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OnIronyinPrideandPrejudice《傲慢与偏见》中的反讽
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OnIronyinPrideandPrejudice
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OnIronyinPrideandPrejudice
Abstract:
JaneAustenisaBritishwomannovelistinthe19thcentury.InhermasterpiecePrideandPrejudice,theuseofironyisthebiggestartisticfeature.Thethesisfirstintroducesthedefinitionandfunctionofirony.Second,itanalyzestheapplicationofironyinthecharacterizationofthenovel,whichnotonlymakesthenovelfilledwithwitandhumor,butalsoprovestheauthor’sthoroughunderstandingofhumannature;Third,itexpoundstheironyinthemarriageplot,wherebytheauthorcriticizestheBritishmarriagevaluethatmoneymattersmostandputsforwardthatthehappinessofmarriageconsistsinemotionalcommunication,independentpersonalityandgoodcharacter.Finally,thethesisconcludesthatJaneAustine’sironycontainsherunderstandingoflifeandsocietyandsoitisthesharpestweaponsusedinhernovels.
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JaneAusten,irony,PrideandPrejudice,characterization,plot
《傲慢与偏见》中的反讽
摘要:
简奥斯丁是一位英国19世纪杰出的女性作家。
在她的作品《傲慢与偏见》中,对于反讽的写作手法是对于文学最大的财富。
本论文首先介绍了反讽的定义和功能;其次,从人物塑造方面,分析了人物刻画中反讽的运用,不但使小说充满了智慧和幽默,还体现出作者对人性的透彻的洞察力。
再次,论证了小说中婚姻情节中的反讽,借此,作者批判了当时只重视金钱的婚姻观念,提出感情的沟通,独立的人格和高尚品格才是幸福婚姻的保障。
最后得出反讽体现出了简·奥斯汀对生活和社会的理解,因此反讽也成为她作品中一个利器。
关键词:
简奥斯汀;反讽;《傲慢与偏见》,人物塑造,情节
Contents
1Introduction1
2TheIntroductiontoIrony2
2.1DefinitionofIrony2
2.2TheFunctionofIrony2
2.3ExpressionsofIronyinPrideandPrejudice2
3TheAppreciationofIronyinCharacterization3
3.1Elizabeth3
3.2Mr.Darcy4
3.3Mr.Bennet4
3.4Mrs.Bennet4
3.5Mr.Collins5
3.6Miss.Bingley6
3.7Mrs.Catherine6
4ApplicationofIronyintheMarriagePlot7
4.1Mr.Collins'ProposaltoMarryElizabeth7
4.2TheMarriagesofLydiaBennetandMr.Wickham8
4.3TheMarriageofMr.CollinsandCharlotteLucas8
4.4TheMarriageofMr.DarcyandElizabeth9
5Conclusion11
References:
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Acknowledgments14
OnIronyinPrideandPrejudice
1Introduction
JaneAustenisanoutstandingBritishwomannovelistinthe19thcentury.Herliteraryworkshavefar-reachinginfluencesnotonlyonposterity,butalsoonthedevelopmentofsocietyandliterature.ThroughanalysisoftheplotandthecharacterizationoffiguresinPrideandPrejudice,thethesiswillexploreironyusedbyJaneAusten.Hernovelsarefilledwithsnidetoneandsarcasticwords.Morethanthat,Janechosetouseironyinshapingcharacters,arrangementoftheplotandthetheme.Therefore,theanalysisoftheironyisthekeytounderstandingthisnovel.
Inrecentyears,manydomesticandforeignscholarsdevotedtoAustin'sfictionstudies,inwhichironicalartisgenerallytalked.Monaghan,DavidandWillis,Jane,theysharethesameidea.Intheirpaper,thethemeistoanalyzeexpressionsofironyinPrideandPrejudice.Itfocusesonironyinthethreeareasofcharacterizationandcharacterrelationships.JaneAustenfocusonthefivemarriagesinthenovel,appliesironyatdifferentaspects,anduseshumorouswordstoshowusherownprogressiveviewonloveandmarriage.TheopeningsentenceofPrideandPrejudicedirectlypointedoutthemostpopularviewonmarriageinsociety“Itisatruthwellknowntoalltheworldthatanunmarriedmaninpossessionofalargefortunemustbeinneedofawife.”Thecontentofthissentenceisreallyridiculousandstupidwhilethesentencepatternisneatandformal.Thesharpcontrastbetweenthecontentandformmakesagreateffectofirony.Andironyisusedmanytimesinthisnovel.Thisthesiswilldiscusshowironyisemployedintermsofthecharacterizationofthefigures,theplotinPrideandPrejudiceinthehopeofbetterunderstandingthenovel.
