① 以“求新求精”為原則，選取當代有代表意義的十余位英美作家的作品，引導讀者通過有限的篇幅窺見英美小說之一斑。② 以“評”促“讀”，選取與小說選讀對應的文學評論名篇，詳細指導讀者深入學習與研究，為未來的研究打下堅實的基礎。③ 以“教材支持中心”為媒介，提供詳細的拓展閱讀指導和文學測試樣卷，引導讀者延伸閱讀空間，為教師提供備課支持。

目錄

Contents
Unit 1 Henry Fielding.........................................................................1
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling.................................3
Fielding’s Definition of Wisdom: Some Functions of Ambiguity and Emblem in Tom
Jones....................................26
Unit 2 Thomas Hardy....................................................................... 49
Jude the Obscure......................................................................51
Jude the Obscure: A Psychoanalytic Study..............................70
Unit 3 Joseph Conrad....................................................................... 81
Heart of Darkness....................................................................82
Journey into the Self................................................................101
Unit 4 Edith Wharton...................................................................... 108
The House of Mirth................................................................109
Prosaic and Ideal in The House of Mirth...............................125
Unit 5 James Joyce.......................................................................... 133
Eveline......................................................................................136
A Comparative Analysis of the Free Indirect Style in
“Eveline” and Ms. Dalloway...................................................143
Unit 6 Katherine Mansfield.......................................................... 150
A Cup of Tea............................................................................152
A Stylistic Analysis of the Sentence “The discreet door
shut with a click.”.....................................................................162
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Unit 7 William Faulkner................................................................ 170
Barn Burning..........................................................................173