Agnes Grey(II) 艾格妮絲·格雷(英文版)
AgnesGreybyEAnneBront?isanovelin1847whichisaboutagovernessofthatnameandissaidtobebasedonBront?'sownexperiencesinthefield.ItwasBront?'sfirstnovel.SimilartohersisterCharlotte'snovelJaneEyre,thisisanovelthataddresseswhattheprecariouspositionofgovernessentailedandhowitaffectedayoungwoman.TheIrishnovelistGeorgeMoorepraisedAgnesGreyas"themostperfectprosenarrativeinEnglishletters."AgnestravelstoWellwoodhousetoworkfortheBloomfieldfamily.ThechoiceofcentralcharacterallowsAnnetodealwithissuesofoppressionandabuseofwomenandgovernesses,isolationandideasofempathy.Anadditionalthemeisthefairtreatmentofanimals.AgnesGreyalsomimicssomeofthestylisticapproachesofbildungsromans,employingideasofpersonalgrowthandcomingtoage,butrepresentingacharacterwhoinfactdoesnotgaininvirtue.
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