简·奥斯汀(Jane Austen,1775—1817)是英国批判现实主义时期著名的女性小说家,常被二十世纪的文学评论家和文学史家誉为真正伟大的英国小说家。她的作品主要描写乡绅家庭的婚姻和生活,关注家庭女性的爱情和幸福。简·奥斯汀对乡村生活细致入微的观察和其作品语言朴实幽默的风格使英国小说日臻完美,她的小说是具有经典意义的小说代表。 Jane Austen (1775-1817) is a famous female novelist in the critical period of British realism, often regarded as a truly great British novelist by twentieth-century literary critics and literary historians. Her works mainly describe the marriage and life of the gentry family, and pay attention to the love and happiness of family women. Jane Austen’s meticulous observation of rural life and the simple and humorous style of his works make British novels increasingly perfect. Her novels are representative of classic novels.