期刊刊名：國立虎尾科技大學學報 　 卷期：35卷1期

篇名出版日期：2020年3月1日

作者：Li-Feng Lee,李麗鳳

語言：English

關鍵字：childhood, Romanticism, Little Lord Fauntleroy, A Little Princess, The Secret Garden,童年,浪漫主義,《馮特洛小爵爺》,《小公主》,《祕密花園》

被點閱次數：1次

閱讀時間：11sec

摘要：
This paper analyzes Francis Hodgson Burnett’s (1849-1924) representations of the child and childhood in her best-known children’s novels: Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886/1986), A Little Princess (1905/2019), and The Secret Garden (1911/1999). Specifically, I argue that Burnett’s novels illustrate the Romantic concept of the child and childhood. I also contend that the influences of Romanticism can be seen in her use of the narrative device of fortune reversal and, most importantly, in her portrayals of the child characters. Based on Bixler’s (1980) definition of the georgic ideal of Romanticism, I examine the three novels and discuss how they fit into this category. In general, all the child characters redeem others with their intrinsic nobility and innocence by giving rebirth and happiness to those around them and thus embody the georgic ideal of the child. While Little Lord Fauntleroy and A Little Princess may better represent the georgic ideal of the child, The Secret Garden is more concerned about what the ideal childhood entails.

　　　　　[全文下載]