包邮特罗洛普:动态社会与小说世界

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《特罗洛普:动态社会与小说世界》：外国语言文学研究文库。

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本书试图为西方学术界长期争论未果的“特罗洛普问题”提供中国学者的诠释。在立足于原著细读的基础上，本书从文学、社会、历史的综合角度，全面细致阐述特罗洛普在后期小说创作中对于急剧变化的维多利亚时代中期一系列政治社会问题所给予的深切人文关注，探讨作家思想及其小说世界的丰富性和复杂性。以大量翔实的作家生平自传、书信、演讲等为研究提供了富有说服力的史料依据，是一部内容翔实、观点独到、研究透彻、文笔精彩的学术专著，可作为外国文学专业研究者和学生的参考书籍。

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