文档介绍:Appreciation of A tale of two cities
A tale of two cities is one of Dickens’ most important works. Charles Dickens is an outstanding English writer. He created some of literature's most iconic characters, with the theme of social reform running throughout his work. The continuing popularity of his novels and short stories is such that they have never gone out of print. His writing style is florid and poetic, with a ic touch. Dickens's novels were, among other things, works of mentary. He was a fierce critic of the poverty and social stratification of Victorian society. His literary style is also a mixture of fantasy and realism.
1. Full of romantic elements in the suspense novel ---A Tale of Two Cities
Strong romantic elements in Dickens’ novel It is generally regarded Dickens as a realist, but not a romantic writer. However, French historian Kazha thinks that Dickens is essentially a romantic, he classified Dickens and the Bronte sisters as a romantic writer, to Thackeray called realists. His argument on the later research on Dickens is very enlightening. British novelist, e Gissing and Jester Dayton found the romanticism in Dickens’ creations, Gisssing think that Dickens and Shakespeare, are the supreme idealist, he even directly called Dickens a "romantic realism " [1 ] ; Jester Dayton that shaped the characters of Dickens is not a person like" God ", he called Englan