Shirley(II) 雪莉(英文版)
ShirleybytheEnglishnovelistCharlotteBronteisan1849socialnovel.ItwasBronte'ssecondpublishednovelafterJaneEyre(originallypublishedunderBronte'spseudonymCurrerBell).SetinYorkshireduringthetimeoftheLudditeunrest—alabormovementthatbeganin1811-1812inanefforttoprotecttheinterestsoftheworkingclass—thenovelconsistsoftwonarrativestrandswoventogether,oneinvolvingthestrugglesofworkersagainstmillowners,andtheotherinvolvingtheromanticentanglementsofthetwoheroines.Thenovel'spopularityledtoShirley'sbecomingawoman'sname.Thetitlecharacterwasgiventhenamethatherfatherhadintendedtogiveason.Beforethepublicationofthenovel,Shirleywasanuncommon–butdistinctlymale–nameandwouldhavebeenanunusualnameforawoman.Todayitisregardedasadistinctlyfemalenameandanuncommonmalename.
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