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英文简介
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OneofDickensmostenduringlypopularstoriesisOliverTwist,anearlyworkpublished1837-8.Likemanyofhislaternovels,itscentralthemeisthehardshipfacedbythedispossessed(无依无靠的)andthoseoftheoutsideofsociety.Oliverhimselfisborninaworkhouseandtreatedcruellythereaswasthenorm(规范)atthetimeforpauper(贫民的)children,inparticularbyBumble,aparish(教区)councilofficial.ThestoryfollowsOliverasheescapestheworkhouseandrunsawaytoLondon.Herehereceivesaneducationinvillainy(恶劣行径)fromthecriminalgangofFaginthatincludesthebrutal(残忍的)thiefBillSikes,thefamousartfulDodgerandNancy,Billwhore.Oliverisrescuedbytheintervention(介入)ofabenefactor(行善的人)–Mr.Brownlow-butthemysteriousMonksgetsthegangtokidnap(诱拐)theboyagain.NancyintervenesbutismurderedviciouslybySikesaftershehasshowedsomeredeemingqualitiesandhasdiscoveredMonksinisterintention.ThestorycloseshappilyandwithjusticeforBumbleandthecruelMonkswhohashiddenthetruthofOliverparentageoutofmalice.Accusationsweremadethatthebookglamorisedcrime(liketheewgateGroupoftheperiod)butDickenswiselydisassociatedhimselffromcriminalromances.Hisachievementwasinfactinpresentingtheunderworldandproblemsofpovertytothewell-offinawayrarelyattemptedpreviously.
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狄更斯的生平简介
CharlesJohnHuffamDickens(pronounced
February1812–9June1870)wasthemostpopularBritishnovelistoftheVictorianera,andheremainspopular,responsibleforsomeofEnglishliterature'
smosticoniccharacters.
Manyofhisnovels,withtheirrecurrentconcernforsocialreform,firstappearedinmagazinesinserialisedform,apopularformatatthetime.Unlikeotherauthorswhocompletedentirenovelsbeforeserialisation,Dickensoftencreatedtheepisodesastheywerebeingserialized.Thepracticelenthisstoriesaparticularrhythm,punctuatedbycliffhangerstokeepthepubliclookingforwardtothenextinstalment.Thecontinuingpopularityofhisnovelsandshortstoriesissuchthattheyhavenevergoneoutofprint.
HisworkhasbeenpraisedforitsmasteryofproseanduniquepersonalitiesbywriterssuchasGeorgeGissingandG.K.Chesterton,thoughothers,suchasHenryJamesandVirginiaWoolf,criticisedhimforsentimentalityandimplausibility.
OliverTwist,alsoknownas
TheParishBoy'
sProgress,isthesecond
novel
byEnglishauthor
CharlesDickens,publishedby
RichardBentley
in
1838.Thestoryisaboutan
orphan
OliverTwist,whoenduresamiserableexistenceina
workhouse
andthenisplacedwithanundertaker.HeescapesandtravelstoLondonwherehemeetsthe
ArtfulDodger,leaderofagangofjuvenile
pickpockets.Oliverisledtothelairoftheirelderlycriminaltrainer
Fagin,naivelyunawareoftheirunlawfulactivities.
OliverTwist
isnotableforDickens'
unromanticportrayalofcriminalsandtheirsordidlives.[1]
Thebookexposedthecrueltreatmentofmanyawaif-childinLondon,whichincreasedinternationalconcerninwhatissometimesknownas"
TheGreatLondonWaifCrisis"
:
thelargenumberoforphansinLondonintheDickensera.Thebook'
ssubtitle,
sProgress,alludesto
Bunyan'
s
ThePilgrim'
sProgress
andalsotoapairofpopular18th-centurycaricatureseriesby
WilliamHogarth,"
ARake'
sProgress"
and"
AHarlot'
.[2]
Anearlyexampleofthesocialnovel,thebookcallsthepublic'
sattentiontovariouscontemporaryevils,includingthe
PoorLaw,childlabourandtherecruitmentofchildrenascriminals.Dickensmocksthehypocrisiesofhistimebysurroundingthenovel'
sseriousthemeswithsarcasmanddarkhumour.ThenovelmayhavebeeninspiredbythestoryofRobertBlincoe,anorphanwhoseaccountofhardshipsasachildlabourerinacottonmillwaswidelyreadinthe1830s.ItislikelythatDickens'
sownearlyyouthasachildlabourercontributedtothestory'
sdevelopment.
hasbeenthesubjectofnumerousfilmandtelevisionadaptations,andisthebasisforahighlysuccessful
musicalplay,andthemultiple
AcademyAward
winning
1968
motionpicturemadefromit.
