文档介绍:Shakespeare’plicated Female Concept in Othello
莎士比亚在《奥赛罗》中的复杂女性观
A thesis submitted to
the Foreign Language Department
China University of Geosciences
in partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree of Bachelor of Arts
by Zhang Bo
under the supervision of Tang Feng
2011-06-01
摘要
作为英国文学史上最杰出的剧作家,莎士比亚历来受到学者们的关注,而其作品中所反映的女性观也是历代研究的热点话题。《奥赛罗》是莎士比亚“四大悲剧”之一,而其中所反映的女性观也是非常复杂的。
本文在开篇阶段对《奥赛罗》中所反映的女性观进行了分析,之后在后文当中对造成莎士比亚复杂女性观的原因进行了细致的研究,揭示了人文主义思想、父权主义思想、英雄崇拜情结以及社会传统对其女性观的影响。
关键词:女性观,人文主义思想,父权主义思想
Abstract
As the greatest playwright in the history of English literature, William Shakespeare has always received much attention from the scholars. The female concept reflected in Shakespeare’s plays is a hot topic all the time. As one of the “Four Tragedies” of Shakespeare, Othello has been widely analyzed, and the female concept which it reflected is plicated.
In the beginning of this thesis, the female concepts in Othello are analyzed. In the second chapter, the author researches the reasons which cause plicated female concept in detail. The third chapter will reveal the impact of humanism, patriarchy, hero worship and other social conventions on Shakespeare’s female concepts. The final part is conclusion.
Key words: Female Conception, Humanism, Patriarchy
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
. Research Topic 2
Literature Review 2
Studies on Women-belittling 2
Studies on Feminism 2
. Significance 3
Chapter 2 Shakespeare’s Female Concepts 4
. The Female Concept in Othello 4
The Bud of Feminism in Othello 5
Women-belittling in Othello 7
Chapter 3 The Reasons for plicated View About Women in Othello 12
. The Influence of Social Background 12
The Influences of Humanism 12
. The Dream of Humanism 12
The Love Concept of Humanism 13
The Negative Extreme of the Humanism 14
The Marriage Concept of the Humanism 15
The Influence of Humanism on the Bud of Feminism 16
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