The Duchess and the Jeweller 公爵夫人与珠宝商 Virginia Woolf 创思英语：http://www.tronest.cn Virginia Woolf [Br.] 1882-1941

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1. About the Author Adeline Virginia Woolf was an English novelist, essayist, diarist, epistler, publisher, feminist, and writer of short stories, regarded as one of the foremost modernist literary figures of the twentieth century. Mrs. Dalloway,‎ Jacob's Room,‎ To the Lighthouse‎. Virginia Woolf 弗吉尼亚 伍尔夫 (25 Jan 1882 – 28 Mar 1941)

2. Plot Summary Once a poor boy in the streets of London, he has become the richest jeweller in England. One day, Oliver enters into his private shop room, and awaits the arrival of the Duchess. When she arrives, he has her wait. The Duchess comes to Oliver to sell ten pearls, as she has lost substantial money to gambling. 故事情节摘要 The Duchess manipulates him into buying them for twenty thousand pounds. In the end, the pearls are found to be fakes.

3. Main ideas No. Paras Main ideas 1 1 The jeweler's luxury 2 2-4 His recollection of his endeavor 3 5-14 To and in his shop 段落大意 Part 1 (in green) Description of Oliver’s present life, previous endeavor and psychology Part 2 (in blue) The deal/exchange of the duchess and the jeweller 4 15-6 Before the duchess’ appearance 5 17-50 The deal 6 51-3 After the deal

4. The Theme Woolf, being an advocate of addressing the "stream of consciousness," shows the thoughts and actions of a greedy jeweller; Woolf makes a thematic point that corrupt people do corrupt actions for purely selfish motives (and often without regret). 中心大意 主题思想 贪婪 腐化 堕落 自私

5. Character Analysis The Jeweller Of humble origin, new-rich, luxurious, arrogant, greedy, showy, self-contemptuous The Duchess 人物性格刻画分析 Of noble birth, flirtatious, luxurious, arrogant, greedy, crafty, florid

6. Stylistic Analysis Stream of consciousness: inner world Limited, yet unlimited time and space Modernism: individualism Stream of Consciousness 意识流 was a literary technique in which a character's thoughts are presented in the confusing, jumbled, and inconsequential manner of real life without any clarification by the author.  Modernist literature 现代主义文学 is the literary expression of the tendencies of Modernism, especially High modernism. Modernistic art and literature normally revolved around the idea of individualism, mistrust of institutions (government, religion), and the disbelief of any absolute truths. The general thematic concerns of Modernist literature are well-summarized by the sociologist Georg Simmel: "The deepest problems of modern life derive from the claim of the individual to preserve the autonomy and individuality of his existence in the face of overwhelming social forces, of historical heritage, of external culture, and of the technique of life.“

7. Language Points Groups of words Furniture: chair, sofa, sideboard, mantelpiece, etc. Jewels: rubies, emeralds, pearls, diamonds, etc. Say: wail, sigh, moan, hiss, murmur, whisper, etc. Materials, colors, clothing, etc. 语言点 词汇的准确性 Complex sentences