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Which dynasty are the four famous foreign classics?
Brief introduction and writing background of the world's top ten masterpieces

I. War and Peace by Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy

The story centers on the Russian Patriotic War in 18 12, and reflects the major events from 1805 to 1820, including the Austerlitz War, Borodino Battle, Moscow Fire and Napoleon's rout. By describing the thoughts and behaviors of Andre, Pierre and Natasha in the environment of war and peace, it shows the face of Russian society at that time.

Second, "Notre Dame" by victor hugo

The scene of the story is set in Notre Dame de Paris 1482. The content revolves around a gypsy girl Esmeralda and quasimodo, a hunchbacked bell ringer who was raised in Notre Dame by the vice bishop Claude Floro. Quasimodo, the ugly and kind bell ringer, gave his life to save the girl.

The novel exposes the hypocrisy of religion, declares the bankruptcy of asceticism, praises the kindness, friendship and self-sacrifice of the lower working people, and embodies Hugo's humanitarian thought.

Third, emily bronte's Wuthering Heights.

The novel describes the story of Heathcliff, a gypsy outcast, who went out to get rich because of humiliation and unsuccessful love after being adopted by the old owner of the villa, and retaliated against Linton, the landlord who married his girlfriend Catherine, and his children when he came back.

The whole article is full of strong fighting spirit of resisting oppression and striving for happiness, and is always shrouded in a strange and tense surreal atmosphere. It is touching in horror and horror, with the fantasy horror color of some Gothic literature.

Fourth, "Childhood" by Maxim Gorky

Childhood is the first of Gorky's autobiographical novel trilogy based on his own experience (the other two are On Earth and My University).

It tells the story of Aletha (Gorky's real name)' s childhood life from three to ten years old, vividly reproduces the living conditions of the lower class people in the Soviet Union from 65438 to 2009, and writes Gorky's understanding of suffering and unique views on social life. There is endless desire and strength between the lines. ?

Fifth, david copperfield by Charles Dickens.

David copperfield is an autobiographical masterpiece of Dickens. As Dickens himself said, "I have a favorite child in my heart. His name is david copperfield ". This novel is also a masterpiece in the history of world literature. It was once praised by lev tolstoy as "the best of all English novels".

Six, "Red and Black" by Stendhal

Based on Julian's personal struggle and two love experiences, the novel reveals the turbulent class struggle during the Restoration Dynasty and reflects the broad life picture of political darkness, church corruption, aristocratic reaction and bourgeois greed.

Seven. Hugo's tragic world

Les Miserables is a novel published by French writer victor hugo in 1862, covering the Napoleonic Wars and more than ten years thereafter.

The main line of the story revolves around the personal experience of the protagonist Jean Valjean, a prisoner of Toulon, and integrates French history, revolution, war, moral philosophy, law, justice and religious belief.

Eight, "Anna karenin" by Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy

Anna karenin is a novel of Russian writer lev tolstoy and his masterpiece.

The work tells the story that Anna, a noble woman, pursues love and happiness, but encounters karenin's hypocrisy, Lenski's indifference and selfishness, and finally commits suicide on the railway track and stands dead.

Levin, the owner of the manor, opposed the private ownership of land, resisted the capitalist system and sympathized with the poor peasants, but he could not get rid of the aristocratic habits and fell into an unavoidable contradiction. Contradictory period, contradictory system, contradictory characters and contradictory psychology make the book bumpy in the whirlpool of contradictions. This novel is a portrayal of the tense and fearful Russian society in the transitional period between the old and the new.

Nine, "John Christophe" Author: romain rolland

It is a novel that reflects a series of contradictions and conflicts in the real society through the protagonist's life experience and promotes humanitarianism and heroism. The novel describes the protagonist's struggling life, from the awakening of musical talent in childhood, to the contempt and resistance to powerful people in youth, to the pursuit and success of career in adulthood, and finally to the lofty realm of spiritual peace.

X. Gone with the Wind by margaret mitchell

The story in the novel takes place on the eve of the American Civil War in 186 1. Scarlett, a girl living in the south, has been deeply influenced by the southern cultural traditions since she was a child, but there are wild rebellious factors in her blood.

With the war and the deterioration of living environment, Scarlett's rebellious personality has become more and more plump and distinct. In a series of setbacks, she transformed herself, changed the fate of individuals and even the whole family, and became a new female image shaped by the times.