Henry David Thoreau(1817-1862) was an American writer, philosopher, poet, abolitionist, tax resister, development critic, historian, leading transcendentalist, and abolitionist. His name is almost means nature because...Henry David Thoreau(1817-1862) was an American writer, philosopher, poet, abolitionist, tax resister, development critic, historian, leading transcendentalist, and abolitionist. His name is almost means nature because he has devoted his entire life into observing and studying nature and written many literary works recording his ideas on man-nature relationship. Rereading his works now helps us to deal with the urgent and serious natural crisis.展开更多
This paper aims to interpret"Wuthering Heights"in the standpoint of ecocriticism."Ecocriticism is the study of the relationship between literature and ecology."(Panny)The ecocritic considers how na...This paper aims to interpret"Wuthering Heights"in the standpoint of ecocriticism."Ecocriticism is the study of the relationship between literature and ecology."(Panny)The ecocritic considers how nature is reflected and perceived in literary texts and tries to illuminate people’s understanding of how human interacting with nature.Nature in this novel is not merely everywhere.She is an independent character like Heathcliff and Catherine,too.Through"Wuthering Heights"Emily Bront?expressed her ideal of returning to nature and the final convergence of nature and civilization.Nowadays,however,the ecological crisis is far more serious than Emily’s days.Perhaps the ecological wisdom expressed in this work will give us valuable lessons.展开更多
Daisy Miller is an 1878 novella about an American girl by Henry James; This paper, based on the textual analysis of the novel is an effort to study the tragic fate of heroine and its reason through a comparative study...Daisy Miller is an 1878 novella about an American girl by Henry James; This paper, based on the textual analysis of the novel is an effort to study the tragic fate of heroine and its reason through a comparative study of it. Two common reasons of the tragic destiny will be discussed in the paper: one, the oppressive environment; the other, the hero's inaction.展开更多
文摘Henry David Thoreau(1817-1862) was an American writer, philosopher, poet, abolitionist, tax resister, development critic, historian, leading transcendentalist, and abolitionist. His name is almost means nature because he has devoted his entire life into observing and studying nature and written many literary works recording his ideas on man-nature relationship. Rereading his works now helps us to deal with the urgent and serious natural crisis.
文摘This paper aims to interpret"Wuthering Heights"in the standpoint of ecocriticism."Ecocriticism is the study of the relationship between literature and ecology."(Panny)The ecocritic considers how nature is reflected and perceived in literary texts and tries to illuminate people’s understanding of how human interacting with nature.Nature in this novel is not merely everywhere.She is an independent character like Heathcliff and Catherine,too.Through"Wuthering Heights"Emily Bront?expressed her ideal of returning to nature and the final convergence of nature and civilization.Nowadays,however,the ecological crisis is far more serious than Emily’s days.Perhaps the ecological wisdom expressed in this work will give us valuable lessons.
文摘Daisy Miller is an 1878 novella about an American girl by Henry James; This paper, based on the textual analysis of the novel is an effort to study the tragic fate of heroine and its reason through a comparative study of it. Two common reasons of the tragic destiny will be discussed in the paper: one, the oppressive environment; the other, the hero's inaction.