隐喻与狄更斯远大前程中的环境铺垫.docx
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隐喻与狄更斯远大前程中的环境铺垫
BADissertation
EnvironmentBeddingandMetonymyinDickens’sGreatExpectations
BACandidateCaoDanwei
SupervisorHuYuming
WestAnhuiUniversity
May,2013
Acknowledgements
HereIavailmyselfofthisopportunitytoexpressmyheartfeltgratitudetoallthosewhohavehelpedmeinthecourseofwritingthispaper.
Firstly,Iwouldliketothankmydearsupervisor,Mr.HuYuming,forhisconstantencouragementandguidance.Hehaswalkedmethroughallthestagesofthewritingofthisdissertation.Hehasofferedmevaluableideas,suggestionsandcriticismwiththeprofoundknowledgeinhisresearchexperience.Withouthisconsistentandilluminatinginstruction,thisdissertationwouldnevercometoitspresentform.
Secondly,Iwouldliketoexpressmyheartfeltgratitudetoalltheteacherswhoeducatedandcultivatedmetobeaqualifiedteacherinthefutureinthepasttwoyears.
Finally,mythankswouldgotomybelovedfamilyfortheirlovingconsiderationsandgreatconfidenceinmeallthroughtheseyears.Ialsoowemysinceregratitudetomyfriendsandmyfellowclassmateswhogavemetheirhelpandtimeinlisteningtomeandhelpingmeworkoutmyproblemsduringthedifficultcourseofthethesis.
Abstract
CharlesDickens(1812-1870),generallyregardedasthegreatestliteraryauthorofhistimeinVictorianEngland,enjoyedawiderpopularitythananyotherpreviousauthorshaddoneduringhiswholelifetime.Dickens’slaterworkGreatExpectations(1861),whichwasconsideredashisartisticmasterpiece,wasthemostperfectlyconstructedofallDickens’snovels.ThisthesiscarefullyanalyzedtherelationshipbetweenmetonymyandtheenvironmentbeddinginDickens’sGreatExpectationstoachieveabetterunderstandingofthisnovel.Thisthesiswascomponentedoffourchapters.Chapteronewasabriefintroductiontothisthesis,thelifeandcareerofCharlesDickens.ChapterTwodiscussedthefigureofenvironmentbeddinginGreatExpectation.ChapterThreefocusedonthefigureofmetonymyinGreatExpectationandtherelationshipbetweenmetonymyandenvironmentbeddinginthisnovel.Thelastchapterconcludedthattheauthorusedmuchmetonymyrhetorictomaketheenvironmentbeddingmorevivid.Theuseofthemwaswellcomplementedwitheachotherinthisnovel.Itwasimportantforonetopayattentiontotheimportanceofusingrhetoricandwritingtechniquesinwriting.
Keywords:
CharlesDickens;GreatExpectation;environmentbedding;metonymy
摘要
查尔斯﹒狄更斯(1812-1870),被认为是维多利亚时代英国最伟大的文学天才。
他的受欢迎程度比以往任何作者都高。
狄更斯的后期作品《远大的前程》(1861),是他的艺术杰作,是狄更斯所有小说中最完美的。
这篇论文分析了在《远大前程》中换喻和环境铺垫的关系,以便更好地理解这部小说。
全文包括四大部分。
第一章前言,简单的介绍了文本内容,狄更斯的生平和职业生涯。
第二章主要是小说的写作手法之一的环境铺垫进行描述分析。
第三章重点对修辞手法换喻在《远大前程》中的作用进行分析,以及换喻和环境铺垫在这部小说中的关系。
最后一章为结论,狄更斯在小说中换喻的使用让环境铺垫的描写更为生动。
换喻和环境铺垫在小说中的使用是对各自很好的补充。
因此,在写作中注意对修辞手法和写作技巧的运用是非常重要的。
关键词:
查尔斯﹒狄更斯;《远大前程》;环境铺垫;转喻
Contents
Acknowledgements………………………………………………….…...i
Abstract(EnglishVersion)……………………………………………….ii
Abstract(ChineseVersion)……………………………………………..ⅲ
Contents…………………………………………………………………ⅳ
ChapterIIntroduction……………………………………………………1
1.1IntroductiontoCharlesDickens…………………………………..1
1.2IntroductiontoGreatExpectations..................................................3
ChapterIIEnvironmentbeddinginGreatExpectations…………………6
2.1Environmentforeshadowinginnovels………………………….....7
2.2EnvironmentforeshadowinginGreatExpectation………………...9
ChapterIIIMetonymyinGreatExpectations…………………………..11
3.1Thedefinitionofmetonymy……………………………………...11
3.2MetonymyinGreatExpectations………………………………...12
3.3Thecorrelationbetweenmetonymyandenvironmentbedding….13
ChapterIVConclusion………….……………………………………...16
Bibliography……………………………………………………………17
ChapterIIntroduction
CharlesDickens(1812-1870),generallyregardedasthegreatestliterarygeniusesofhistimeinVictorianEngland,enjoyedawiderpopularitythananypreviousauthorhaddoneduringhislifetime.Dickens’slaterworkGreatExpectations(1861),whichwasregardedashisartisticmasterpiece,wasthemostperfectlyconstructedofamongallhisnovels.Heconcentratedonbottompeople'skindness,warmthandthepowerofmoralinfluence.GreatExpectationsreflectedfourdifferentperiod’sinterpersonalrelationshipandthechangeofthepsychologicalactivityofPip.Inordertodescribethedevelopmentofprotagonist’scharacter,theauthorincisivelyandvividlyexplainedhowacountryinspiredaniceyoungmanwhothengraduallydevelopedintoupperclassasagentlemanbutendwithbadhabitsanddisillusion
1.1IntroductiontoCharlesDickens
CharlesDickens(1812–1870),wasthemostpopularEnglishnovelistoftheVictorianperiod.Duringhislife,hisworksenjoyedunprecedentedfame,andbythetwentiethcenturyhisliterarygeniuswasbroadlyacknowledgedbycriticsandscholars.Hisnovelsandshortstoriescontinuetobewidelypopular(Laurence,2008:
