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A Study of the Theory of Evolution Shown in Hardy’s Novels Ⅰ.IntroductionThomas Hardy (1840-1928), novelist and poet, is one of the representatives of English critical realism at the turn of the 19th century. He was deeply influenced by Charles Darwin’s Theory of

摘　要:英国著名作家托马斯·哈代在其小说《德伯家的苔丝》中指出:女主人公苔丝是一个纯洁的女人。人们对此争论不休。文章试图通过对男女主人公性格特征以及社会背景的分析,说明苔丝的纯洁,并分析苔丝出淤泥而不染,出淤泥而弥洁的本质。 (一)托马斯•哈代的《德伯家的苔丝》是英国文学和世界文学的瑰宝。自从《苔丝》问世以来,人们便对它的副标题“一个纯洁的女人”争论不休。许多人只承认“纯洁”一词的引申的、人为的含意,却无论如何也难以承认这个既不贞洁,又杀了人的女人是纯洁的。对此,舆论界的分岐也很大,众说纷纭,莫衷一是。 &nb

Ⅰ.IntroductionThomas Hardy (1840-1928), novelist and poet, is one of the representatives of English critical realism at the turn of the 19th century. He was deeply influenced by Charles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution, which may be seen from his view on religion as well as his writings. With th

1. Introduction Poetics is one of the most important works created by Aristotle. From Chapter 6 to Chapter 22, it concentrates mainly on tragedy. Until now, Aristotle’s tragic theory in Poetics still plays a significant role in artistic creation. Du Shiniang and Tess are two tragic characters t

The Spirit of Revolt of Tess --Study in Tess of the D'Urbervilles Thesis statement: Everyone knows that Tess’s life is a great tragedy, but she is still a courageous woman who dares to fight by all means. In order to defeat the unfortunate fate she always resists the decadent society, the t

《德伯家的苔丝》描绘了一个纯洁女人的悲剧性毁灭。哈代在小说的副标题中称女主人公为“一个纯洁的女人”,公开地向维多利亚时代虚伪的社会道德挑战。女主人公苔丝是一个勤劳善良、美丽纯朴的农家姑娘,同时在她身上又有着可贵的坚强、自尊和大胆反抗厄运的品格,为了摆脱穷困,她的母亲打发她去有钱的“本家”亚雷家做工,结果遭到亚雷的蹂躏,失去了“清白”。此时的她不仅要面对生活的贫困,还要抵御“道德”的压力。她来到牛奶场当女工和来自城里的具有“自由思想”的安玑·克莱尔真心相爱了。新婚之夜,苔丝为了忠实自己的丈夫,向克莱尔讲述了自己以往的“过失”。表现了很高的道德的勇气。当丈夫不能谅解,幸福已经破灭时