Foreign literature examination questions: Dickens' creative achievements

19th century British critical realist novelist. Dickens paid special attention to describing the life experiences of the "little people" living at the bottom of British society, which profoundly reflected the complex social reality of Britain at that time and made outstanding contributions to the development and growth of British critical realism literature. His works are still popular today and have had a far-reaching impact on the development of English literature. His major works include The Legend of Pickwick, Oliver Twist, Old Antique Shop, Hard Times and Our Friends.

People often say that Dickens was a great humorist, but more importantly, he was a great literary innovator.

He described a large number of middle and lower class little people, which is unprecedented in literary works. He created many unforgettable images with a high degree of artistic generalization, vivid detail description, humor and meticulous analysis, which truly reflected the social features of Britain in the early19th century, and was highly infectious and of cognitive value, forming his unique style. He reflected that his life was extensive and diverse, and the excavation was profound and powerful. He does not preach and conceptualize, but often inspires readers' indignation, hatred, sympathy and love with vivid artistic images. Many of his characters have distinct personalities. He is good at using artistic exaggeration to highlight some characteristics of characters, and reveals their inner life and ideological outlook with their usual actions, postures and languages. He is also good at drawing vivid people's language from life and expressing characters' characteristics and personalities with their unique language. Dickens' creation has a strong romantic flavor, and everything he describes seems to have some kind of "spirituality" that can match the feelings and temperament of the characters, which enhances the appeal of his works.

Dickens' literary achievements have a great influence on world literature. His works were introduced to China very early. 1908, both Lin Shu and Wei Yi translated the story of a piece of meat for a lifetime (that is, David. Copperfield), The History of Thieves (Oliver Twist) and The Story of Filial Piety (Old Antique Shop). Since then, many important works of Dickens have been translated and published, which are deeply loved by readers. The humanitarianism, social critical spirit and artistic skills in Dickens' creation had a great influence on China's modern novel creation.