Thebookwasoriginallypublishedin
Bentley'
sMiscellany
asaserial,inmonthlyinstallmentsthatbeganappearinginthemonthofFebruary1837andcontinuedthroughApril1839.ItwasoriginallyintendedtoformpartofDickens'
sserial
TheMudfogPapers.[3][4][5]
Itdidnotappearasitsownmonthlyserialuntil1846.
GeorgeCruikshank
providedonesteeletchingpermonthtoillustrateeachinstallment.[6]
Thefirstnovelizationappearedsixmonthsbeforetheserializationwascompleted.ItwaspublishedinthreevolumesbyRichardBentley,theownerof
sMiscellany,undertheauthor'
spseudonym,"
Boz"
andincluded24steel-engravedplatesbyCruikshank.
Thefirsteditionwastitled:
OliverTwist;
or,TheParishBoy'
sProgress.
isbornintoalifeofpovertyandmisfortuneinaworkhouseinanunnamedtown(althoughwhenoriginallypublishedin
in1837thetownwascalled
Mudfog
andsaidtobewithin70milesnorthofLondon).Orphanedalmostfromhisfirstbreathbyhismother’sdeathinchildbirthandhisfather’sunexplainedabsence,Oliverismeagerlyprovidedforunderthetermsofthe
PoorLaw,andspendsthefirstnineyearsofhislifeata
babyfarm
inthe'
care'
ofawomannamedMrs.Mann.Oliverisbroughtupwithlittlefoodandfewcomforts.AroundthetimeofOliver'
sninthbirthday,Mr.Bumble,aparishbeadle,removesOliverfromthebabyfarmandputshimtoworkpicking
oakum
atthemainworkhouse.Oliver,whotoilswithverylittlefood,remainsintheworkhouseforsixmonths.Oneday,thedesperatelyhungryboysdecidetodrawlots;
thelosermustaskforanotherportionof
gruel.ThetaskfallstoOliver,whoatthenextmealtremblinglycomesforward,bowlinhand,andmakeshisfamousrequest:
"
Please,sir,Iwantsomemore."
Agreatuproarensues.Theboardofwell-fedgentlemenwhoadministertheworkhousehypocriticallyofferfivepoundstoanypersonwishingtotakeontheboyasanapprentice.AbrutalchimneysweepalmostclaimsOliver,however,whenhebegsdespairinglynottobesentawaywith"
thatdreadfulman"
akindlyoldmagistraterefusestosigntheindentures.Later,Mr.Sowerberry,anundertakeremployedbytheparish,tookOliverintohisservice.HetreatsOliverbetter,andbecauseoftheboy'
ssorrowfulcountenance,useshimasamourneratchildren’sfunerals.However,Mr.Sowerberryisinanunhappymarriage,andhiswifetakesanimmediatedisliketoOliver—primarilybecauseherhusbandseemstolikehim—andlosesfewopportunitiestounderfeedandmistreathim.HealsosufferstormentatthehandsofNoahClaypole,anoafishbutbullyingfellowapprenticeand"
charityboy"
whoisjealousofOliver’spromotiontomute,andCharlotte,theSowerberrys'
maidservant,whoisinlovewithNoah.
Oneday,inanattempttobaitOliver,NoahinsultsOliver'
sbiologicalmother,callingher"
aregularright-downbad‘un"
.Oliverfliesintoarage,attackingandevenbeatingthemuchbiggerboy.Mrs.SowerberrytakesNoah’sside,helpshimtosubdue,punching,andbeatingOliver,andlatercompelsherhusbandandMr.Bumble,whohasbeensentforintheaftermathofthefight,intobeatingOliveragain.OnceOliverissenttohisroomforthenight,hedoessomethingthathehadn'
tdonesincebabyhood—hebreaksdownandweeps.Alonethatnight,Oliverfinallydecidestorunaway,and,"
Herememberedtohaveseenthewaggons,astheywentout,toilingupthehill.Hetookthesameroute,"
untilawell-placedmilestonesetshiswanderingfeettowards
London.
[edit]London,theArtfulDodger,andFagin
originalengravingofthe
ArtfulDodger