从《傲慢与偏见》透视简·奥斯丁的婚姻观

On Jane Austen's Marriage Concept as Illustrated in Pride and Prejudice

简·奥斯丁是英国18世纪末和19世纪初有名的现实主义小说家,《傲慢与偏见》被认为是她最出色的作品。在作品中,她以女性的视角讲述了英国乡绅阶层的生活。结合作者生活的时代背景,通过分析小说中四对青年男女对爱情婚姻的追求,探索在那个特殊的年代简·奥斯丁的婚姻观。在她看来,幸福的婚姻既要有理性的爱情作为基础,同时也要有一定的物质保障。

Jane Austen is a great English realist at the turn of eighteenth and nineteenth century, and Pride and Prejudice is regarded as her best novel. In the work, she vividly illustrates the life of the country gentry., of which she is a part. In combination with the living background of Jane Austen, The author of this paper analyzes the four young couples＇ marriages to explore Jane Austen＇s marriage concept in that special time. In Jane Austen＇s viewpoint, a happy marriage is based on the mutual respect and rational love, and economically protected by personal property and social status.