William Thackeray 威廉姆.萨克雷.ppt

William Makepeace Thackeray(1811—1863)
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born in Calcutta on July 18, 1811
parents, of Anglo-Indian descent; father, appointed to a position in the Indian Civil Service
in 1817, after his father’s death, sent home to England to be educated (a succession of preparatory schools; then public school at the Charterhouse)
in 1829, entered Trinity College, Cambridge; formed friendship with Tennyson, Edward Fitzgerald & William Brookfield; left without a degree
Thackeray’ Life (-192)
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with comfortable income from his father’s estate, could afford to take an active part in the society & travel
on his return to London, began to study law & abandoned it a year later; later, decided to study painting, unsuccessful
in 1833, lost a considerable sum of money by buying & editing a short-lived paper
extravagance & unwise investment dissipated the rest of his inheritance; by 1834, compelled to earn his living
Thackeray’ Life (-192)
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in 1836, married an Irish girl, Isabella Shawe, 3 daughters (2 survived)
after birth of the 3rd daughter, Mrs. Thackeray became mentally ill; until in 1842, had to be confined
in the wreck of marriage, reared his daughters, not free to remarry; the rest of his domestic life, frequently sad & lonely
after the ill health for more than 10 years, died of a cerebral effusion in 1863, at Kensington, London
Thackeray’ Life (-192)
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His Literary Works
1) The Book of Snobs
《势利人脸谱》《势利者集》
It gives a satirical description of the different strata of the ruling classes of England.
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His Literary Works
2) Vanity Fair
《名利场》
3) The History of Pendennis
《彭登尼斯》
4) The Newcomes
《纽克姆一家》
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5) The History of Henny Esmond《亨利•埃斯蒙德》
6) The Virginians
《弗吉尼亚人》
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Vanity Fair: General Introduction
Vanity Fair is Thackeray's masterpiece. It was published in 1847-48 in monthly installments.
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The sub-title of the book, “A