《傲慢与偏见》英文书评.doc

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Thecommentof"Prideandprejudice"

PrideandPrejudiceisanovelwrittenbythefamousEnglishwriter,JaneAusten,whowasthesixthchildreninafamilyofsevenandwasborninthevillageofsteventoninHampshirein1775anddiedofAddison’sdiseasein1817.

PrideandPrejudiceisalovestory,mainlytellsthelovebetweenElizabethandDarcy.Itdividedinto2volumesandiscomposedof42chaptersaltogether.ThemajorcharactersareMr.Darcy,Arichandproudyoungman.Elizabeth,thesecondeldestdaughterofMr.andMrs.Bennet.Mr.Bingley,Arichyoungbachelor.Jane,thefirstdaughterofMr.andMrs.Bennet.ThestorybeginwithBingley’sarrival.OnedaywhenMrs.BennethearBingleyhastakenNetherfield,ahousenearher’s.Sheissohappyandarrangedoneofherfivedaughtersmarriagewithhim.Ataball,luckly,BingleyandJanefallinloveatthefirstsight.Darcy,afriendofBingley’s,wasattractedtoElizabeth,alivelyandspiritedgirl.ButDarcygreatlyoffendsherbyhissuperciliousbehaviorandthisdislikeisincreasedbyWickham,adashingyoungmilitiaofficeroftheunjusttreatmenthehasmetwithatDarcy'shands.OnedaywhenDarcyandBingley’stwosistersdisgustedwiththevulgarityofMrs.Bennetandhertwoyoungestdaughters,effectivelyseparatedBingleyandJane.Meanwhile,Collins,acousinofMr.andMrs.Bennet,marriedcharlotte,afriendofElizabeth’s,forElizabeth’srefusetomarryhim.ButOnedayDarcysendElizabethaletter,inwhichhejustifiestheseparationofhisfriendBingleyandJaneandmakeitclearthatWickhamis.SoElizabethchangedheropinionsandideastowardhim.OncewhenElizabethvisitedheruncleandauntinthenorthofEngland,shemetDarcythereandwitnessedhischangesthroughseriesofbehaviors,nolongerprideandbecomegentleandattentive,allthesemadetheirmarriagearranged,andtheyalsosuitablyprovidedforBingleyandJane’sreunitedandengaged.Thestoryendswithboththeirhappymarriages.

SirWalterScott评论

READagain,andforthethirdtimeatleast,MissAusten'sveryfinelywrittennovelof"PrideandPrejudice."ThatyoungladyhasatalentfordescribingtheinvolvementsandfeelingsandcharactersofordinarylifewhichistomethemostwonderfulIevermetwith.Thebigbow-wowstrainIcandomyselflikeanynowgoing;buttheexquisitetouch,whichrendersordinarycommonplacethingsandcharactersinteresting,fromthetruthofthedescriptionandthesentiment,isdeniedtome.—From"TheJournalofSirWalterScott,"March,1826.

Webestownomeancomplimentupontheauthorof"Emma"whenwesaythatkeepingclosetocommonincidents,andtosuchcharactersasoccupytheordinarywalksoflife,shehasproducedsketchesofsuchspiritandoriginalitythatwenevermisstheexcitationwhichdependsuponanarrativeofuncommonevents,arisingfromtheconsiderationofminds,manners,andsentiments,greatlyaboveourown.Inthisclassshestandsalmostalone;forthescenesofMissEdgewortharelaidinhigherlife,variedbymoreromanticincident,andbyherremarkablepowerofembodyingandillustratingnationalcharacter.Buttheauthorof"Emma"confinesherselfchieflytothemiddlingclassesofsociety;hermostdistinguishedcharactersdonotrisegreatlyabovewell-bredcountrygentlemenandladies;andthosewhicharesketchedwithmostoriginalityandprecision,belongtoaclassratherbelowthatstandard.Thenarrativeofallhernovelsiscomposedofsuchcommonoccurrencesasmayhavefallenundertheobservationofmostfolks;andherdramatispersonæconductthemselvesuponthemotivesandprincipleswhichthereadersmayrecognizeasrulingtheirown,andthatofmostoftheirownacquaintances.—From"TheQuarterlyReview,"October,1815.

LordMacaulay评论

SHAKESPEAREhashadneitherequalnorsecond.Butamongthewriterswho,inthepointwhichwehavenoticed,haveapproachednearesttothemannerofthegreatmasterwehavenohesitationinplacingJaneAusten,awomanofwhomEnglandisjustlyproud.Shehasgivenusamultitudeofcharacters,all,inacertainsense,commonplace,allsuchaswemeeteveryday.Yettheyareallasperfectlydiscriminatedfromeachotherasiftheywerethemosteccentricofhumanbeings.Thereare,forexample,fourclergymen,noneofwhomweshouldbesurprisedtofindinanyparsonageinthekingdom—Mr.EdwardFerrars,Mr.HenryTilney,Mr.EdmundBertram,andMr.Elton.Theyareallspecimensoftheupperpartofthemiddleclass.Theyhaveallbeenliberallyeducated.Theyalllieundertherestraintsofthesamesacredprofession.Theyareallyoung.Theyareallinlove.Notoneofthemhasanyhobby-horse,tousethephraseofSterne.Notonehasarulingpassion,suchaswereadofinPope.Whowouldnothaveexpectedthemtobeinsipidlikenessesofeachother?

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