摘 要
本文首先探讨了讽刺手法的定义和讽刺手法的运用在小说写作中的重要性及意义,指出它是小说写作中一个不可或缺的要素,会因作者文风的不同而有所变化。然后,本文重点分析了《傲慢与偏见》与《围城》两部作品讽刺手法的异同。本文先分析了两部作品讽刺手法上的相同点:心理描写中的暗讽,人物活动的嘲讽性描写和讽刺性话语。然后分析了两者的不同点:前者的反讽和后者的讽刺。最后,通过研究这两部作品的异同,归纳出各自讽刺手法的特色和隐藏在幽默讽刺背后的深刻寓意,使读者对小说的讽刺艺术和这两部著作有更深刻的体会、认识和了解。
关键词:讽刺手法;傲慢与偏见;围城;异同点
ABSTRACT
This paper first clears the definition of means of satire and the importance of satire in novel creation. It points out that satire is an indispensable element in writing novels and different novelists use different means of satire according to individual writing style. Then this paper emphasizes on analyzing the differences and similarities between Pride and Prejudice and Fortress Besieged. First, this paper analyzes their similarities; they are innuendo in psychological description, ridicule in characters’ activities and satirical dialogues. Second, this paper states the two differences: irony in Pride and Prejudice and sarcasm in Fortress Besieged. Finally, through the study on each novel’s differences and similarities, it summarizes their individual features and implied meanings to make readers have a deeper understanding of their works.
Keywords:Means of Satire; Pride and Prejudice; Fortress Besieged; Differences and Similarities
Contents
1. Introduction 1
2. The purpose and method of satire 2
2.1 The purpose of satire 2
2.2 The method of satire 3
3. The similarities between Pride and Prejudice and Fortress Besieged 7
3.1 Innuendo in psychological description 7
3.2 Ridicule in characters’ activities 9
3.3 Satirical dialogues 11
4. The differences between Pride and Prejudice and Fortress Besieged 13
4.1 Irony in Pride and Prejudice 13
4.1.1 Irony in plot structure 14
4.1.2 Irony in characterization 16
4.2 Sarcasm in Fortress Besieged 17
4.2.1 Sarcastic rhetorical devices 18
4.2.2 Sarcastic descriptions on roles’ behaviors 20
5. Conclusion 21
Acknowledgements 22
References 23