英美文学名利场vanity fair修辞分析.docx
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英美文学名利场vanityfair修辞分析
ONFIGURESOFSPEECH
IN
VANITYFAIR
WrittenbyLuoYan
SupervisedbyProfessorTanWeiguo
AThesisSubmittedto
ForeignLanguagesCollege
ShanghaiNormalUniversity
InPartialFulfillmentoftheRequirementsfor
TheDegreeofBachelorofArts
InEnglishLanguage
May,2006
Contents
Page
Acknowledgements………………………………………………………………….I
Abstract(English)…………………………………………………………………..II
Abstract(Chinese)…………………………………………………………………...III
1.Introduction…………………………………………………………………………1
1.1BackgroundofVanityFair…………………………………………………..1
1.2BriefIntroductiontoVanityFair……………..………………..…………….1
1.3IntroductiontothisPaper……………………………………………………2
2.SatireinVanityFair…………………………………………………………………4
3.IronyinVanityFair……………………...…………………………………………7
4.MetaphorinVanityFair……………………………………………………………11
5.ContrastinVanityFair……………………………………………………………15
6.Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………20
Bibliography…………………………………………………………………………22
Acknowledgements
Firstandforemost,IwouldliketoavailmyselfofthisopportunitytoexpressmygratitudetomytutorMr.TanWeiguo,whoofferedmeenlighteninginstructions,patientguidanceandvaluablesuggestions,whichcontributedtothecompletionofmythesis.
IwouldalsoliketoacknowledgemyindebtednesstoalltheinstructorswhoenlightenedmewithgoodideasandtaughtmedifferentcoursesandvariousskillsfromwhichIbenefitedagreatdeal.Inaddition,Iamverygratefultoallmyclassmatesandfriendswhoofferedmegeneroussupportandhelpfuladviceinthepastfouryears.
Finally,Iwishtodedicatethispapertomybelovedparents,whoalwayslovemeandaffectionatelycareforme.
Abstract
VanityFairwrittenbyWilliamMakepeaceThackerayisgenerallyrecognizedashismasterpiece,throughwhichheestablishedhisimportantpositioninthehistoryofEnglishliterature.Sincethepublicationofthisnovelinthe19thcentury,manycriticsandscholarsathomeandabroadhavebeenstudyingtheartistictechniquesandfeaturesofthisnovel.Buttheirstudiescannotbesaidtobeexhaustedorcompleteandthorough.
Onthebasisofrelevantresearchesbycriticsandscholarsathomeandabroad,thispaperdiscussesthefourmajorfiguresofspeechinthisclassic.Thepaperisdividedintofourmainparts,withanintroductionandaconclusion.ChapterTwoexaminestheeffectsofsatirethroughuseofnamesandhumoroussituations.ChapterThreediscussesironyinnarrationandcharacterization.ChapterFourexploreshowmetaphorisusedtobuildupcharacters.ChapterFiveillustrateshowthreepairsofcontrastsperfectthestructureofthenovelandclearlyshowtherelationshipsamongthecharacters.
Thispaperpurportstocontributetothevalueofthenovelfromadifferentanglebyanalyzingtheeffectsoffourmainfiguresofspeechemployedinthenovel.Also,thepaperisintendedtohelpreadersappreciatethisgreatnovelandbetterunderstandtheauthor’smind.
Keywords:
VanityFair,satire,irony,metaphor,contrast
摘要
《名利场》是十九世纪英国著名小说家萨克雷的成名作,它奠定了萨克雷在英国文学史中的重要地位。
这部小说展示了十九世纪初英国上流社会的生活画卷,通过对英国贵族阶层的讽刺批判了资本主义社会惟利是图、趋炎附势的社会状况。
自从小说出版以来,海内外的评论家和学者一直在研究其文学技巧和特色。
本文结合诸多专家的观点,从修辞格的角度探索《名利场》的艺术价值。
本论文共分六部分。
第一部分引言,简单介绍了小说的时代背景、故事情节,阐述了本论文的内容和特点。
第二部分则通过小说人名、地名的来源和一些幽默的场景来展现讽刺的精彩应用。
第三部分分析小说叙述和人物塑造上反语的应用,来突出作家运用修辞格服务主题娴熟的技巧。
第四部分讨论比喻在体现主、次人物个性方面的重要作用。
第五部分分析小说中三组不同阶层之间的相互对比,来加深理解整篇小说的结构和人物关系。
文章结尾总结回顾了论文要点。
本论文研究的修辞格有讽刺、反语、比喻和对比,将通过具体的范例来分析它们在小说的作用。
本论文旨在帮助读者更好地欣赏这部小说和理解作者的思想。
(适当修改中文摘要,使之与英文摘要基本一致)
关键词:
《名利场》;讽刺;反语;比喻;对比
1.Introduction
1.1BackgroundofVanityFair
Asoneofthemostfamousworksinthe19thCentury,VanityFairhelpsestablishWilliamMakepeaceThackeray’ssolidpositionasawell-knownnovelistofthe19thCenturyinEngland.Thebookwas,isandwillbepopularamongallthepeopleindifferenttimesbecauseofitsrealistsubjectandthewonderfulwritingskillsshowninit.Thestoryisbasedonthemiddle-and-upperclassesofEnglandinthe19thCenturywhenBritainwasquitepowerful.Atthattime,theindustriesandcommercewereallboomingandthesocietywasunderthecontrolofthenewcapitalists,whomadetheirfortunebyexploitingtheworkingclass.Atthesametime,thewarbetweenBritainandFrancebrokeout.Allpeopleinthemiddle-and-upperclasseswerebusywiththeirbusinessrelatingtofameandfortune,whichareassociatedwitheachother.
1.2BriefIntroductiontoVanityFair
InthisnovelThackeraydescribesthelifeoftherulingclassesofEnglandintheearlydecadesofthe19thcentury,andattacksthesocialrelationsofthebourgeoisworldbysatirizingindividualsindifferentstrataoftheuppersociety.
Thenovelopenswiththedepartureoftwofellowstudentsfromtheirschooltoenterthebigworld.WhilestayinginAmelia’shomeforabriefholidaybeforegoingtoworkasagoverness,BeckyattemptsbutfailstoentrapAm
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