新古典主义时期 Neoclassical Period
这个时期的人都倡导要理性。
主要人物
有Daniel•Defoe笛福、Jonathan•Swift斯威夫特 、Henry•Fielding菲尔丁。他出生于Aristocratic 乡绅家庭，没落的贵族。
新古典主义时期的散文的特点 ：精确直接流畅
菲尔丁是英国的小说之父，他确定了小说三要素。
-确立了小说形式
-第一个在理论和实践上写出“散文喜剧史诗”的作家
-第三人称描述小说中的故事，作者成为“全知的上帝”
主要作品：
①《汤姆•琼斯》Tom Jones 被誉为Prose Homer “散文界荷马”
主要描写了18世纪英国的乡村和城市生活，还塑造了40个人物。语言清晰、灵活、情节设计出色。
这是一部传记体小说，中心故事述说弃婴汤姆在遭错待中成长，失宠于恩主而被逐出家门，与恋人苏菲亚破裂，各自历尽重重磨难和诱惑，最后他身世之谜大白，重获恩宠，并与苏菲亚团圆。
②《阿米莉亚》
一手好牌打的稀烂
阿米莉亚是个富裕家庭的女儿，认识了一个贫穷的军官布斯，他们相爱后，阿米莉亚的母亲本已勉强同意了他们的婚事，但不久有一位家产富有的年轻乡绅前来求婚，阿米莉亚的母亲就想赖婚；可是阿米莉亚反对母亲的意见，她宁愿忍受贫穷，也不改变对布思的爱情。
部分英文翻译
Father of the English Novel
according to the theme, writing style, language and so on
-for his contribution to the establishment of the form of the modern novel
-Of all the 18th-century novelist he was the first to set out, both in theory and practice, to write specifically ''comic epic in prose.''
-the third-person narration(to relate a story in a novel, in which the author becomes the "all-knowing God''
He is much concerned about the ordinary and ridiculous life of common people.
语言风格：
His language is easy, unlabored and familiar but vivid and vigorous. His sentences are distinguished by logic and rhythm, and his structure carefully planned. His works are noted for lively, dramatic dialogues and theatrical devices.
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