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1、Charles Dickens作者写作风格及代表作简介Charles Dickens Charles Dickens (1812-1870), was the most eminent novelist in the early Victorian period. Dickens came from a poor background. When he was young, his father was imprisoned for debt, and he had to leave school and work in a shoe factory. He almost received n
2、o formal education, but he worked hard and did many readings on his own. Then he wrote for a pictorial book, The Pickwick Papers, which became very popular and he started his lifelong writing career. Dickens was a prolific writer. He wrote 20-odd novels and many other writings all his life. Dickenss
3、 novels are a reflection of his own childhood, suffering in a blacking shoe factory and visiting his father in a debtors prison. So the archetypal Dickensian hero or heroine is often an orphan or a child whose parents, though still alive, are as well as dead to them. They find themselves alone in th
4、e heartless world, without family love and any sense of security, ignored by society and struggle for survive. Dickenss writing feature is basically optimistic in the first two stages. While in the third stage, he becomes more and more gloomy. He is frustrated and despaired about mans cruelty to his
5、 fellow creatures. So the later phase of his career sees him painting a social picture disconcertingly dismal and agonizing. Dickenss province is the whole of English society of his time. He gives readers a birds-eye view of the panorama of English life. Dickens is essentially an intuitive artist. S
6、pontaneity was his trade mark. His genius is basically comic. Grotesque effect and melodramatic effect are two notable feature of Dickenss humorous narratives. Besides, Dickens is highly critical of his age. Social criticism is a hallmark of all his works. He stands forever on the side of the poor a
7、nd feels adamant about the just and righteous nature of their struggles for survival. Oliver Twist is one of Dickenss famous novels. The hero, called Oliver, is an orphan. He was born in England, in a very old orphanage and when he was a baby, his mother was dead. And then, he was regarded as goods,
8、 given to him or her. Finally, he met a very kind old man-Mr. Brown. Since then, Olivers life become better and better. The story is a realistic description of the grim and dark side of the life. It really has a complicated plot. It is a strong attack on social injustices and a desire for a new order of society, but Dickens seems to have faith in the charitable spirit of human beings and keeps an optimistic attitude toward society.
