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"The Frist British Novelist"--On The Creation Of Daniel Defoe's Novels

Posted on:2005-07-15Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:W GaoFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155360122499318Subject:Comparative Literature and World Literature
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British writer Defoe all the life have created plenty of works, his Robinson Crusoe, is the novel with widely known one. In addition, he has still created Captain Singleton , Moll Flanders, Colonel Jack , Roxana , and so on. On British literary world of 18 century, Defoe not only inherits and develops the novel subject that has British national characteristic , and is taking own creation style as realistic novel have started road. Generally speaking , he has the characteristic of some following aspects on novel creation: Desolate Island Literature is the literature subject of the tradition that is this British island country. It's history can on trace back to The Canterbury Tales of G·Chaucer. The Temper of Shakespeare should be the first works of genuine Desolate Island Literature. And most have the characteristic of Desolate Island Literature works should be Defoe's Robinson Crusoe . Additionally his another work Captain Singleton is also the novel of this kind of subject. In his other novel works, reflect though mostly that city life has no obvious desolate island scene , but heroes the fight survival in city, fight to struggle to save life the people on experience and desolate island that transport those keep forging ahead spirit is consistent. Have reflected the state of mind of universal capitalism rising stage. It is also the true portrayal of capitalism rising period that fills with the social background of hardships and challenge. The novel creation characteristic of very important one of Defoe is his realistic style. He is known as " the pioneer of British realistic novel ". He is also that the first object on British literature history that will create consciously is surely " the world of life " , and, with great efforts through works, establishes the novel storywriter who creates basic principle. He wants to make reader believe that the story that he narrates is the faithful record of fact. In his works no matter the background of life story of figure, the person well-known place name that is concerned with is still the time date of experience , author has spent plenty of words to carry out detailed introduction. To embody the actuality of works fully the works of Defoe in details describe to go up have taken off very vigorously air, make the statement of works very much keep close to reality , is lively and specific. Even the details such as income account and the clothing appearance of figure in works, him do not be disgusted it explain tiredly , make great effort to reach true credible extent. The novel works of Defoe have described the figure of lower levels in plenty of societies. From the angle of modern economy, the figure in works has the characteristic of economic individualism. First, their family background is simple, such background makes them have the prerequisite of economic freedom. Secondly, they regard to get money and wealth , is fist important or urgent business . but , put blood relation , friendship and love pendulum in not important location. Thirdly , they pay attention fully for account and contract, this is also the ample embodiment of economic individualism idea. Additionally, because of the relation of times, some females that appear in the Depoe's works of have again started the image of female economic individual in novel. These have embodied fully the universal thought that is being in the capitalist class of rising stage at that time. Also, also have realistic meaning. Defoe the characteristic on statement skill also deserve us research. First, he often adopts the statement way of first person. This kind of statement way has two characteristics , First , in novel, the statement person of a lot of first persons is all previous person that becomes rich person eventually by various crime and repents. This kind of heart road course of the Defoe servent thing of that repented does not be accidental, it does not be opened that the religious thought of this and his divides. The statement of second, such first person has pulled undoubtedly into the distance of re...
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