【Abstract】wWw.shuoshilunwen.com Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the D’Urbervilles is regarded as the landmark of English literary history. It was written in an age that witnessed the transition from tradition tomoderni. Literary moderni is marked by its radical subversion of the traditional conceptions of literature, of which the aesthetics of literature constitutes a significant part. In Tess of the D’Urbervilles, Hardy’s aesthetic ideas underlies the whole process of the creative writing and to some extent sets the essential patterns of Hardy’s way of representing the world. Therefore, the study of the radical aesthetic ideas of Tess of the D’Urbervilles, which is the undertaking of the thesis, may enable us not only to achieve a deep understanding of the modernist masterpiece itself, but also to gain a clear vision of literary moderni.This thesis begins with a brief introduction to Hardy’s life and his masterpiece-Tess of the D’Urbervilles. The chief concern is to show the incongruous and ambiguous aspect of the book, w hich, ash e s hown, w as n oted b y m any critics w ho t ried t o account for i t from various perspectives, but as far as this thesis is concerned, it is intimately connected with the author’s aesthetic ideas.Chapter one deals with the philosophical thinking of the book. Although Hardy was greatly influenced by the contemporary philosophers, the philosophical thinking in the book is by no means presented in a coherent and systematic way, and does not fall into any of the philosophical schools. Hardy’s thoughts are rather fragmented and even self-contradictory. A study was made into the philosophical backgrounds and particularly the two men who are believed t o h e t he greatest i nfluence o n H ardy: D arwin a nd S hopenhauer. C uriously, i n Tess of the D’Urbervilles, Hardy stresses both determini and chances, and his philosophical attitude towards life is a combination of pessimi and meliori. Finally, a corresponding attitude is found in Hardy’s aesthetic ideas that explain the contradiction in his philosophical thinking.Chapter two analyzes the narrative elements of the book. The issue of nature stands as one of the central concerns of the book, but as d emonstrated, in none of the roles that it assumes in the book does it stand absolutely as an advanced ideology or a higher moralstandard, t hat i s, i t d oes n ot function a s a n argument tor einforce t he s uperior p art o f t he binary opposition of the central concerns of the book. Hardy’s treatment of nature is ambiguous and ambivalent. Besides, the arrangement of the plots and the textual comments of the narrator also add to the ambiguity of the text. The ambiguity of the narrative elements is based on the aesthetic concern of the author to write from multiple perspectives and produce complex impressions.hi Chapter three, The focus is on the characterization of the book. The evidences given in this chapter undermine the concept that Tess is a pure woman in the absolute sense, but rather show that her purity is presented in a complex way. The characterization of Angel and Alec is more than a traditional opposition of good versus evil or spiritual and corporal. The force of Hardy’s characters rests exactly on their unpredictability and instability.Chapter four consists of a specific study into the genres of the book, and particularly the tragic style of Hardy. Viewed from different perspectives, the book is variously a tragedy, a pastoral romance, a love story, and an allegory. Hardy’s tragic style is characterized by the instability of its elements, which shows both Hardy’s ambition to emulate the classical tragedies and his sense of bewilderment as a modern writer. Hardy made the subtlest achievement in tragedy and Tess of the D’Urbervilles is one of the superb tragic fictions in English literature.The last chapter is a conclusion on Hardy’s aesthetic ideas. In Hardy’s handling of all the elements discussed in these chapters, we see a radical departure from the traditional way of fiction writing, hi order to facilitate the conveyance of his feeli
【关键词】 《苔丝》;美学观点;悲剧风格;现代主义;“自然”;不确定性;英国文学史;巨大影响;不可预知性;悲剧因素;独特风格:朦胧和不协调
相关论文
简论城市化金融经济力:城市化新方式协调机制
摘要:包容性与均衡型城市是中国深度城市化的新模式与战略导向。作为现代经济的核心,金融作用于经济所产生的“金融经济力”是协调各种新型。
节庆产业要有独特风格和魅力
综合国力竞争的特点是文化的地位和作用更加凸显,越来越多的把提高文化软实力发展战略的内容。在这样的形势下,弘扬中华优秀传统文化,发展。
法律执行之思:情理和法理协调和冲突
摘 要 电影《真水无香》无疑为我们上演了一场情理与法理交汇的取舍之争。正所谓“法不容情”,我们在法治国家建设进程中,强调法不容情是。
节庆产业要有独特风格和魅力
当今综合国力竞争的显著特点是文化的地位和作用更加凸显,越来越多的国家把提高文化软实力作为发展战略的重要内容。在这样的形势下,我们必。
谈述世界观求不同:独特世界观、价值观所有着创造性怎么
追大多数人的思维总会在成长的过程中被社会群体同化成相类似的价值观与世界观,这样也许就不会让别人觉得你是怪胎。然而,总会有少数是所谓。
七国集团和货币金融合作:从域内协调到全球治理
随着全球化的深入发展,主权国家的某些权力受到侵蚀,国际组织在国际社会中发挥着愈来愈重要的作用。七国集团是资本主义国家间的一个重要国际。
一种:宗教信仰和亨德尔英文清唱剧风格关系
清唱剧(oratorio)是一种音乐戏剧形式,诞生于16世纪末的意大利。它是通过讲述圣经故事来表达信仰的大型声乐体裁,其音乐形式包括独唱、重唱、。