AnAnalysisonVictorianLondoninConanDoylesTalesofSherlockHolmes从福尔摩斯侦探集看维多利亚时期伦敦的形象.doc

编号： 　　　 本科毕业设计（论文） 从《福尔摩斯侦探集》看维多利亚时期伦敦的形象An Analysis on Victorian London in Conan Doyle’s Tales of Sherlock Holmes 下属学院 人文学院 专 业 英 语 班 级 09 学 号 姓　 名 指导教师 职称 讲师 完成日期 2013 年 5 月 4 日 诚 信 承 诺我谨在此承诺：本人所写的毕业论文《从<福尔摩斯侦探集>看维多利亚时期伦敦的形象》均系本人独立完成，没有抄袭行为，凡涉及其他作者的观点和材料，均作了注释，若有不实，后果由本人承担 承诺人（签名）： 年 月 日摘　要【摘要】1886年，柯南·道尔完成了《福尔摩斯侦探集》的第一篇小说《血字的研究》。

随后，福尔摩斯的探案故事红遍全球，作者也因这部作品名利双收这部创作于英国维多利亚时代时期的作品细致刻画了其故事发生的舞台，即当时的伦敦；要了解这部作品，就要认识故事背景本文将以柯南·道尔在1886年至1927年创作的《福尔摩斯侦探集》中的前四部为基础，即《血字的研究》、《四签名》、《冒险经历》以及《回忆录》，以文本分析的方法，通过分析小说中对伦敦各方面的描写，结合相关的历史文献资料，研究维多利亚时期的伦敦，还原其当时的面貌，并挖掘其隐藏的形象，为读者呈现一个福尔摩斯真正“生活”过的伦敦关键词】柯南·道尔；歇洛克·福尔摩斯；维多利亚时代；伦敦Abstract[ABSTRACT] In 1886, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle finished the first novel of Sherlock Holmes’s tales—A Study in Scarlet. Afterwards, the tales of Sherlock Holmes became popular all over the world. And meanwhile, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle gained both fame and wealth for the work. The tales of Sherlock Holmes which were written in Victorian Era has a detailed description of its background of stories—the London in Victorian Era. The readers may need to know the background of this work, in order to get to know the tales of Sherlock Holmes better. This thesis is based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s first four novels of Sherlock Holmes which were written between 1886 and 1927—A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of Four, Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. And it conducts a study on the London in Victorian Era from all the descriptions about the city in the work through an approach of text analysis. The author consults the history literatures and tries to restore the Victorian London from the tales of Sherlock Holmes, digs out the hidden image of the city and show a London which Sherlock Holmes “really” lived in. [KEYWORDS] Conan Doyle; Sherlock Holmes; Victorian Era; LondonContents1 Introduction 11.1 Introduction to Arthur Conan Doyle 11.2 Introduction to the Tales of Sherlock Holmes 21.3 Introduction to This Thesis 22 Literature Review 52.1 Previous Studies on the London of Victorian Era 52.2 Previous Studies on the Tales of Sherlock Holmes 62.3 Summary of the Previous Studies 93 An Analysis on Victorian London in Conan Doyle’s Tales of Sherlock Holmes 103.1 The Basic Image of Victorian London 103.1.1 Public Security 113.1.2 Economy 123.1.3 Science 133.1.4 Summary 143.2 A City with Hidden Problems 153.2.1 The High Crime Rate 163.2.2 The Ignorance on Orphaned Children 193.2.3 The Greed for Wealth 213.2.4 Summary 223.3 A City with Tradition and Prospect 233.3.1 The Respect to Women 243.3.2 The Advocacy of Science 283.3.3 Summary 293.4 The Overall Image of Victorian London 304 Conclusion 31References 33Acknowledgements 34III1 Introduction1.1 Introduction to Arthur Conan Doyle The tales of Sherlock Holmes were written by Scottish writer, Arthur Conan Doyle. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born on 22 May 1859 at 11 Picardy Place, Edinburgh, Scotland. His father, Charles Altamont Doyle, was English of Irish descent, and his mother, born Mary Foley, was Irish. He was a Scottish physician and writer, the world class novel writer and the first person in the field of detective novels. In fact, he is a doctor at first—In 1882 he joined former classmate George Turnavine Budd as his partner at a medical practice in Plymouth, but their relationship proved difficult, and Conan Doyle soon left to set up an independent practice. Arriving in Portsmouth in June of that year with less than £10 (£700 today) to his name, he set up a medical practice at 1 Bush Villas in Elm Grove, Southsea. The practice was initially not very successful. While waiting for patients, Conan Doyle again began writing stories http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Conan_Doyle (accessed February, 1, 2013). For his great work, the tales of Sherlock Holmes, he was recognized as one of the most important detective novel writers. He successfully created a “consulting detective”—Sherlock Holmes, who was cold and full of talent, and finally became the symbol of detectives. Actually, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote many other kinds of works, like plays, poetry, romances, fantasy and science fiction stories, non-fiction and historical novels. Joshua Hammer said in his journal paper—Sherlock Holmes' London, “According to David Stuart Davies, Conan Doyle ‘wanted to prove that he was more than just a mystery writer, a man who made puzzles for a cardboard character to solve. He was desperate to cut the shackles of Holmes from him.’” (Joshua Hammer, 2010: 31)1.2 Introductio。