Shakespeare's. His humor & wit seem inexhaustible. Characterportrayal is the most outstanding feature of his works.
The Period of His Life
1836—1841, first period, Period of youthful optimist: fun, high spirit, naive optimism
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His characterizations of child (Oliver Twist, etc.), some grotesque people (Fagin, etc.) and some comical people (Mr. Micawber, etc.) are superb.
Dickens also employs exaggeration in his works.