A contrastive study of the author’s intention of A Dream of Red Mansions and Pride and Prejudice_英语论文

摘要

《红楼梦》和《傲慢与偏见》同为18世纪享有世界声誉的文学名著，出现在同一时代、不同国度的两部作品，在人物塑造，婚姻描写，价值观等不同方面的描写上有许多近似之处，又体现出各自不同的特点，从作者的创作意图的角度出发，更能深入地了解两部作品。因此本文采用文献研究法和分析法对两部作品进行比较和分析，通过分析影响作者创作的几个因素，比较作者不同的人生经历、社会背景、小说中作者对人物形象的塑造和对结局的安排，从中研究出作者不同的创作意图，从而更能深入的了解作品的内在意义。

关键词：对比  创作意图  不同  影响  

Abstract

A Dream of Red Mansions and Pride and Prejudice with the world's reputation for the 18th century to enjoy the literary masterpiece, appearing in the same era but different countries of two works, in character shaping, marriage description, values and other aspects of different descriptions of many similarities, but also reflect their different characteristics. From the author's creative intent point of view, we can have more in-depth understanding of two works. Therefore, this paper compares and analyzes two works by the method of literature research and analysis. By analyzing several factors influencing author's creation, comparing author's different life experiences, social backgrounds, the authors' shaping of the characters and the arrangement of the ending, we can study the author's different creative intentions, so as to understand the intrinsic meaning of the work.

Key words: Compare; Creative intention; Difference; Influence 

Contents

Abstract ii

摘要.iii

Introduction1

Chapter 1  Literature Review .2

Chapter 2  Introductions of Two Novels.7

2.1 Brief Introduction of A Dream of Red Mansions.7

2.2 Brief Introduction of Pride and Prejudice.7

Chapter 3  Comparison of Two Novels 9

3.1 Comparison of author's life experiences.9

3.1.1 Comparison of creative material.9

3.1.2 Comparison of emotional tone10

3.2 Comparison of social background of novels11

3.2.1 Comparison of social significance.11

3.2.2 Comparison of literary value12

3.3 Comparison of character shaping of novels.12

3.3.1 Comparison of main characters12

3.3.2 Comparison of non-main characters.12

3.4 Comparison of the ending of novels14

3.4.1 Comparison of author's attitude towards reality.14

3.4.2 Comparison of author's ideals and pursuits.15

Conclusion.17

Bibliography.18

Acknowledgements.20