小说围绕班奈特太太如何把五个女儿嫁出去的主题展开。达西富有骄傲,代表傲慢;伊丽沙白聪明任性,代表偏见。最后,真爱终于打破了这种傲慢和偏见,小说在结婚典礼中结束,奥斯汀在这部小说中饶有风趣地反映了18世纪末、19世纪初英国乡情风俗和世态人情,给人以艺术的想象,是一部社会风俗喜剧佳作。
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife"
The opening of Jane Austen"s ever-popular novel sets the tone of her sparkling comedy of manners and morals.
There are five daughters in the Bennet family and marriage is the only career open to them. There is naturally much excitement when two young men of good fortune move into the district. But before there can be a happy ending, the hero must conquer his overwhelming pride and Elizabeth, the spirited heroine, her prejudices against him. Only by taking the route to self-knowledge can they reach a mature understanding of each other and find lasting contentment.