从《傲慢与偏见》看欧洲19世纪婚姻的物质性

以英国社会为代表的19世纪欧洲社会,其婚姻完全是由物质因素主导的。尽管妇女始终不懈地追求自己的幸福,但是当时的社会关系和经济模式决定了主导婚姻的不是情感,而是经济。在简.奥斯汀的小说《傲慢与偏见》中伊丽莎白与达西、夏洛蒂与柯林斯牧师等人走向婚姻的过程均生动地佐证了家庭出身、经济地位等物质因素对人们的生活方式与内容、婚姻与个人的命运有着无所不在的影响。

A Look at the Material Nature of Marriages in the 19th Century Europe through Pride and Prejudice

The 19th century marriages in the European society as represented by the English society exhibited the material nature of the marriages at the time and that marriage was determined more by economic factors than by emotions such as love and characters.The long way Elizabeth and Darcy,Collins and Charlotte marched toward marriage is a clear indication that the material aspects such as one's origin and economic status,etc.impose huge influences on the content as well as the styles of people's lives,including their marriages.