论《傲慢与偏见》中的反讽艺术_英语论文

The Art of Irony in Pride and Prejudice

摘要

《傲慢与偏见》是英国批判现实主义作家简·奥斯汀的一部杰作。在这本小说中，反讽的运用取得了巨大的成功。它使小说变得更加有趣，人物形象更加丰满，语言风格也更加幽默。本文首先对简·奥斯汀和《傲慢与偏见》作了一个简要的介绍。在对作者和作品都有一个基本的了解之后，本文又进一步探讨了反讽是如何在《傲慢与偏见》中得到运用的。在这个重要部分之后，还系统的分析了在《傲慢与偏见》中运用反讽的目的和意图。总的说来，本文通过阐述和文献研究法，研究分析了在《傲慢与偏见》中得到反复运用的反讽是如何在塑造人物性格，促进情节发展和表现主题方面做出贡献的。进一步表达了对反讽艺术在《傲慢与偏见》中成功运用的赞叹，同时也强调了反讽在文学作品中发挥的重要性。

关键词：反讽 傲慢与偏见 人物 情节 主题

Abstract

Pride and Prejudice is a masterpiece of British critical realism writer Jane Austen. The use of irony has achieved a great success in this novel, making the work more interesting, the characters more vivid and the language style more humorous. This thesis first gives a brief introduction to Jane Austen and Pride and Prejudice. After having some basic knowledge of the author and the novel, we move to the part that how irony used in Pride and Prejudice. After the main concern of this thesis, there is a part that analyzes the purpose of using irony in this novel. In summary, this thesis analyzes the repeated use of irony in Pride and Prejudice by explication and literature methodology, researching how it makes contributions to portraying the characters, developing the plots and expressing the themes. Furthermore, this thesis expresses a great praise to the use of irony and stresses the importance of irony in literature. 

Key words: irony  Pride and Prejudice  character  plot  theme 

Contents

Introduction 1

Chapter One A Brief Introduction to the Author and Pride and Prejudice 2

1.1 A Brief Introduction to the Author 2

1.2 A Brief Introduction to Pride and Prejudice 2

Chapter Two Irony Used in Pride and Prejudice 3

2.1 Irony Used When Describing Elizabeth 3

2.2 Irony Used When Describing Darcy 6

2.3 Irony Used When Describing Mrs. Bennet 7

2.4 Irony Used When Describing Mr. Collins 8

2.5 Irony Used When Describing Lady Catherine 10

Chapter Three The Purpose of Using Irony in Pride and Prejudice 11

3.1 Irony Used to Portray the Characters 11

3.2 Irony Used to Develop the Plots 12

3.3 Irony Used to Express the Themes 13

Conclusion 14

Notes 16

Bibliography 16

Acknowledgements 16