一、小说产生的时代背景作家简·奥斯汀生活在18世纪末19世纪初的英国,这是英国的一个特殊年代,法国的大革命以及拿破仑战争和逐渐兴起的工业革命都对这个时代产生了不可磨灭的影响,也深深地影响了这个时代的文学创作。奥斯汀出生于1775年,这刚好是英国第一次工业革命时期,英国发明家瓦特改良了蒸汽机,将人类引入到蒸汽机时代。在第一次工业革命期间,英国的工业迅速发展,不管是铁路运输业,还是纺织和机器制 First, the background of the novel background Jane Austen writer living in the late 18th century early 19th century Britain, which is a special era of Britain, the French Revolution and the Napoleonic War and the rise of the industrial revolution have created an indelible age Influence, but also deeply affected the literary creation of this era. Austen was born in 1775, which happened to be Britain’s first industrial revolution. The British inventor Watt improved his steam engine and introduced mankind to the steam engine era. During the First Industrial Revolution, British industry developed rapidly, whether in the railroad industry or in the textile and machinery industry