狄更斯及其小说研究（中英文）

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1、狄更斯及其小说研究（中英文）LBriefIntroductiontotheWriterLifeStoryCharlesDickens,thegreatestrepresentativeofEnglishcriticalrealism,wasbornin1812atPortsmouth,Scotland.In1821theDickensfamilymovedtoapoorquarterinLondon.MrDickenswasheavilyindebtanddidnotknowwhichwaytoturnfo

2、rmoney.Thefewpossessionstheyhadweresoldonebyone,blitthingsstillwentfrombadtoworse.FinallyMrDickenswastakentoprisoninLondonindebt.ShortlyafterwardsMrsDickensandtheyoungerchildrenwenttotheprisontootojointhefather.The12-year-oldCharles,weakandsensitive,wassen

3、ttoworkinanundergroundcellaratablackingfactoryintheEastendofLondon.Worktherebeganat8inthemorningandendedat8atnight.Thiswasthemostunhappytimeofallinhislife.Hewaslonelyandhungry.Hefelthisearlyhopeofgrowinguptobealearnedandfamousmanbrokeintopieceinhisheart.Su

4、ndayshespentattheprisonandduringtheweekhewasoutworkingallday.Hehadtokeephimselfinfoodonhisownwages・Thenhisfortunetookaturnforthebetter.Helefttheblackingfactoryandstudiedatschoolagain.ButthehardshipandsufferingputuponthesensitiveyoungCharleshadleftaneverlas

5、tingpainfulbrandontheboy'smind.Yearslaterwhenhewasaman,hewouldnotwalkbytheplacewherethefactoryhadbeensituated.AllthishadadeepinfluenceonDickens^thoughtandworkinafteryears・WhenDickenswas15,heleftschoolforgoodandbecamealawyer^clerk・Afterworkhelearnedshorthan

6、dandvisitedtheBritishMuseumLibrary,fillingupthegapsinhiseducationbyreading・Theworkatthelawyer'sofficeaffordedhimthebasisofanopinionofthelawofEngland.ThenhebecameaParliamentaryreporterfornewspapers.ThusDickensgainedafirst-handknowledgeoftheparliamentarygove

7、rnmentundercapitalismandhewasfirminhisunderstandingofitasaninstrumentforcontrolanddisguisingthepoweroftheupperclasses・In1834hewastakenonthestaffofanewspaperandwentalloverthecountrygettingnews,writingstories,meetingpeopleandlearningaboutlifeingeneral.Atthis

8、time,Dickenswroteanumberoflittlesketches.HisfirstbookSketchesbyBozappearedin1836・Inthesameyear,apublishinghousehadacollectionofhumorouspicturessothatpicturesandarticlescouldappeartogetherinamagazine・Andthepub