76).Althoughhehadlittleformaleducation,hisearlyimpoverishmentdrovehimtosucceed.HecontributedquitealottothedevelopmentofBritishLiterature.Heeditedaweeklyjournalfor20years,wrote15novels,5novellasandhundredsofshortstoriesandnon-fictionarticles,lecturedoverhiscareer(Chesterton,2008:
10-12).Ofallhisbooks,Dickensshowedhisgreatconcerntowardthesocietyhelivedin.Thecontinuingpopularityofhisnovelsandshortstoriesisthattheyhavenevergoneoutofprint.ThebeginningofthenovelwassetshortlyafterDickens’sbirthdate(1812)inthecountryofhischildhood--theKentishcountrysidebythesea.Dickenswasn’tanorphan,asPipwas,buthemaywellhavefeltlikeone.Hisparentsweresociable,pleasantpeople,butwhenCharles,whowastheeldestboy,wasnine,Dickens’sfamilypulleduprootsandmovedtoLondontotrytolivemorecheaply.Charleswasappalledbythecramped,grubbyhousetheylivedinandevenmoreashamedwhenhisfatherwasarrestedandtakentodebtors’prison.TherestoftheDickenswasallowedtomoveintoprisonwiththeirfather,buttwelve-year-oldCharleshadtoliveonhisownoutside.Afterhisfatherwasreleasedfromtheprison,Dickensreturnedtoschool.Heeventuallybecamealawclerk,thenacourtreporter,andfinallyanovelist.
Dickenslovedthestyleofthe18thcenturypicaresquenovelswhichhefoundinabundanceonhisfather'sshelves.AccordingtoAckroyd,otherthanthese,perhapsthemostimportantliteraryinfluenceonhimwasderivedfromthefablesofTheArabianNights(Ackroyd,1990:
44-45).Hisfirstnovel,thePickwickPapers,becameahugepopularsuccesswhenDickenswasonlytwenty-five.Withinafewyearshehadbecomeaninternationalliterarycelebrity,famousforhishumour,satire,andkeenobservationofcharacterandsociety.Hisnovels,mostpublishedinmonthlyorweeklyinstalments,pioneeredtheserialpublicationofnarrativefiction,whichbecamethedominantVictorianmodefornovelpublication(Grossman,2012:
54).His1843novella,AChristmasCarol,wasoneofthemostinfluentialworkseverwritten,anditremainedpopularandcontinuedtoinspireadaptationsineveryartisticgenre.Hiscreativegeniushadbeenpraisedbyfellowwriters—fromLeoTolstoytoG.K.ChestertonandGeorgeOrwell—foritsrealism,comedy,prosestyle,uniquecharacterisations,andsocialcriticism.Hepublishedhisworksextensivelyandwasconsideredaliterarycelebrityuntilhisdeathin1870.Dickenswasthemostpopularnovelistofhistime,andremainedoneofthebestknownandmostreadofEnglishauthors.
1.2IntroductiontoGreatExpectations
Great Expectations was one of the most mature works of Charles Dickens, which mainly toldthe hero Pip looking for his greatexpectation.Attheopeningofthenovel,Pipwasaparentlessyoungboy.Hisparentsandsiblingshadpassedaway,andhewaslefttohiseldersister.Adefinitelyraggedconvictwasstaringdownathim,whoplayedaveryimportantroleinPip’slife.AsPipgrewup,hebecamethesubjectofsomeunknownparty’sverygreatexpectationsandwasendowedwithconsiderablewealthunexpectedly.
Thethemesareoftenthefundamentalanduniversalideasexploredinaliterarywork.ThemoralthemeofGreatExpectationswasquitesimple:
affection,loyalty,andconsciencearemoreimportantthansocialadvancement,wealth,andclass.DickensestablishedthethemeandshowedPiplearningthislesson,largelybyexploringideasofambitionandself-improvement.Pip’sdesireforself-improvementwasthemainsourceofthenovel’stitle:
becausehebelievedinthepossibilityofadvancementinlife,hehad“greatexpectations”abouthisfuture.
Therewasnodoubtthatthewaytheauthordescribedhischaractersanddevelopedthemwasfabulous.EachcharacterplayedaninfluentialroleinPip’slife.Alltheserolesandthebrilliantwayinwhichtheywereplot-developedwererelatedtoPipshowedafeelingoffamiliarityandnostalgia.
Moreover,thenovelwasfilledwithhardshipsandconflictsforPipaswell.ItwasclearthatPiphadadefiningwishtoimprovehimself,butalsoanintenseconsciencethroughoutthenovel.Atthebeginningofthebook,Pipeagerlydesiredtorisehimselfabovesurroundingsandmadethemostofhimselfaspossiblyashecan,andevenmore.ThedesirereallybeganwithhisintroductiontoMissHavisham,averystrangewomanwholivedintheSatisHouseuptown.HemetnotonlyMissHavishambuttheyoungadoptedgirlEstellathere,whomwasraisedbyMissHavishamsinceearlychildhood.Pipwasalmostinstantlyattractedbyherbeauty,yetshescornedhimsharply.Pipcouldn’tunderstandwhyshetreatedhimlikethis,andwasveryembarrassedofhimselfandhisbackground,hopinghisbootsweren’tsothickandhisaccentnotsocoarse.Hehadastrongfeeling
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