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