2TheIntroductiontoIrony
2.1DefinitionofIrony
“Ironyisarhetoricaldevice,literarytechnique,orsituationinwhichthereisanincongruitybetweentheliteralandtheimpliedmeaning.”(Huang,2010)“Itisauniversalphenomenonofnaturallanguageusedinourdailycommunication.Ironyisabroadtermreferringtotherecognitionofarealitydifferentfromthemaskingappearance.Itisacontrastoradifferencebetweenthewaythingsseemandthewaytheyreallyare.”(Willis,2006)Thatistosay,onesaysathingbutmeanstheopposite.Ironycanbedividedintothefollowingseveral:
Verbalirony,Dramaticirony.(Skehan,2004)Nowrittenmethodforindicatingironyexists,thoughanironypunctuationmarkhasbeenproposed.Inthe1580s,HenryDenhamintroducedarhetoricalquestionmarkorpreconditionspointwhichlookslikeareversedquestionmark.ThismarkwasalsoproposedbytheFrenchpoetMarcelBernhardtattheendofthe19thcenturytoindicateironyorsarcasm.
2.2TheFunctionofIrony
Theuseofwordsthatsaytheoppositeofwhatyoureallymean,inordertobeemphatic,amusing,sarcastic,etc.(Hu,2008).Ironyisafigureofspeechthatachievesemphasisbysayingtheoppositeofwhatismeant,theintendedmeaningofthewordsbeingtheoppositeoftheirusualsense.Itcanbeamusingorcanshowannoyance.Ironyhaveadeepermeaningandcanarousepeople'ssympathy.
2.3ExpressionsofIronyinPrideandPrejudice
InthePrideandPrejudice,thereisalwaysagapbetweenwhatshesaysandwhatshemeans,betweenthesurfacemeaningandherrealintention.IronyisthemoststrikingfeatureinJaneAusten’snovels.Asaningeniouswork,themasterpieceofJaneAusten,PrideandPrejudiceemploystheironictechniqueincharacterizationandstructure,whichhasmadeagreatrealisticcomicworkofthenovel.
3TheAppreciationofIronyinCharacterization
Ironyplaysadecisivepartincharacterizationaswellasinplotdevelopment.InPrideandPrejudice,boththewise(Elizabeth,Mr.Darcy,etc.)andthefoolish(Mrs.Bennet,Mr.Collins,etc.)becometheobjectsofJaneAusten’sirony.Ironyisthemarrowofthisnovel,inwhichnooneisperfect.
3.1Elizabeth
Elizabethisourheroine.PrideandPrejudicewas,forsometimeatleast,JaneAusten’sownfavoriteandshewrotehersisterwhenitappeared“ImustconfessthatIthinkher(theheroine,Elizabeth)asdelightfulacreatureaseverappearedinprint;andhowIshallbeabletotoleratethosewhodonotlikeheratleastIdonotknow.”Yet,JaneAustensparesnosatireuponsuchadelightfulcreature.Elizabethiswitty,intelligentandunconventional.She“hassomethingmoreofquicknessthanhersisters”.(Austen,1813:
152)However,shealsocan’tavertherselffromtheinfluenceofthe“truthuniversallyacknowledged.”(Austen,1813:
305)Moreover,sheistoohastyinjudgmentandtooeasilytakeninbyappearances.Ontheonehand,sheisslightedbyMr.Darcyataballandthensafelypromiseshermothernevertodancewithhim.Ontheotherhand,sheisattractedbyMr.Wickham,whoseappearanceisgreatlyinhisfavor.Thenshe“preparedinthehighestspiritsfortheconquestofallthatremainedunstudiedofhisheart.”(Austen,1813:
155)TherelationshipbetweenElizabethandDarcyisworsenedbyWickham’sillwordstoDarcy.Senseisoverwhelmedbysensibility.OnaccountofherprejudiceagainstDarcy,Elizabethtriestobringdownhisprideandhasthesatisfactionofrefusinghisproposalbysayingthat“⋯youwerethelastmanintheworldwhomIcouldeverbeprevailedontomarry.”(Austen,1813:
179)Ofcourse,ElizabethfinallyrecognizesWickham’struefaceandrevealsthatitisthearrogantDarcywhosavesthereputationoftheBennetfamilybyarrangingLydiaandWickham’smarriage.Thenfalseprideishumbledandprejudicedissolved.Intheend,DarcyandElizabethareunited.
Darcy,asawiseman,isanotherobjectofsatire.Atfirst,heclaimsthatElizabethisnothandsomeenoughtotempthimandsaysfranklythat“itmustverymateriallylessentheirchanceofmarryingmenofanyconsiderationintheworld.”(Austen,1813:
18).However,heistheverymanwhomarriesElizabeth.
3.2Mr.Darcy
LikeElizabeth,DarcyisanidealcharacterbyAusten’swriting.Hewasarrogantbynature.ForthefirsttimeseeingElizabeth,hetreatedherverypicky.Butthenhehasaffectionforhergradually,andaskedhertomarryhim,butheencountersflatrefusalandragegivenbyElizabeth.Darcy’sproposalisarrogant,Elizabethrejecteditwithgreatprejudice.Austen’smockeryatthemhasplayedtotheextremehere.LaterDarcychangeshisarrogantattitude;hetreatsElizabeth’srelativescourteouslyandmakeseveryattempttohelpLydia.Elizabethfallsinlovewithhim,givinghimsecondtime.
3.3Mr.Bennet
Mr.Bennet,whoissmarthumorousandeducatedman,isoddwithinhiswords.Maybehecanalwaysgivepeoplesurpriseandexcitement.Fromhiswords,Mr.Bennetisamanwhotriestosaysomethingbyfeigninguninterest