《傲慢与偏见》是简·奥斯汀的代表作,它在英国浪漫主义小说史上起着承上启下的作用。小说情节曲折生动,语言清新优美,给人留下了深刻的印象。
《傲慢与偏见》讲述了一对青年男女的爱情故事,男主人公达西因为行为傲慢,造成了女主人公伊丽莎白对他一直怀有偏见,这也使得他们磨难重重。但伊丽莎白最终了解了达西的真正为人,达西因为伊丽莎白而改变了自己的傲慢态度,他们最终结成美满姻缘。整部书也就在盛大的婚礼场面中结束了。
Pride and Prejudice, which opens with one of the most famous sentences in English Literature, is an ironic novel of manners. In it the garrulous and empty-headed Mrs Bennet has only one aim - that of finding a good match for each of her five daughters. In this she is mocked by her cynical and indolent husband.
With its wit, its social precision and, above all, its irresistible heroine, Pride and Prejudice has proved one of the most enduringly popular novels in the English language.