Abstract Published in 1891, Tess of the D'Urbervilles(TD) was considered as the most charming novel of Thomas Hardy。 In this novel, he makes a great deal of description of natural background。 Scenery description in TD is closely coherent with Tess’ tragic fate。 This paper attempts to analyze the landscape description in TD, and abstract the functions of the scenery description in it。87222
Besides introduction, literature review and conclusion, this paper mainly consists of two parts。 Part one focuses on the detailed analysis of scenery description in TD。 In this part, this paper analyzes it from two aspects。 First is analysis of scenery description through location change。 In the novel, there is a continuous space transfer including five places。 The changing of places suggests the changing of Tess’ fate。 Hardy successfully uses setting or atmosphere to symbolize association between the changing of scenes and the changing of Tess’ fate。 Second is analysis of scenery description through season change。 The alternation of seasons is consistent with Tess’ experiences。 The hopeful spring, the rich summer, the lonely autumn and the cruel winter are all closely linked with Tess’ fate, which helps readers respond to her situation at different periods。
Part two are general functions of scenery description extracted from TD。 This paper finally gives four main functions including infective function, symbolic function, predictive function and satiric function。
Keywords: Tess of the D'Urbervilles(TD); scenery description; fate; landscape; nature
Functions of Scenery Description in Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Contents
Abstract in English。。I
Abstract in Chinese。II
I。 Introduction。1
II。 Literature Review。。4
III。 Scenery Description in TD6
3。1 Through Location Changes。6
3。1。1 Vale of Blackmore。。。。6
3。1。2 Trantridge。。。。。。。7
3。1。3 Thalbathays 。。。。。。。。9
3。1。4 Flintcomb-Ash 。。。。。。10
3。1。5 Stonehenge。。。。。。。。11
3。2 Through Season Changes。。12
3。2。1 Spring and Summer12
3。2。2 Autumn and Winter14
IV。 Functions of Scenery Description Extracted from TD16
4。1 Infective Function。16
4。2 Symbolic Function 。。16
4。3 Predictive Function 。17