Henry_Fielding亨利菲尔丁简介.ppt

胡玉妍胡玉妍 20112011级地理科学本级地理科学本An introduction to Fieldingthe greatest novelist of the 18th century and is one of the most artistic that English literature has produced.a versatile man:a novelist,a dramatist(26 plays),an essayist,a political pamphleteer,a learned authority on law and an able and efficient magistrate and a political economist Educationborn in an old aristocratic（贵族）family and studied for six years at the famous Eton(伊顿)school and took a degree at the University of Leyden（雷顿）in Holland.ExperienceHe first tried his luck at play writing and turned out 26 plays during 9 years(1729-37),and became the most successful playwright of the time.He wrote plays,farces 滑稽剧and buffooneries 滑稽for the stage with political and social satire.Fielding mercilessly exposed the corruption,hypocrisy and cruelty of the officials.His plays was applauded by the public but hated by the government.In 1737 when the political censorship of the Licensing Act went into effect,his theatrical career came to an end.He began to take up law and was admitted to the Bar at the Middle Temple in 1740.He was made a judge in 1748.Then Fielding began his novel writing by attacking Richardson.In 1742 he published his first novel The History of the Adventures of Joseph AndrewsThis was followed by another novel,The Life of Mr.Jonathan Wild the Great.In 1749,appeared his masterpiece,The History of Tom Jones,a Foundling,two years later:his last novel,Amelia.In his novels,Fielding continued to expose and fight against social evils of his time.His later years were devoted to the duties as a magistrate.He worked very hard.His health failed.In 1754 he died in Lisbon,Portugal.Writing StyleHis style is easy,unlabored and familiar,but extremely vivid and vigorous.His sentences are always distinguished by logic and musical rhythm;the structures are always well balanced and carefully planned.His language is remarkable.Fieldings Novels(1)“The love of several masks 几种假面具下的爱情(1728)(2)Joseph Andrews 约瑟夫安德鲁斯的经历(1742)(3)Jonathan Wild the Great 大伟人乔纳森魏尔德(1743)(4)Tom Jones 汤姆琼斯(1749)(5)Amelia 阿米丽亚(1751)(6)Lisbon navigation Diary里斯本航海日记（1754）Fielding as a Playwright （1）The Welsh Opera 威尔斯歌剧 (1731)（2）Don Quixote in England 唐吉诃德在英国(1734)（3）Pasqin 巴斯昆 (1736)（4）The Historical Register for the Year 1736 一七三六年历史记事 (1737)Fieldings dramatic theory and practice were in conformity with the theory of“a return to nature”and the principle that the stage should be“a school of morality”in the Enlightenment(启蒙运动)period.Tom Jones is Fielding the most mature artistic masterpiece,is also a landmark British novel history masterpiece.Tom Jones Tom Jones original is a bastard,and was a local gentleman accept for adopted son.After he grows up he prefer outstanding,Drew much gentleman glad.But hes so bold and unconstrained,romantic,adventure,first,a daughter of plantation owners with neighboring Sophia lover,is played when third party has a fervent than Phil intervention-cousin,two peoples jealousness borne.Tom and he was flirting with shepherdess say love.The boring life,and strict rules and gossip,make Tom think can no longer stay in the country,he is ambitious to decide to go to London gets a career.汤姆琼斯原是一个私生子，后被当地一绅士收为养子。他长大后才貌出众，颇得绅士欢喜。但他性情豪放，向往浪漫、冒险的生活，先是跟邻近一庄园主的女儿索菲娅相好，正打得火热时却有个第三者表弟比菲尔介入，两人争风吃醋。汤姆于是又跟牧羊女调情说爱了无聊的生活、严厉的家规加上流言蜚语，使汤姆觉得再也不能呆在乡下了，他野心勃勃地决定到伦敦去大干一番事业。Tom Jones plot organization performance in the authors highly art.Tom Jones although plot complex numerous,but the author,characters,delicate,hierarchy in layout in an orderly way.In the story,character,increasing the plot appears compact.汤姆琼斯在情节的组织方面表现了作者的高度的艺术技巧。汤姆琼斯虽然情节复杂，人物众多，但作者布局精巧，层次井然，有条不紊。在故事的发展中，人物出现越多，情节越趋紧凑。appreciationNovelNovels in addition to Jones and SuFei ya successively runaways plot as the center,describes all kinds of sporting events outside,also describes some incidental story and characters.If the pitiless 1691Christians in the mountains of the recluse,pessimistic,gypsy life,the relationship between the couples,the low mans relationship with Neville court family father to contradictions etc.Gail These stories and characters and the main plot constitute an organic whole.小说中除了以琼斯和苏菲娅先后离家出走的情节为中心，描写形形色色的冒险事件外，也描叙了一些附带的故事和人物。如教友会教徒的铁石心肠，山中隐士的悲观厌世，吉卜赛人的生活，菲茨派屈里克夫妇的关系，本勒夫人的家庭和奈庭盖尔父子的矛盾等等。这些故事和人物都与主要的情节构成一个有机的整体。