Downton Abbey is a British-American period drama television series created by Julian Fellowes and co-produced by CarnivalFilms and Masterpiece.The series,set in the fictional Yorkshire country estate of Downton Abbey ...Downton Abbey is a British-American period drama television series created by Julian Fellowes and co-produced by CarnivalFilms and Masterpiece.The series,set in the fictional Yorkshire country estate of Downton Abbey depicts the lives of the aristocraticCrawley family and their servants in the post-Edwardian era.The story unfolds with the sinking of Titanic in 1912,a time witnesses asurge of feminism.Traces of the awakening of feminism can be found in the depiction of the Crawley daughters.This paper centers uponthe awakening of feminism through analyzing the images of female characters in the series.展开更多
Julian Fellowes, one of the most fabulous dramatists, directors as well as producers of this date, created a successful feminine drama named Downton Abbey which swept international awards including Emmy Award and Gold...Julian Fellowes, one of the most fabulous dramatists, directors as well as producers of this date, created a successful feminine drama named Downton Abbey which swept international awards including Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award. However, most of the previous materials focus on the spreading, the feminism plots as well as the characteristics of Lady Sybil Crawley. This paper is going to analyze Downton Abbey from the perspective of feminism by close reading and there are 5 parts totally in this paper. The first part is introduction, paying attention to the background and the feminine significance of the study. The second part is literature review, analyzing the previous opinions both domestically and internationally. The third part is the review of feminism history, summarizing the theories, the way of development as well as the genres of feminism. The fourth part, which is the analysis of Downton Abbey from the perspective of feminism, mainly focuses on the aspects of characteristics, changes, marriages and destinies of Lady Mary Crawley, Lady Edith Crawley and Lady Sybil Crawley. On the basis of that, the fourth part also tries to find out the deep feminism conceptions of the writer and make some explanations to the feminism of both the writer and characters in dra? ma. At the same time, the advantages and disadvantages shall be investigated. The conclusion is the fifth part which advocates the stable development of a feminine society. The significance of the whole study is creating a free feminine environment which supports utterance and the emancipation of individuality. Meanwhile, it is vital to conduct studies that will help further knowledge on how to have equal rights with male and live in a successful life.展开更多
In recent years, a large number of overseas TV dramas appear in domestic screens. Downton Abbey, as the most popular English drama in the recent ten years, manifests the numerous aspects of the world of English upper ...In recent years, a large number of overseas TV dramas appear in domestic screens. Downton Abbey, as the most popular English drama in the recent ten years, manifests the numerous aspects of the world of English upper nobles and their servants under the severe hierarchy. It is praised by the whole world. This thesis attempts to analyze the application of literal translation in Downton Abbey from the aspect of formal equivalence and meaning equivalence so as to explore the suitability and effectiveness of literal translation and find out if a literal translation can be applied to the English film's translation. The thesis first reviews the research status of movie English and points out the significance of learning it from the side of literal translation.And it gives literary translation and general introduction to key concepts that can be used in later analysis. Then, it analyzes the application of literal translation in subtitle translation of Downton Abbey from formal equivalence and meaning equivalence in order to find out the usability and validity of literal translation in movie English. Finally, it sums up the findings and limitations of the thesis.展开更多
文摘Downton Abbey is a British-American period drama television series created by Julian Fellowes and co-produced by CarnivalFilms and Masterpiece.The series,set in the fictional Yorkshire country estate of Downton Abbey depicts the lives of the aristocraticCrawley family and their servants in the post-Edwardian era.The story unfolds with the sinking of Titanic in 1912,a time witnesses asurge of feminism.Traces of the awakening of feminism can be found in the depiction of the Crawley daughters.This paper centers uponthe awakening of feminism through analyzing the images of female characters in the series.
文摘Julian Fellowes, one of the most fabulous dramatists, directors as well as producers of this date, created a successful feminine drama named Downton Abbey which swept international awards including Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award. However, most of the previous materials focus on the spreading, the feminism plots as well as the characteristics of Lady Sybil Crawley. This paper is going to analyze Downton Abbey from the perspective of feminism by close reading and there are 5 parts totally in this paper. The first part is introduction, paying attention to the background and the feminine significance of the study. The second part is literature review, analyzing the previous opinions both domestically and internationally. The third part is the review of feminism history, summarizing the theories, the way of development as well as the genres of feminism. The fourth part, which is the analysis of Downton Abbey from the perspective of feminism, mainly focuses on the aspects of characteristics, changes, marriages and destinies of Lady Mary Crawley, Lady Edith Crawley and Lady Sybil Crawley. On the basis of that, the fourth part also tries to find out the deep feminism conceptions of the writer and make some explanations to the feminism of both the writer and characters in dra? ma. At the same time, the advantages and disadvantages shall be investigated. The conclusion is the fifth part which advocates the stable development of a feminine society. The significance of the whole study is creating a free feminine environment which supports utterance and the emancipation of individuality. Meanwhile, it is vital to conduct studies that will help further knowledge on how to have equal rights with male and live in a successful life.
文摘In recent years, a large number of overseas TV dramas appear in domestic screens. Downton Abbey, as the most popular English drama in the recent ten years, manifests the numerous aspects of the world of English upper nobles and their servants under the severe hierarchy. It is praised by the whole world. This thesis attempts to analyze the application of literal translation in Downton Abbey from the aspect of formal equivalence and meaning equivalence so as to explore the suitability and effectiveness of literal translation and find out if a literal translation can be applied to the English film's translation. The thesis first reviews the research status of movie English and points out the significance of learning it from the side of literal translation.And it gives literary translation and general introduction to key concepts that can be used in later analysis. Then, it analyzes the application of literal translation in subtitle translation of Downton Abbey from formal equivalence and meaning equivalence in order to find out the usability and validity of literal translation in movie English. Finally, it sums up the findings and limitations of the thesis.
