01-12年自考英美文学英国部分问答题

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1、1.WhatisthethemeofJaneAusten’sPrideandPrejudice?(12--.45)PrideandPrejudice,originallydraftedas“FirstImperssions”in1796,isthemostdelightfulofJaneAusten’sworks.(3分).Thetitletellsofamajorconcernofthenovel:Prideandprejudice.(3分)2.Whatdoesthepoem“TheChimneySweeper(fromSongsofExperience)”reveal?(12-

2、46)Thetwo“ChimneySweeper”poemsaregoodexamplestorevealtherelationbetweenaneconomiccircumstance,i.e.theexploitationofchildlabor.(2分)andanideologicalcircumstance,i.e.theroleplayedbyreligioninmakingpeoplecomplianttoexploitation.(2分)ThepoemfromtheSongsofExperiencerevealsthetruenatureofreligionwhich

3、helpsbringmiserytothepoorchildern.(2分)3.DiscussbrieflyThomasHardy’sliteraryachievementintermsofsetting,theliterarytendencyandliteraryfeatures.(12-49)A.Hardy’snovelsareallVictorianindate.MostofthemaresetinWessex,thefictionalprimitiveandcruderuralregionwhichisreallythehomeplacehebothlovesandhate

4、s,suchasTheReturnoftheNative,TessoftheD’Urbervilles,JudetheObscure.Theseworks,knownas“novelsofcharacterandenvironment,”arethemostrepresentativeofhimasbothanaturalisticandacriticalrealistwriter.(3分)B.Livingattheturnofthecentury,Hardyisoftenregardedasatransitionalwriter.Inhimweseetheinfluencefro

5、mboththepastandthemodern.ThepessimisticviewoflifepredominatesmostofHardy’slaterworksandearnshimareputationasanaturalisticwriter.ThoughnaturalismseemstohaveplayedanimportantpartinHardy’sworks,thereisalsobitterandsharpcriticismandevenopenchallengeoftheirrational,hypocriticalandunfairVictorianins

6、titutions,conventionsandmorals.(4分)C.Hetellsverygoodstoriesandheisagreatpainterofnature.Hisheroesandheroines,thoseunfortunateyoungmenandwomenintheirdesperatestruggleforpersonalfulfillmentandhappiness,areallvividlyandrealisticallydepicted.AndalltheworksofHardyarenotedfortherusticdialectandapoet

7、icflavorwhichfitswellintotheirperfectlydesignedarchitecturalstructures.Theyaretheproductofaconscientiousartist.(3分)4.What’sthethemeofEmilyBronte’sWutheringHeights?(11--45)A.Thenovelisariddlewhichmeansdifferentthingstodifferentpeople.B.F